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David’s Song of Thanksgiving

22 David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
    my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
    my stronghold and my refuge,
    my saviour; you save me from violence.
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
    and I am saved from my enemies.

For the waves of death encompassed me,
    the torrents of perdition assailed me;
the cords of Sheol entangled me,
    the snares of death confronted me.

In my distress I called upon the Lord;
    to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
    and my cry came to his ears.

Then the earth reeled and rocked;
    the foundations of the heavens trembled
    and quaked, because he was angry.
Smoke went up from his nostrils,
    and devouring fire from his mouth;
    glowing coals flamed forth from him.
10 He bowed the heavens, and came down;
    thick darkness was under his feet.
11 He rode on a cherub, and flew;
    he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness around him a canopy,
    thick clouds, a gathering of water.
13 Out of the brightness before him
    coals of fire flamed forth.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
    the Most High uttered his voice.
15 He sent out arrows, and scattered them
    —lightning, and routed them.
16 Then the channels of the sea were seen,
    the foundations of the world were laid bare
at the rebuke of the Lord,
    at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

17 He reached from on high, he took me,
    he drew me out of mighty waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
    from those who hated me;
    for they were too mighty for me.
19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
    but the Lord was my stay.
20 He brought me out into a broad place;
    he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
    according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
    and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his ordinances were before me,
    and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
24 I was blameless before him,
    and I kept myself from guilt.
25 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
    according to my cleanness in his sight.

26 With the loyal you show yourself loyal;
    with the blameless you show yourself blameless;
27 with the pure you show yourself pure,
    and with the crooked you show yourself perverse.
28 You deliver a humble people,
    but your eyes are upon the haughty to bring them down.
29 Indeed, you are my lamp, O Lord,
    the Lord lightens my darkness.
30 By you I can crush a troop,
    and by my God I can leap over a wall.
31 This God—his way is perfect;
    the promise of the Lord proves true;
    he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

32 For who is God, but the Lord?
    And who is a rock, except our God?
33 The God who has girded me with strength[a]
    has opened wide my path.[b]
34 He made my[c] feet like the feet of deer,
    and set me secure on the heights.
35 He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your help[d] has made me great.
37 You have made me stride freely,
    and my feet do not slip;
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
    and did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 I consumed them; I struck them down, so that they did not rise;
    they fell under my feet.
40 For you girded me with strength for the battle;
    you made my assailants sink under me.
41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
    those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them;
    they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
43 I beat them fine like the dust of the earth,
    I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.

44 You delivered me from strife with the peoples;[e]
    you kept me as the head of the nations;
    people whom I had not known served me.
45 Foreigners came cringing to me;
    as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
46 Foreigners lost heart,
    and came trembling out of their strongholds.

47 The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock,
    and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
48 the God who gave me vengeance
    and brought down peoples under me,
49 who brought me out from my enemies;
    you exalted me above my adversaries,
    you delivered me from the violent.

50 For this I will extol you, O Lord, among the nations,
    and sing praises to your name.
51 He is a tower of salvation for his king,
    and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
    to David and his descendants for ever.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 Q Ms Gk Syr Vg Compare Ps 18.32: MT God is my strong refuge
  2. 2 Samuel 22:33 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  3. 2 Samuel 22:34 Another reading is his
  4. 2 Samuel 22:36 Q Ms: MT your answering
  5. 2 Samuel 22:44 Gk: Heb from strife with my people

