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2 Samuel 22:1–7

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David’s Song of Praise

22:1–51pp—Ps 18:1–50

22David sangd 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. 2He said:

“The Lord is my rock,e my fortressf and my deliverer;g

3my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,h

my shieldai and the hornbj of my salvation.

He is my stronghold,k my refuge and my savior—

from violent people you save me.

4“I called to the Lord, who is worthyl of praise,

and have been saved from my enemies.

5The wavesm of death swirled about me;

the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

6The cords of the graven coiled around me;

the snares of death confronted me.

7“In my distresso I calledp to the Lord;

I called out to my God.

From his temple he heard my voice;

my cry came to his ears.

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Footnotes

  1. aOr sovereign
  2. bHorn here symbolizes strength.

Cross references

  1. dSee Ex 15:1
  2. eSee 1 Sa 2:2
  3. fPs 31:3; 91:2
  4. gPs 144:2
  5. hSee Dt 23:15; See 32:37; Ps 14:6; 31:2; 59:16; 71:7; 91:2; 94:22; Pr 10:29; Isa 25:4; Jer 16:19; Joel 3:16
  6. iSee Ge 15:1
  7. jSee Dt 33:17; See Lk 1:69
  8. kPs 9:9; 52:7
  9. lPs 48:1; 96:4; 145:3
  10. mPs 69:14–15; Jnh 2:3
  11. nPs 116:3; Ac 2:24
  12. oGe 35:3; See Jdg 2:15; 2 Ch 15:4; Ps 4:1; 77:2; 120:1; Isa 26:16
  13. pPs 34:6, 15; 116:4

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And David spoke to 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. He said,

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

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

my shield, and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold and my refuge,

my savior; you save me from violence.

I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,

and I am saved from my enemies.

“For the waves of death encompassed me,

the torrents of destruction assailed me;

the cords of Sheol entangled me;

the snares of death confronted me.

“In my distress I called upon the Lord;

to my God I called.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry came to his ears.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

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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