2 Samuel 22:21–40

²¹The Lord rewarded me

according to my righteousness;^x

he repaid me

according to the cleanness of my hands.^y

²²For I have kept the ways of the Lord^a

and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

²³Indeed, I let all his ordinances^b guide me^D

and have not disregarded his statutes.

²⁴I was blameless before him

and kept myself from my iniquity.

²⁵So the Lord repaid me

according to my righteousness,

according to my cleanness in his sight.

²⁶With the faithful

you prove yourself faithful,

with the blameless

you prove yourself blameless,

²⁷with the pure

you prove yourself pure,

but with the crooked

you prove yourself shrewd.

²⁸You rescue an oppressed people,^c

but your eyes are set against the proud—

you humble them.^d

²⁹Lord, you are my lamp;

the Lord illuminates my darkness.^e

³⁰With you I can attack a barricade,^A

and with my God I can leap over a wall.^f

³¹God—his way is perfect;^g

the word of the Lord is pure.^h

He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

³²For who is God besides the Lord?

And who is a rock? Only our God.

³³God is my strong refuge;

he makes my way perfect.^C

³⁴He makes my feet like the feet of a deer

and sets me securely on the^D heights.^E

³⁵He trains my hands for war;ⁱ

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

³⁶You have given me the shield of your salvation;^j

your help exalts me.

³⁷You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps,

and my ankles do not give way.

³⁸I pursue my enemies and destroy them;

I do not turn back until they are wiped out.

³⁹I wipe them out and crush them,

and they do not rise;

they fall beneath my feet.

⁴⁰You have clothed me with strength for battle;

you subdue my adversaries beneath me.^k