Cântico de Davi em ação de graças

22 E falou Davi ao Senhor as palavras deste cântico, no dia em que o Senhor o livrou das mãos de todos os seus inimigos e das mãos de Saul. Disse, pois: O Senhor é o meu rochedo, e o meu lugar forte, e o meu libertador. Deus é o meu rochedo, e nele confiarei; o meu escudo, e a força de minha salvação, e o meu alto retiro, e o meu refúgio. Ó meu Salvador, de violência me salvaste. O Senhor, digno de louvor, invoquei e de meus inimigos fiquei livre. Porque me cercaram as ondas de morte, as torrentes de Belial me assombraram. Cordas do inferno me cingiram, e encontraram-me laços de morte. Estando em angústia, invoquei ao Senhor e a meu Deus clamei; do seu templo ouviu ele a minha voz, e o meu clamor chegou aos seus ouvidos. Então, se abalou e tremeu a terra, os fundamentos dos céus se moveram e abalaram, porque ele se irou. Subiu a fumaça de seus narizes, e, da sua boca, um fogo devorador; carvões se incenderam dele. 10 E abaixou os céus, e desceu, e uma escuridão havia debaixo de seus pés. 11 E subiu um querubim, e voou; e foi visto sobre as asas do vento. 12 E por tendas pôs as trevas ao redor de si, ajuntamento de águas, nuvens dos céus. 13 Pelo resplendor da sua presença, brasas de fogo se acendem. 14 Trovejou desde os céus o Senhor e o Altíssimo fez soar a sua voz. 15 E disparou flechas e os dissipou; raios, e os perturbou. 16 E apareceram as profundezas do mar, os fundamentos do mundo se descobriram, pela repreensão do Senhor, pelo sopro do vento dos seus narizes. 17 Desde o alto enviou e me tomou; tirou-me das muitas águas. 18 Livrou-me do meu possante inimigo e daqueles que me tinham ódio, porque eram mais fortes do que eu. 19 Encontraram-me no dia da minha calamidade; porém o Senhor se fez o meu esteio. 20 E tirou-me para o largo e arrebatou-me dali, porque tinha prazer em mim. 21 Recompensou-me o Senhor conforme a minha justiça, conforme a pureza de minhas mãos me retribuiu. 22 Porque guardei os caminhos do Senhor e não me apartei impiamente do meu Deus. 23 Porque todos os seus juízes estavam diante de mim, e de seus estatutos me não desviei. 24 Porém fui sincero perante ele e guardei-me da minha iniquidade. 25 E me retribuiu o Senhor conforme a minha justiça, conforme a minha pureza diante dos seus olhos. 26 Com o benigno te mostras benigno, com o varão sincero te mostras sincero. 27 Com o puro te mostras puro, mas com o perverso te mostras avesso. 28 E o povo aflito livras, mas teus olhos são contra os altivos, e tu os abaterás. 29 Porque tu, Senhor, és a minha candeia; e o Senhor clareia as minhas trevas. 30 Porque contigo passo pelo meio de um esquadrão, pelo meu Deus salto um muro. 31 O caminho de Deus é perfeito, e a palavra do Senhor, refinada; ele é o escudo de todos os que nele confiam. 32 Porque, quem é Deus, senão o Senhor? E quem é rochedo, senão o nosso Deus? 33 Deus é a minha fortaleza e a minha força, e ele perfeitamente desembaraça o meu caminho. 34 Faz ele os meus pés como os das cervas e me põe sobre as minhas alturas. 35 Instrui as minhas mãos para a peleja, de maneira que um arco de cobre se quebra pelos meus braços. 36 Também me deste o escudo da tua salvação e, pela tua brandura, me vieste a engrandecer. 37 Alargaste os meus passos debaixo de mim, e não vacilaram os meus artelhos. 38 Persegui os meus inimigos, e os derrotei, e nunca me tornei até que os consumisse. 39 E os consumi e os atravessei, de modo que nunca mais se levantaram, mas caíram debaixo dos meus pés. 40 Porque me cingiste de força para a peleja, fizeste abater debaixo de mim os que se levantaram contra mim. 41 E deste-me o pescoço de meus inimigos, daqueles que me tinham ódio, e os destruí. 42 Olharam, porém, não houve libertador, sim, para o Senhor, porém não lhes respondeu. 43 Então, os moí como o pó da terra; como a lama das ruas os trilhei e dissipei. 44 Também me livraste das contendas do meu povo; guardaste-me para cabeça das nações; o povo que não conhecia me servirá. 45 Os filhos de estranhos se me sujeitaram; ouvindo a minha voz, me obedeceram. 46 Os filhos de estranhos descaíram; e, cingindo-se, saíram dos seus encerramentos. 47 Vive o Senhor, e bendito seja o meu rochedo; e exaltado seja Deus, a rocha da minha salvação, 48 o Deus que me dá inteira vingança e sujeita os povos debaixo de mim, 49 e o que me tira dentre os meus inimigos; e tu me exaltas sobre os que contra mim se levantam; do homem violento me livras. 50 Por isso, ó Senhor, te louvarei entre as nações, e entoarei louvores ao teu nome. 51 Ele é a torre das salvações do seu rei e usa de benignidade com o seu ungido, com Davi e com a sua semente, para sempre.

