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2 Samuel 22

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1And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, in the day in which the Lord rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
1And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, in the day in which the Lord rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
2And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
3my God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: [he is] my protector, and the horn of my salvation, my helper, and my sure refuge; thou shalt save me from the unjust man.
3my God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: [he is] my protector, and the horn of my salvation, my helper, and my sure refuge; you shall save me from the unjust man.
4I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised, and I shall be saved from my enemies.
4I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised, and I shall be saved from my enemies.
5For the troubles of death compassed me, the floods of iniquity amazed me:
5For the troubles of death compassed me, the floods of iniquity amazed me:
6the pangs of death surrounded me, the agonies of death prevented me.
6the pangs of death surrounded me, the agonies of death prevented me.
7When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, and will cry to my God, and he shall hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come into his ears.
7When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, and will cry to my God, and he shall hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come into his ears.
8And the earth was troubled and quaked, and the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, because the Lord was wroth with them.
8And the earth was troubled and quaked, and the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, because the Lord was angry with them.
9There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.
9There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.
10And he bowed the heavens, and came down, and [there was] darkness under his feet.
10And he bowed the heavens, and came down, and [there was] darkness under his feet.
11And he rode upon the cherubs and did fly, and was seen upon the wings of the wind.
11And he rode upon the cherubs and did fly, and was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12And he made darkness his hiding-place; his tabernacle round about him was the darkness of waters, he condensed it with the clouds of the air.
12And he made darkness his hiding-place; his tabernacle round about him was the darkness of waters, he condensed it with the clouds of the air.
13At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
13At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
14The Lord thundered out of heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
14The Lord thundered out of heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
15And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, and he flashed lightning, and dismayed them.
15And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, and he flashed lightning, and dismayed them.
16And the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his anger.
16And the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were revealed, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his anger.
17He sent from above and took me; he drew me out of many waters.
17He sent from above and took me; he drew me out of many waters.
18He delivered me from my strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.
18He delivered me from my strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.
19The days of my affliction prevented me; but the Lord was my stay.
19The days of my affliction prevented me; but the Lord was my stay.
20And he brought me into a wide place, and rescued me, because he delighted in me.
20And he brought me into a wide place, and rescued me, because he delighted in me.
21And the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.
21And the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.
22BecauseI kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly depart from my God.
22Because, I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly depart from my God.
23For all his judgments and his ordinances [were] before me: I departed not from them.
23For all his judgments and his ordinances [were] before me: I departed not from them.
24And I shall be blameless before him, and will keep myself from my iniquity.
24And I shall be blameless before him, and will keep myself from my iniquity.
25And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands in his eye-sight.
25And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands in his eye-sight.
26With the holy thou wilt be holy, and with the perfect man thou wilt be perfect,
26With the holy you will be holy, and with the perfect man you will be perfect,
27and with the excellent thou wilt be excellent, and with the froward thou wilt be froward.
27and with the excellent you will be excellent, and with the froward you will be froward.
28And thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt bring down the eyes of the haughty.
28And you will save the poor people, and will bring down the eyes of the haughty.
29For thou, Lord, [art] my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness.
29For you, Lord, [are] my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness.
30For by thee shall I run [as] a girded man, and by my God shall I leap over a wall.
30For by you shall I run [as] a girded man, and by my God shall I leap over a wall.
31As for the Mighty One, his way [is] blameless: the word of the Lord [is] strong [and] tried in the fire: he is a protector to all that put their trust in him.
31As for the Mighty One, his way [is] blameless: the word of the Lord [is] strong [and] tried in the fire: he is a protector to all that put their trust in him.