2 Samuelsboken 22
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Davids sång efter räddningen
(Ps 18:1-51)
22 Denna sång[a] sjöng David till Herren när Herren hade räddat honom från alla hans fiender och från Sauls våld:
2 ”Herren är min klippa,
han är min borg, min räddare.
3 Han är min Gud, min tillflykts klippa.
Han är min sköld och min frälsnings horn[b],
mitt värn och min tillflykt,
du som räddar mig från våldet.
4 När jag ropar till Herren, han som är värd allt pris,
räddar han mig från alla mina fiender.
5 Dödens vågor omgav mig,
fördärvets strömmar sköljde över mig.
6 Dödsrikets[c] band omgav mig,
dödens snaror föll över mig.
7 I min förtvivlan vädjade jag till Herren,
ropade till min Gud,
och han hörde mig i sitt tempel.
Mitt rop nådde hans öron.
8 Då darrade jorden och bävade,
himlens grundvalar skakade.
De skälvde, för han var vred.
9 Rök vällde fram ur hans näsborrar
och eldslågor slog ut från hans mun.
Han sprutade glöd.
10 Han sänkte ner himlen
och kom ner med mörka moln under sina fötter.
11 Han red på en kerub och flög,
med vindens vingar svävade han fram.[d]
12 Han svepte in sig i mörkrets tält som omslöt honom:
vattenmassor, tjocka regnmoln.
13 I ljuset av hans närvaro
blixtrade klot av eld.
14 Herren dundrade i himlen.
Den Högste lät sin stämma höras.
15 Han sköt sina pilar och skingrade dem,
han lät blixtar ljunga och förvirrade dem.
16 Havets bäddar visade sig,
jordens grund blev synlig på Herrens tillrättavisning,
för hans vredes stormvind.
17 Från höjden sträckte han ner sin hand, grep tag i mig
och drog mig upp ur det djupa vattnet.
18 Han räddade mig från mina mäktiga fiender,
från dem som var starkare än jag.
19 De anföll mig på min olyckas dag,
men Herren blev mitt stöd.
20 Han ledde mig till en rymlig plats,
han räddade mig,
för han älskar mig.
21 Eftersom jag hade handlat rättfärdigt och rent
belönade Herren mig.
22 Jag har följt Herrens vägar.
Jag har inte avfallit och vänt mig bort ifrån min Gud.
23 Jag har noga hållit hans lagar
och aldrig överträtt någon enda av dem.
24 Jag har varit fläckfri inför honom
och aktat mig för att synda.
25 Därför har Herren belönat min rättfärdighet,
min renhet inför honom.
26 Du är trogen mot den som är trogen.
Du är pålitlig för den som är pålitlig.
27 Du visar dig ren mot den rene,
men den som sviker möter du med list.
28 Du räddar det folk som är förnedrat,
men du förödmjukar de stolta.
29 Du är mitt ljus, Herre,
Herren förvandlar mitt mörker till ljus.
30 Med din hjälp kan jag anfalla en här,
med min Gud kan jag störta fram mot en mur.
31 Guds väg är fullkomlig.
Alla Herrens ord är sanna.
Han är en sköld för alla som tar sin tillflykt till honom.
32 Vem är Gud utom Herren?
Vem är en klippa utom vår Gud?
33 Gud är min starka fästning,
han hjälper mig att vandra på den rätta vägen.
34 Han gör mig säker på foten som en hind,
och ställer mig på bergen.
35 Han ger mig skicklighet i striden
och lär mig hur jag ska spänna bågen.
36 Du gav mig din frälsnings sköld,
och när du svarade mig, stärkte du mig.[e]
37 Du gav mig fotfäste,
så att jag aldrig behövde snava.
38 Jag förföljde mina fiender,
och förgjorde dem,
och jag vände inte om
förrän alla hade förintats.
39 Jag gjorde slut på dem, jag krossade dem,
så att de inte kunde resa sig.
Jag trampade ner dem fullständigt.
40 Du rustade mig med styrka till att strida.
Mina fiender föll besegrade framför mina fötter.
41 Du drev mina fiender på flykten.
Jag har utplånat dem allesammans.
42 De ropade på hjälp,
men ingen räddade dem.
De ropade på Herren,
men han svarade inte.
43 Jag krossade dem till dammkorn.
Jag trampade ner dem som smuts på gatan.
44 Du räddade mig då jag anfölls av mitt folk.
Du gjorde mig till ledare över folken,
även främlingar kom och betjänade mig.
45 Främlingar kom krypande till mig.
När jag talade till dem, lydde de.
46 Främlingars mod försvann,
och darrande kom de ut ur sina fästen.
47 Herren lever! Prisad vare han, min klippa,
upphöjd vare Gud, min frälsnings klippa!
48 Gud låter mig hämnas mina fiender,
och lägger folken under mig.
49 Du frigör mig undan mina fiender.
Du låter dem inte få tag på mig,
utan skyddar mig från dessa våldsmän.
50 Därför vill jag prisa dig bland folken, Herre,
och sjunga till din ära!
51 Han ger stora segrar till sin[f] smorde kung.
Han är nådig mot David
och hans ättlingar för evigt.”
Footnotes
- 22:1 Sången som följer är nästan identisk med Psalm 18 med endast mindre undantag.
- 22:3 Horn symboliserar styrka, ära och makt.
- 22:6 På hebreiska: Sheol
- 22:11 Mer ordagrant i den masoretiska texten: …med vindens vingar visade han sig/sågs han sväva/komma fram. Jfr också Ps 18:11.
- 22:36 Grundtexten i versens sista del är svåröversättlig. Tolkningen här stöds bl.a. av en text från Qumran (4QSama).
