2 Samuel 22:21–40

²¹The Lord rewarded me for doing right;

he restored me because of my innocence.

²²For I have kept the ways of the Lord;

I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

²³I have followed all his regulations;

I have never abandoned his decrees.

²⁴I am blameless before God;

I have kept myself from sin.

²⁵The Lord rewarded me for doing right.

He has seen my innocence.

²⁶“To the faithful you show yourself faithful;

to those with integrity you show integrity.

²⁷To the pure you show yourself pure,

but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

²⁸You rescue the humble,

but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them.

²⁹O Lord, you are my lamp.

The Lord lights up my darkness.

³⁰In your strength I can crush an army;

with my God I can scale any wall.

³¹“God’s way is perfect.

All the Lord’s promises prove true.

He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

³²For who is God except the Lord?

Who but our God is a solid rock?

³³God is my strong fortress,

and he makes my way perfect.

³⁴He makes me as surefooted as a deer,

enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

³⁵He trains my hands for battle;

he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.

³⁶You have given me your shield of victory;

your help has made me great.

³⁷You have made a wide path for my feet

to keep them from slipping.

³⁸“I chased my enemies and destroyed them;

I did not stop until they were conquered.

³⁹I consumed them;

I struck them down so they did not get up;

they fell beneath my feet.

⁴⁰You have armed me with strength for the battle;

you have subdued my enemies under my feet.