2 Samuel 22:31-51
New King James Version
31 As for God, (A)His way is perfect;
(B)The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
32 “For (C)who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
33 [a]God is my (D)strength and power,
And He (E)makes [b]my way (F)perfect.
34 He makes [c]my feet (G)like the feet of deer,
And (H)sets me on my high places.
35 He teaches my hands [d]to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your gentleness has made me great.
37 You (I)enlarged my path under me;
So my feet did not slip.
38 “I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
39 And I have destroyed them and wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen (J)under my feet.
40 For You have (K)armed me with strength for the battle;
You have [e]subdued under me (L)those who rose against me.
41 You have also [f]given me the (M)necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.
42 They looked, but there was none to save;
Even (N)to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
43 Then I beat them as fine (O)as the dust of the earth;
I trod them (P)like dirt in the streets,
And I [g]spread them out.
44 “You(Q) have also delivered me from the [h]strivings of my people;
You have kept me as the (R)head of the nations.
(S)A people I have not known shall serve me.
45 The foreigners submit to me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
46 The foreigners fade away,
And [i]come frightened (T)from their hideouts.
47 “The Lord lives!
Blessed be my Rock!
Let God be exalted,
The (U)Rock of my salvation!
48 It is God who avenges me,
And (V)subdues the peoples under me;
49 He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the (W)violent man.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among (X)the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your (Y)name.
51 “He(Z) is the tower of salvation to His king,
And shows mercy to His (AA)anointed,
To David and (AB)his descendants forevermore.”
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 22:33 DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. It is God who arms me with strength (cf. Ps. 18:32); Tg. It is God who sustains me with strength
- 2 Samuel 22:33 So with Qr., LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. (cf. Ps. 18:32); Kt. His
- 2 Samuel 22:34 So with Qr., LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. (cf. Ps. 18:33); Kt. His
- 2 Samuel 22:35 Lit. for the war
- 2 Samuel 22:40 Lit. caused to bow down
- 2 Samuel 22:41 given me victory over
- 2 Samuel 22:43 scattered
- 2 Samuel 22:44 contentions
- 2 Samuel 22:46 So with LXX, Tg., Vg. (cf. Ps. 18:45); MT gird themselves
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