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2 Samuel 22:10-16
Contemporary English Version
2 Samuel 22:10-16
Contemporary English Version
10 You opened the heavens
like curtains,
and you came down
with storm clouds
under your feet.
11 You rode on the backs
of flying creatures.[a]
You appeared[b]
with the wind as wings.
12 Darkness was your tent!
Thunderclouds filled the sky,
hiding you from sight.
13 Fiery coals lit up the sky
in front of you.
14 Lord Most High, your voice
thundered from the heavens.
15 You scattered your enemies
with arrows of lightning.
16 You roared at the sea,
and its deepest channels
could be seen.
You snorted,
and the earth shook
to its foundations.
2 Samuel 22:10-16
New International Version
2 Samuel 22:10-16
New International Version
10 He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds(A) were under his feet.
11 He mounted the cherubim(B) and flew;
he soared[a] on the wings of the wind.(C)
12 He made darkness(D) his canopy around him—
the dark[b] rain clouds of the sky.
13 Out of the brightness of his presence
bolts of lightning(E) blazed forth.
14 The Lord thundered(F) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot his arrows(G) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
16 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke(H) of the Lord,
at the blast(I) of breath from his nostrils.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 22:11 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts appeared
- 2 Samuel 22:12 Septuagint (see also Psalm 18:11); Hebrew massed
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