2 Samuel - douay rheims

Chapter 22

¹ And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
² And he said: The Lord is my rock, and my strength, and my saviour.
³ God is my strong one, in him will I trust: my shield, and the horn of my salvation: he lifteth me up, and is my refuge: my saviour, thou wilt deliver me from iniquity.
⁴ I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be praised: and I shall be saved from my enemies.
⁵ For the pangs of death have sur rounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid.
⁶ The cords of hell compassed me: the snares of death prevented me.
⁷ In my distress I will call upon the Lord, and I will cry to my God: and he will hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come to his ears.
⁸ The earth shook and trembled, the foundations of the mountains were moved, and shaken, because he was angry with them.
⁹ A smoke went up from his nostrils, and a devouring fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled by it.
¹⁰ He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
¹¹ And he rode upon the cherubims, and flew: and slid upon the wings of the wind.
¹² He made darkness a covering round about him: dropping waters out of the clouds of the heavens.
¹³ By the brightness before him, the coals of fire were kindled.
¹⁴ The Lord shall thunder from heaven: and the most high shall give forth his voice.
¹⁵ He shot arrows and scattered them: lightning, and consumed them.
¹⁶ And the overflowings of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid open at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the spirit of his wrath.
¹⁷ He sent from on high, and took me, and drew me out of many waters.
¹⁸ He delivered me from my most mighty enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
¹⁹ He prevented me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my stay.
²⁰ And he brought me forth into a large place, he delivered me, because I pleased him.
²¹ The Lord will reward me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands he will render to me.
²² Because I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
²³ For all his judgments are in my sight: and his precepts I have not removed from me.
²⁴ And I shall be perfect with him: and shall keep myself from my iniquity.
²⁵ And the Lord will recompense me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands in the sight of his eyes.
²⁶ With the holy one thou wilt be holy: and with the valiant perfect.
²⁷ With the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.
²⁸ And the poor people thou wilt save: and with thy eyes thou wilt humble the haughty.
²⁹ For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness.
³⁰ For in thee I will run girded: in my God I will leap over the wall.
³¹ God, his way is immaculate, the word of the Lord is tried by fire: he is the shield of all that trust in him.
³² Who is God but the Lord: and who is strong but our God?
³³ God who hath girded me with strength, and made my way perfect.
³⁴ Making my feet like the feet of harts, and setting me upon my high places.
³⁵ He teacheth my bands to war: and maketh my arms like a bow of brass.
³⁶ Thou hast given me the shield of my salvation: and thy mildness hath multiplied me.
³⁷ Thou shalt enlarge my steps under me: and my ankles shall not fail.
³⁸ I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.
³⁹ I will consume them and break them in pieces, so that they shall not rise: they shall fall under my feet.
⁴⁰ Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me.
⁴¹ My enemies thou hast made to turn their back to me: them that hated me, and I shall destroy them.
⁴² They shall cry, and there shall be none to save: to the Lord, and he shall not hear them.
⁴³ I shall beat them as small as the dust of the earth: I shall crush them and spread them abroad like the mire of the streets.
⁴⁴ Thou wilt save me from the contradictions of my people: thou wilt keep me to be the head of the Gentiles: the people which I know not, shall serve me,
⁴⁵ The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.
⁴⁶ The strangers are melted away, and shall be straitened in their distresses.
⁴⁷ The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted:
⁴⁸ God who giveth me revenge, and bringest down people under me,
⁴⁹ Who bringest me forth from my enemies, and liftest me up from them that resist me: from the wicked man thou shalt deliver me.
⁵⁰ Therefore will I give thanks to thee. O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.
⁵¹ Giving great salvation to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed, and to his seed for ever.

2 Samuel - webster

Chapter 22

¹ And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul:
² And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
³ The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my preserver; thou savest me from violence.
⁴ I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
⁵ When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly-men made me afraid;
⁶ The sorrows of hell encompassed me; the snares of death seized me;
⁷ In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.
⁸ Then the earth shook and trembled: the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
⁹ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
¹⁰ He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
¹¹ And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
¹² And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
¹³ Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
¹⁴ The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
¹⁵ And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
¹⁶ And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid open, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
¹⁷ He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
¹⁸ He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
¹⁹ They fell upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support.
²⁰ He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
²¹ The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
²² For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
²³ For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
²⁴ I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.
²⁵ Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye-sight.
²⁶ With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
²⁷ With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend.
²⁸ And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thy eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
²⁹ For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
³⁰ For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
³¹ As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
³² For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
³³ God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
³⁴ He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
³⁵ He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
³⁶ Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
³⁷ Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet have not slipped.
³⁸ I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
³⁹ And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they have fallen under my feet.
⁴⁰ For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
⁴¹ Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
⁴² They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he answered them not.
⁴³ Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I stamped them as the mire of the street, and spread them abroad.
⁴⁴ Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
⁴⁵ Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
⁴⁶ Strangers shall fade away, and they shall tremble from their close places.
⁴⁷ The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
⁴⁸ It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
⁴⁹ And that bringeth me forth from my enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
⁵⁰ Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to thy name.
⁵¹ He is the tower of salvation for his king: and he showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

