2 Samuel 22:1-17

New American Standard Bible 1995

“^(C)The Lord is my ^[c]rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
^3 [d](D)My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
My ^(E)shield and ^(F)the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and ^(G)my refuge;
My savior, You save me from violence.
⁴ “I call upon the Lord, ^(H)who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies.
⁵ “For ^(I)the waves of death encompassed me;
^(J)The torrents of ^[e]destruction ^[f]overwhelmed me;
^6 (K)The cords of ^[g]Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
⁷ “^(L)In my distress I called upon the Lord,
Yes, I ^[h]cried to my God;
And from His temple He heard my voice,
And my cry for help came into His ears.
⁸ “Then ^(M)the earth shook and quaked,
^(N)The foundations of heaven were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
⁹ “Smoke went up ^[i]out of His nostrils,
^(O)Fire from His mouth devoured;
^(P)Coals were kindled by it.
¹⁰ “He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With ^(Q)thick darkness under His feet.
¹¹ “^(R)And He rode on a cherub and flew;
And He ^[j]appeared on ^(S)the wings of the wind.
¹² “^(T)And He made darkness ^[k]canopies around Him,
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.
¹³ “From the brightness before Him
^(U)Coals of fire were kindled.
¹⁴ “^(V)The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
¹⁵ “^(W)And He sent out arrows, and scattered them,
Lightning, and ^[l]routed them.
¹⁶ “Then the channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were ^[m]laid bare
By the rebuke of the Lord,
^(X)At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
¹⁷ “^(Y)He sent from on high, He took me;
^(Z)He drew me out of many waters.