Praise for God’s Deliverance(A)

22 Then David (B)spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had (C)delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. And he (D)said:

(E)“The Lord is my rock and my (F)fortress and my deliverer;
The God of my strength, (G)in whom I will trust;
My (H)shield and the (I)horn[a] of my salvation,
My (J)stronghold and my (K)refuge;
My Savior, You save me from violence.
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.

“When the waves of death surrounded me,
The floods of ungodliness [b]made me afraid.
The (L)sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
In my distress (M)I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He (N)heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry entered His ears.

“Then (O)the earth shook and trembled;
(P)The foundations of [c]heaven quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring (Q)fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
10 He (R)bowed the heavens also, and came down
With (S)darkness under His feet.
11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew;
And He [d]was seen (T)upon the wings of the wind.
12 He made (U)darkness canopies around Him,
Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were kindled.

14 “The Lord (V)thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
15 He sent out (W)arrows and scattered them;
Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.
16 Then the channels of the sea (X)were seen,
The foundations of the world were uncovered,
At the (Y)rebuke of the Lord,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

17 “He(Z) sent from above, He took me,
He drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me;
For they were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my (AA)support.
20 (AB)He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He (AC)delighted in me.

21 “The(AD) Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the (AE)cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.
22 For I have (AF)kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all His (AG)judgments were before me;
And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 I was also (AH)blameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 Therefore (AI)the Lord has [e]recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to [f]my cleanness in His eyes.

26 “With (AJ)the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
27 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And (AK)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
28 You will save the (AL)humble[g] people;
But Your eyes are on (AM)the haughty, that You may bring them down.

29 “For You are my (AN)lamp, O Lord;
The Lord shall enlighten my darkness.
30 For by You I can run against a troop;
By my God I can leap over a (AO)wall.
31 As for God, (AP)His way is perfect;
(AQ)The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

32 “For (AR)who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
33 [h]God is my (AS)strength and power,
And He (AT)makes [i]my way (AU)perfect.
34 He makes [j]my feet (AV)like the feet of deer,
And (AW)sets me on my high places.
35 He teaches my hands [k]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 (AX)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 (AY)under my feet.
40 For You have (AZ)armed me with strength for the battle;
You have [l]subdued under me (BA)those who rose against me.
41 You have also [m]given me the (BB)necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.
42 They looked, but there was none to save;
Even (BC)to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
43 Then I beat them as fine (BD)as the dust of the earth;
I trod them (BE)like dirt in the streets,
And I [n]spread them out.

44 “You(BF) have also delivered me from the [o]strivings of my people;
You have kept me as the (BG)head of the nations.
(BH)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 [p]come frightened (BI)from their hideouts.

47 “The Lord lives!
Blessed be my Rock!
Let God be exalted,
The (BJ)Rock of my salvation!
48 It is God who avenges me,
And (BK)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 (BL)violent man.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among (BM)the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your (BN)name.

51 He(BO) is the tower of salvation to His king,
And shows mercy to His (BP)anointed,
To David and (BQ)his descendants forevermore.”

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:3 Strength
  2. 2 Samuel 22:5 Or overwhelmed
  3. 2 Samuel 22:8 So with MT, LXX, Tg.; Syr., Vg. hills (cf. Ps. 18:7)
  4. 2 Samuel 22:11 So with MT, LXX; many Heb. mss., Syr., Vg. flew (cf. Ps. 18:10); Tg. spoke with power
  5. 2 Samuel 22:25 rewarded
  6. 2 Samuel 22:25 LXX, Syr., Vg. the cleanness of my hands in His sight (cf. Ps. 18:24); Tg. my cleanness before His word
  7. 2 Samuel 22:28 afflicted
  8. 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
  9. 2 Samuel 22:33 So with Qr., LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. (cf. Ps. 18:32); Kt. His
  10. 2 Samuel 22:34 So with Qr., LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. (cf. Ps. 18:33); Kt. His
  11. 2 Samuel 22:35 Lit. for the war
  12. 2 Samuel 22:40 Lit. caused to bow down
  13. 2 Samuel 22:41 given me victory over
  14. 2 Samuel 22:43 scattered
  15. 2 Samuel 22:44 contentions
  16. 2 Samuel 22:46 So with LXX, Tg., Vg. (cf. Ps. 18:45); MT gird themselves