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2 Samuel 22:1–7

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David’s Song of Deliverance

22And David spoke zto 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. 2aHe said,

b“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

3cmy1 God, my rock, din whom I take refuge,

emy shield, and fthe horn of my salvation,

gmy stronghold and hmy refuge,

my savior; you save me from violence.

4I call upon the Lord, who is iworthy to be praised,

and I am saved from my enemies.

5j“For the waves of death encompassed me,

the torrents of destruction assailed me;2

6kthe cords of Sheol entangled me;

the snares of death confronted me.

7l“In my distress I called upon the Lord;

to my God I called.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry mcame to his ears.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Septuagint (compare Psalm 18:2); Hebrew lacks my
  2. 2Or terrified me

Cross references

  1. z[Ex. 15:1; Judg. 5:1; 1 Chr. 16:7]
  2. aFor ver. 1–51, see Ps. 18:2–50
  3. bDeut. 32:4; Ps. 31:3; 71:3; 91:2; 144:2
  4. cver. 32, 47
  5. d[Heb. 2:13]
  6. ever. 31; Gen. 15:1
  7. fLuke 1:69
  8. gPs. 9:9; 59:9, 16, 17; 62:2, 6; [Prov. 18:10]
  9. hPs. 14:6; 46:7, 11; 71:7; Jer. 16:19
  10. i1 Chr. 16:25; Ps. 48:1; 96:4
  11. j[Ps. 42:7; 93:4; Jonah 2:3]
  12. kPs. 116:3
  13. lPs. 116:4; 120:1; Jonah 2:2
  14. mPs. 18:6

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,

my shield and the horn of my salvation.

He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—

from violent people you save me.

“I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and have been saved from my enemies.

The waves of death swirled about me;

the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

The cords of the grave coiled around me;

the snares of death confronted me.

“In my distress I called to the Lord;

I called out to my God.

From his temple he heard my voice;

my cry came to his ears.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp of Saul. He said:

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,

my God, my rock where I seek refuge.

My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge,

and my Savior, you save me from violence.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I was saved from my enemies.

For the waves of death engulfed me;

the torrents of destruction terrified me.

The ropes of Sheol entangled me;

the snares of death confronted me.

I called to the Lord in my distress;

I called to my God.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry for help reached his ears.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

David sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang:

“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;

my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.

He is my shield, the power that saves me,

and my place of safety.

He is my refuge, my savior,

the one who saves me from violence.

I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and he saved me from my enemies.

“The waves of death overwhelmed me;

floods of destruction swept over me.

The grave wrapped its ropes around me;

death laid a trap in my path.

But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;

yes, I cried to my God for help.

He heard me from his sanctuary;

my cry reached his ears.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song, on the day Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

And he said:

“Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

I take refuge in God, my rock, my shield, and the strength of my salvation.

My stronghold and my refuge, O my savior, you will save me from violence!

I call upon Yahweh who is praiseworthy,

and I am saved from those who hate me.

For the breaker waves of death engulfed me;

the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

The ropes of Sheol entangled me;

the snares of death confronted me.

In my distress I called upon Yahweh, and to my God I called.

He heard my voice from his temple,

and my cry for help was to his ears.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: And he said,

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

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 saviour; thou savest me from violence.

I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised:

So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

When the waves of death compassed me,

The floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

The sorrows of hell compassed me about;

The snares of death prevented me;

In my distress I called upon the Lord,

And cried to my God:

And he did hear my voice out of his temple,

And my cry did enter into his ears.

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