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2 Samuel 22:26-37
New International Version
2 Samuel 22:26-37
New International Version
26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(A) you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(B)
28 You save the humble,(C)
but your eyes are on the haughty(D) to bring them low.(E)
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;(F)
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
30 With your help I can advance against a troop[a];
with my God I can scale a wall.
31 “As for God, his way is perfect:(G)
The Lord’s word is flawless;(H)
he shields(I) all who take refuge in him.
32 For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock(J) except our God?(K)
33 It is God who arms me with strength[b]
and keeps my way secure.
34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(L)
he causes me to stand on the heights.(M)
35 He trains my hands(N) for battle;
my arms can bend a bow(O) of bronze.
36 You make your saving help my shield;(P)
your help has made[c] me great.
37 You provide a broad path(Q) for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 22:30 Or can run through a barricade
- 2 Samuel 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge
- 2 Samuel 22:36 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text shield; / you stoop down to make
2 Samuel 22:26-37
King James Version
2 Samuel 22:26-37
King James Version
26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
32 For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
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