2 Samuel 22

David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,

and my deliverer, even mine;

My savior, you save me from violence.

So shall I be saved from my enemies.

The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

The snares of death caught me.

My cry came into his ears.

because he was angry.

Coals were kindled by it.

Thick darkness was under his feet.

Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

coals of fire were kindled.

The Most High uttered his voice.

lightning, and confused them.

at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

He drew me out of many waters.

from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

but Yahweh was my support.

He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.

and have not wickedly departed from my God.

As for his statutes, I didn’t depart from them.

I kept myself from my iniquity.

According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.

With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

But your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down.

Yahweh will light up my darkness.

By my God, I leap over a wall.

He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

Who is a rock, besides our God?

He makes my way perfect.

and sets me on my high places.

so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.

Your gentleness has made me great.

My feet have not slipped.

I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.

Yes, they have fallen under my feet.

You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

that I might cut off those who hate me.

even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.

I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.

A people whom I have not known will serve me.

As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

and will come trembling out of their close places.

Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

who brings down peoples under me,

You deliver me from the violent man.

and will sing praises to your name.

to David and to his offspring, forever more.”