2 Samuel 22:1-7

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David’s Song of Praise^(A)

22 David sang^(B) to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. ²He said:

“The Lord is my rock,^(C) my fortress^(D) and my deliverer;^(E)
³    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(F)
    my shield^[a]^(G) and the horn^[b]^(H) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,^(I) my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

⁴“I called to the Lord, who is worthy^(J) of praise,
    and have been saved from my enemies.
⁵The waves^(K) of death swirled about me;
    the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁶The cords of the grave^(L) coiled around me;
    the snares of death confronted me.

⁷“In my distress^(M) I called^(N) to the Lord;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.

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Footnotes

2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.

2 Samuel 22:21-23

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²¹“The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(A)
    according to the cleanness^(B) of my hands^(C) he has rewarded me.
²²For I have kept^(D) the ways of the Lord;
    I am not guilty of turning from my God.
²³All his laws are before me;^(E)
    I have not turned^(F) away from his decrees.

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2 Samuel 22:29-32

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²⁹You, Lord, are my lamp;^(A)
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
³⁰With 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:^(B)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(C)
    he shields^(D) all who take refuge in him.
³²For who is God besides the Lord?
    And who is the Rock^(E) except our God?^(F)