2 Samuel 22:21–40

²¹“The Lord spared me because I did what was right.

Because I have not done evil, he has rewarded me.

²²I have followed the ways of the Lord;

I have not done evil by turning from my God.

²³I remember all his laws

and have not broken his rules.

²⁴I am innocent before him;

I have kept myself from doing evil.

²⁵The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right,

because I did what the Lord said was right.

²⁶“Lord, you are loyal to those who are loyal,

and you are good to those who are good.

²⁷You are pure to those who are pure,

but you are against those who are evil.

²⁸You save the humble,

but you bring down those who are proud.

²⁹Lord, you give light to my lamp.

The Lord brightens the darkness around me.

³⁰With your help I can attack an army.

With God’s help I can jump over a wall.

³¹“The ways of God are without fault;

the Lord’s words are pure.

He is a shield to those who trust him.

³²Who is God? Only the Lord.

Who is the Rock? Only our God.

³³God is my protection.

He makes my way free from fault.

³⁴He makes me like a deer that does not stumble;

he helps me stand on the steep mountains.

³⁵He trains my hands for battle

so my arms can bend a bronze bow.

³⁶You protect me with your saving shield.

You have stooped to make me great.

³⁷You give me a better way to live,

so I live as you want me to.

³⁸I chased my enemies and destroyed them.

I did not quit till they were destroyed.

³⁹I destroyed and crushed them

so they couldn’t rise up again.

They fell beneath my feet.

⁴⁰You gave me strength in battle.

You made my enemies bow before me.