2 Samuel Chapter 22
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2 Samuel 22:1 And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
2 Samuel 22:2 He said, “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
2 Samuel 22:3 my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.
2 Samuel 22:4 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
2 Samuel 22:5 “For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;
2 Samuel 22:6 the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
2 Samuel 22:7 “In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.
2 Samuel 22:8 “Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.
2 Samuel 22:9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
2 Samuel 22:10 He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.
2 Samuel 22:11 He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
2 Samuel 22:12 He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water.
2 Samuel 22:13 Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth.
2 Samuel 22:14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
2 Samuel 22:15 And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them.
2 Samuel 22:16 Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
2 Samuel 22:17 “He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.
2 Samuel 22:18 He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
2 Samuel 22:19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
2 Samuel 22:20 He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
2 Samuel 22:21 “The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
2 Samuel 22:22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
2 Samuel 22:23 For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside.