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2 Samuel 22

David's Psalm of Deliverance

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 aAnd David spoke  bthe words of this song to the LORD in the day that the LORD delivered him from the  1hand of all his enemies and from the  1hand of Saul.

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He said, " aThe LORD is my  1rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

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 1 aMy God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My  bshield and  cthe horn of my salvation, my stronghold and  dmy refuge; My savior, You save me from violence.

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"I call upon the LORD,  awho is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

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"For  athe waves of death encompassed me;  bThe torrents of  1destruction  2overwhelmed me;

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 aThe cords of  1Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

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aIn my distress I called upon the LORD, Yes, I  1cried to my God; And from His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help came into His ears.

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"Then  athe earth shook and quaked,  bThe foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.

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"Smoke went up  1out of His nostrils,  aFire from His mouth devoured;  bCoals were kindled by it.

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"He bowed the heavens also, and came down With  athick darkness under His feet.

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aAnd He rode on a cherub and flew; And He  1appeared on  bthe wings of the wind.

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aAnd He made darkness  1canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.

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"From the brightness before Him  aCoals of fire were kindled.

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aThe LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.

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aAnd He sent out arrows, and scattered them, Lightning, and  1routed them.

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"Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were  1laid bare By the rebuke of the LORD,  aAt the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

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aHe sent from on high, He took me;  bHe drew me out of many waters.

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"He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

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"They confronted me in the day of my calamity,  aBut the LORD was my support.

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aHe also brought me forth into a broad place; He rescued me,  bbecause He delighted in me.

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aThe LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness;  bAccording to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

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aFor I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against my God.

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aFor all His ordinances were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not depart from  1them.

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aI was also  1blameless toward Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

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aTherefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.

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aWith the  1kind You show Yourself  1kind, With the  2blameless You show Yourself  2blameless;

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 aWith the pure You show Yourself pure,  bAnd with the perverted You show Yourself  1astute.

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aAnd You save an afflicted people;  bBut Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.

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aFor You are my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD illumines my darkness.

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aFor by You I can  1run upon a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall.

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aAs for God, His way is  1blameless;  bThe word of the LORD is tested;  cHe is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

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aFor who is God, besides the LORD?  bAnd who is a rock, besides our God?

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aGod is my strong fortress; And He  1sets the  2blameless in  3His way.

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aHe makes  1my feet like hinds' feet,  bAnd sets me on my high places.

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aHe trains my hands for battle,  bSo that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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"You have also given me  athe shield of Your salvation, And Your  1help makes me great.

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aYou enlarge my steps under me, And my  1feet have not slipped.

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"I pursued my enemies and  adestroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

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"And I have devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; And  athey fell under my feet.

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"For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have  1subdued under me  athose who rose up against me.

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"You have also  amade my enemies turn their backs to me, And I  1destroyed those who hated me.

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aThey looked, but there was none to save;  bEven to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

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aThen I pulverized them as the dust of the earth;  bI crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets.

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aYou have also delivered me from the contentions of my people;  bYou have kept me as head of the nations;  cA people whom I have not known serve me.

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aForeigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

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"Foreigners  1lose heart,  aAnd  2come trembling out of their  3fortresses.

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"The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be  1 aGod, the rock of my salvation,

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 aThe God who executes vengeance for me,  bAnd brings down peoples under me,

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Who also brings me out from my enemies; You even lift me above  athose who rise up against me;  bYou rescue me from the violent man.

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aTherefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name.

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aHe is a tower of  1deliverance to His king, And  bshows lovingkindness to His anointed,  cTo David and his  2descendants forever."



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