2 Samuel - world english bible

Chapter 22

¹ spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
² he said, "Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
³ my rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.
⁴ will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from my enemies.
⁵ the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
⁶ cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
⁷ my distress I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry [came] into his ears.
⁸ the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
⁹ went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
¹⁰ bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
¹¹ rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
¹² made darkness pavilions around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
¹³ the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.
¹⁴ thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
¹⁵ sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and confused them.
¹⁶ the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
¹⁷ sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
¹⁸ delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
¹⁹ came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.
²⁰ also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
²¹ rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
²² I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
²³ all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
²⁴ was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
²⁵ Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
²⁶ the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
²⁷ the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
²⁸ will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.
²⁹ you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.
³⁰ by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
³¹ for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
³² who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?
³³ is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
³⁴ makes his feet like hinds' [feet], and sets me on my high places.
³⁵ teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.
³⁶ have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
³⁷ have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
³⁸ have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn't turn again until they were consumed.
³⁹ have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can't arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.
⁴⁰ you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
⁴¹ have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
⁴² looked, but there was none to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn't answer them.
⁴³ I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.
⁴⁴ also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.
⁴⁵ foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
⁴⁶ foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.
⁴⁷ lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
⁴⁸ the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,
⁴⁹ brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
⁵⁰ I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. Will sing praises to your name.
⁵¹ gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, forevermore."

2 Samuel - darby

Chapter 22

¹ And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
² And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
³ God is my rock, in him will I trust -- My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
⁴ I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
⁵ For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
⁶ The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;
⁷ In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
⁸ Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
⁹ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
¹⁰ And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
¹¹ And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
¹² And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
¹³ From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
¹⁴ Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
¹⁵ And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.
¹⁶ And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
¹⁷ He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
¹⁸ He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
¹⁹ They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
²⁰ And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
²¹ Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
²² For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
²³ For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
²⁴ And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
²⁵ And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
²⁶ With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
²⁷ With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
²⁸ And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.
²⁹ For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
³⁰ For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
³¹ As for ùGod, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
³² For who is ùGod, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
³³ ùGod is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
³⁴ He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
³⁵ He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
³⁶ And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
³⁷ Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
³⁸ I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
³⁹ And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
⁴⁰ And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
⁴¹ And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
⁴² They looked, and there was none to save -- Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
⁴³ And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.
⁴⁴ And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:
⁴⁵ Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
⁴⁶ Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
⁴⁷ Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
⁴⁸ The ùGod who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
⁴⁹ He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
⁵⁰ Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
⁵¹ [It is he] who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.

2 Samuel - american standard version

Chapter 22

¹ And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
² and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
³ God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
⁴ I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
⁵ For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
⁶ The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
⁷ In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
⁸ Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
⁹ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
¹⁰ He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
¹¹ And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
¹² And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
¹³ At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
¹⁴ Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.
¹⁵ And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.
¹⁶ Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
¹⁷ He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
¹⁸ He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
¹⁹ They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
²⁰ He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
²¹ Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
²² For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
²³ For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
²⁴ I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
²⁵ Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
²⁶ With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
²⁷ With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
²⁸ And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
²⁹ For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
³⁰ For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
³¹ As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
³² For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
³³ God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
³⁴ He maketh his feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
³⁵ He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
³⁶ Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
³⁷ Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
³⁸ I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
³⁹ And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
⁴⁰ For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
⁴¹ Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
⁴² They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
⁴³ Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.
⁴⁴ Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
⁴⁵ The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
⁴⁶ The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
⁴⁷ Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
⁴⁸ Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,
⁴⁹ And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
⁵⁰ Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
⁵¹ Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.

2 Samuel - basic english

Chapter 22

¹ And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul:
² And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;
³ My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.
⁴ I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
⁵ For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;
⁶ The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.
⁷ In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came to his ears.
⁸ Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
⁹ There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.
¹⁰ The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
¹¹ And he went through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
¹² And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
¹³ Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.
¹⁴ The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out.
¹⁵ And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
¹⁶ Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.
¹⁷ He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
¹⁸ He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
¹⁹ They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.
²⁰ He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
²¹ The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
²² For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
²³ For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
²⁴ And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
²⁵ Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
²⁶ On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
²⁷ He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
²⁸ For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.
²⁹ For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.
³⁰ By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in: by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
³¹ As for God, his way is all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith in him.
³² For who is God but the Lord? and who is a Rock but our God?
³³ God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
³⁴ He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
³⁵ He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
³⁶ You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.
³⁷ You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet make no slip.
³⁸ I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
³⁹ I have sent destruction on them and given them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
⁴⁰ For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.
⁴¹ By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
⁴² They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
⁴³ Then they were crushed as small as the dust of the earth, stamped down under my feet like the waste of the streets.
⁴⁴ You have made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
⁴⁵ Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
⁴⁶ They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
⁴⁷ The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:
⁴⁸ It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
⁴⁹ He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
⁵⁰ Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.
⁵¹ Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.