- 22:51 Eller: Han är ett räddningstorn till sin…
2 Samuel 22
New King James Version
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. 2 And he (D)said:
(E)“The Lord is my rock and my (F)fortress and my deliverer;
3 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.
4 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 “When the waves of death surrounded me,
The floods of ungodliness [b]made me afraid.
6 The (L)sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
7 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.
8 “Then (O)the earth shook and trembled;
(P)The foundations of [c]heaven quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.
9 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
- 2 Samuel 22:3 Strength
- 2 Samuel 22:5 Or overwhelmed
- 2 Samuel 22:8 So with MT, LXX, Tg.; Syr., Vg. hills (cf. Ps. 18:7)
- 2 Samuel 22:11 So with MT, LXX; many Heb. mss., Syr., Vg. flew (cf. Ps. 18:10); Tg. spoke with power
- 2 Samuel 22:25 rewarded
- 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
- 2 Samuel 22:28 afflicted
- 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
2 Samuel 22
Easy-to-Read Version
David’s Song of Praise to the Lord
22 [a] David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.
2 The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety.
3 He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection.
He is my shield; by his power I am saved.[b]
He is my hiding place, my place of safety, high in the hills.
He is my savior, the one
who rescues me from the cruel enemy.
4 I called to the Lord for help,
and he saved me from my enemies.
He is worthy of my praise!
5 Waves of death were crashing around me.
A deadly flood was carrying me away.
6 The ropes of the grave wrapped around me.
Death set its trap right there in front of me.
7 In my trouble I called to the Lord.
Yes, I cried out to my God for help.
There in his temple he heard my voice.
He heard my cry for help.
8 The earth shook and shivered.
The foundations of heaven trembled.
They shook because he was angry!
9 Smoke came from his nose.
Burning flames came from his mouth.
Red-hot coals fell from him.
10 He tore open the sky and came down.
He stood on a thick, dark cloud.
11 He flew across the sky, riding on a Cherub angel,
gliding on the wings of the wind.
12 He wrapped himself in darkness that covered him like a tent.
He was hidden by dark clouds filled with water.
13 Out of the brightness before him,
flashes of lightning came down.
14 The Lord thundered from the sky.
God Most High let his voice be heard.
15 He scattered the enemy with his arrows—
the lightning bolts that threw them into confusion.
16 The Lord shouted his command,
and a powerful wind began to blow.[c]
Then the bottom of the sea could be seen,
and the earth’s foundations were uncovered.
17 The Lord reached down from above and grabbed me.
He pulled me from the deep water.
18 He saved me from my powerful enemies, who hated me.
They were too strong for me, so he saved me.
19 They attacked me in my time of trouble,
but the Lord was there to support me.
20 He was pleased with me, so he rescued me.
He took me to a safe place.
21 The Lord rewarded me for doing what is right.
He was good to me because I am innocent.
22 The Lord did this because I have obeyed him.
I have not turned against my God.
23 I always remembered his laws.
I never stopped following his rules.
24 He knows I did nothing that was wrong.
I have kept myself from sinning.
25 So the Lord rewarded me for doing what is right.
He could see that I am innocent.
26 Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful.
You are good to those who are good.
27 You never do wrong to those who have done no wrong.
But you outsmart the wicked, no matter how clever they are.
28 You help those who are humble,
but as soon as you see the proud, you humiliate them.
29 Lord, you are my lamp.
You, Lord, turn the darkness around me into light.
30 With your help I can defeat an army.
If my God is with me, I can climb over enemy walls.
31 God’s way is perfect.
The Lord’s promise always proves to be true.
He protects those who trust in him.
32 There is no God except the Lord.
There is no Rock except our God.
33 God is my strong fortress.
He clears the path I need to take.
34 He makes my feet as steady as those of a deer.
Even on steep mountains he keeps me from falling.
35 He trains me for war
so that my arms can bend the most powerful bow.
36 Lord, you have given me your shield to protect me.
It is your help that has made me great.
37 You cleared a path for my feet
so that I could walk without stumbling.
38 I chased my enemies and defeated them.
I did not stop until they were destroyed.
39 I destroyed my enemies.
I struck them down.
They did not get up again.
They fell under my feet.
40 Lord, you made me strong in battle.
You made my enemies fall before me.
41 You made my enemies turn and run away.
I destroyed those who hated me.
42 They looked for help,
but there was no one to save them.
They cried out to the Lord,
but he did not answer them.
43 I beat my enemies to pieces
like dust on the ground.
I smashed them and walked on them
like mud in the streets.
44 You saved me from those who fought against me.
You made me the ruler over nations.
People I never knew now serve me.
45 Foreigners fall helpless before me!
As soon as they heard about me, they were ready to obey.
46 They lose all their courage
and come out of their hiding places shaking with fear.
47 The Lord lives!
I praise my Rock!
How great is my God, the Rock who saves me!
48 He is the God who punishes my enemies for me,
the one who puts people under my rule.
49 He saves me from my enemies!
You help me defeat those who attack me.
You save me from cruel people.
50 Lord, that is why I praise you among the nations.
That is why I sing songs of praise to your name.
51 You help your king win battle after battle.
You show your faithful love to your chosen one,[d]
to David and his descendants forever!
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 22:1 Chapter 22 This song is also found in Ps. 18.
- 2 Samuel 22:3 by his power I am saved Literally, “He is the horn of my salvation.”
- 2 Samuel 22:16 and … blow Or “and a blast of breath came from his nose.”
- 2 Samuel 22:51 your chosen one Literally, “his anointed one.”
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