2 Samuel 22:21–40

²¹“The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^m

according to the cleannessⁿ of my hands^o he has rewarded me.

²²For I have kept^p the ways of the Lord;

I am not guilty of turning from my God.

²³All his laws are before me;^q

I have not turned^r away from his decrees.

²⁴I have been blameless^s before him

and have kept myself from sin.

²⁵The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^t

according to my cleanness^f in his sight.

²⁶“To the faithful you show yourself faithful,

to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

²⁷to the pure^u you show yourself pure,

but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^v

²⁸You save the humble,^w

but your eyes are on the haughty^x to bring them low.^y

²⁹You, Lord, are my lamp;^z

the Lord turns my darkness into light.

³⁰With your help I can advance against a troop^g;

with my God I can scale a wall.

³¹“As for God, his way is perfect:^a

The Lord’s word is flawless;^b

he shields^c all who take refuge in him.

³²For who is God besides the Lord?

And who is the Rock^d except our God?^e

³³It is God who arms me with strength^h

and keeps my way secure.

³⁴He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^f

he causes me to stand on the heights.^g

³⁵He trains my hands^h for battle;

my arms can bend a bowⁱ of bronze.

³⁶You make your saving help my shield;^j

your help has madeⁱ me great.

³⁷You provide a broad path^k for my feet,

so that my ankles do not give way.

³⁸“I pursued my enemies and crushed them;

I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

³⁹I crushed^l them completely, and they could not rise;

they fell beneath my feet.

⁴⁰You armed me with strength for battle;

you humbled my adversaries before me.^m