Chapter 22

And David spake¹⁷ unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD had delivered⁵² him out of the hand of all his enemies,⁶ and out of the hand of Saul:

And he said,⁴ The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;¹⁸

The God of my rock; in him will I trust:⁴ [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour;⁵⁶ thou savest⁵⁵ me from violence.

I will call⁴ on the LORD, [who is] worthy to be praised:³⁰ so shall I be saved¹¹ from mine enemies.⁶

When the waves of death compassed¹ me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;¹⁷

The sorrows of hell compassed me about;¹ the snares of death prevented¹⁴ me;

In my distress I called⁴ upon the LORD, and cried⁴ to my God: and he did hear⁴ my voice out of his temple, and my cry [did enter] into his ears.

Then the earth shook^{101 1607 4} and trembled;⁴ the foundations of heaven moved⁴ and shook,¹⁰¹ because he was wroth.¹

There went up¹ a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured:⁴ coals were kindled¹ by it.

He bowed⁴ the heavens also, and came down;⁴ and darkness [was] under his feet.

And he rode⁴ upon a cherub, and did fly:⁴ and he was seen¹¹ upon the wings of the wind.

And he made⁴ darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, [and] thick clouds of the skies.

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.¹

The LORD thundered⁵⁵ from heaven, and the most High uttered⁴ his voice.

And he sent out⁴ arrows, and scattered⁵⁵ them; lightning, and discomfited⁴ them.

And the channels of the sea appeared,¹¹ the foundations of the world were discovered,¹¹ at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

He sent⁴ from above, he took⁴ me; he drew⁵⁵ me out of many waters;

He delivered⁵⁵ me from my strong enemy,⁶ [and] from them that hated⁶ me: for they were too strong¹ for me.

They prevented¹⁷ me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

He brought me forth⁵⁵ also into a large place: he delivered¹⁷ me, because he delighted¹ in me.

The LORD rewarded⁴ me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed⁵⁵ me.

For I have kept¹ the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed¹ from my God.

For all his judgments [were] before me: and [as for] his statutes, I did not depart⁴ from them.

I was also upright before him, and have kept¹⁰¹ myself from mine iniquity.

Therefore the LORD hath recompensed⁵⁵ me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful,¹⁰¹ [and] with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.¹⁰¹

With the pure¹² thou wilt shew thyself pure;¹⁰¹ and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.¹⁰¹

And the afflicted people thou wilt save:⁵⁵ but thine eyes [are] upon the haughty,⁶ [that] thou mayest bring [them] down.⁵⁵

For thou [art] my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten⁵⁵ my darkness.

For by thee I have run⁴ through a troop: by my God have I leaped¹⁷ over a wall.

[As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried:⁷ he [is] a buckler to all them that trust⁶ in him.

For who [is] God, save the LORD? and who [is] a rock, save our God?

God [is] my strength [and] power: and he maketh⁵⁵ my way perfect.

He maketh my feet like¹⁸ hinds' [feet]: and setteth⁵⁵ me upon my high places.

He teacheth¹⁸ my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken¹⁴ by mine arms.

Thou hast also given⁴ me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness^{2 6038} hath made me great.⁵⁵

Thou hast enlarged⁵⁵ my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.¹

I have pursued⁴ mine enemies,⁶ and destroyed⁵⁵ them; and turned not again⁴ until I had consumed¹⁵ them.

And I have consumed¹⁷ them, and wounded⁴ them, that they could not arise:⁴ yea, they are fallen⁴ under my feet.

For thou hast girded¹⁷ me with strength to battle: them that rose up⁵ against me hast thou subdued⁵⁵ under me.

Thou hast also given¹ me the necks of mine enemies,⁶ that I might destroy⁵⁵ them that hate¹⁸ me.

They looked,⁴ but [there was] none to save;⁵⁶ [even] unto the LORD, but he answered¹ them not.

Then did I beat⁴ them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp⁵⁵ them as the mire of the street, [and] did spread them abroad.⁴

Thou also hast delivered¹⁷ me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept⁴ me [to be] head of the heathen: a people [which] I knew¹ not shall serve⁴ me.

Strangers ⁵²³⁶ shall submit¹⁰¹ themselves unto me: as soon as they hear,^{2 241} they shall be obedient¹¹ unto me.

Strangers ⁵²³⁶ shall fade away,⁴ and they shall be afraid⁴ out of their close places.

The LORD liveth; and blessed⁷ [be] my rock; and exalted⁴ be the God of the rock of my salvation.

It [is] God that avengeth^{6 5360} me, and that bringeth down⁵⁶ the people under me,

And that bringeth me forth⁵⁶ from mine enemies:⁶ thou also hast lifted me up on high³⁴ above them that rose up⁵ against me: thou hast delivered⁵⁵ me from the violent man.

Therefore I will give thanks⁵⁵ unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises¹⁷ unto thy name.

[He is] the tower ^{1431 56} of salvation for his king: and sheweth⁶ mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.