2 Samuel Chapter 22 (NIV)
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David’s Song of PraiseDavid sang 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.
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He said:“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
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my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield and the horn of my salvation.He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—from violent men you save me.
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I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,and I am saved from my enemies.
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“The waves of death swirled about me;the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
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The cords of the grave coiled around me;the snares of death confronted me.
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In my distress I called 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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“The earth trembled and quaked,the foundations of the heavens shook;they trembled because he was angry.
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Smoke rose from his nostrils;consuming fire came from his mouth,burning coals blazed out of it.
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He parted the heavens and came down;dark clouds were under his feet.
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He mounted the cherubim and flew;he soared on the wings of the wind.
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He made darkness his canopy around him—the dark rain clouds of the sky.
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Out of the brightness of his presencebolts of lightning blazed forth.
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The Lord thundered from heaven;the voice of the Most High resounded.
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He shot arrows and scattered the enemies,bolts of lightning and routed them.
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The valleys of the sea were exposedand the foundations of the earth laid bareat the rebuke of the Lord,at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
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“He reached down from on high and took hold of me;he drew me out of deep waters.
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He rescued me from my powerful enemy,from my foes, who were too strong for me.
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They confronted me in the day of my disaster,but the Lord was my support.
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He brought me out into a spacious place;he rescued me because he delighted in me.
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“The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
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For I have kept the ways of the Lord;I have not done evil by turning from my God.
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All his laws are before me;I have not turned away from his decrees.
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I have been blameless before himand have kept myself from sin.
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The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,according to my cleanness in his sight.
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“To the faithful you show yourself faithful,to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
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to the pure you show yourself pure,but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
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You save the humble,but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
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You are my lamp, O Lord;the Lord turns my darkness into light.
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With your help I can advance against a troop;with my God I can scale a wall.
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“As for God, his way is perfect;the word of the Lord is flawless.He is a shieldfor all who take refuge in him.
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For who is God besides the Lord?And who is the Rock except our God?
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It is God who arms me with strengthand makes my way perfect.
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He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;he enables me to stand on the heights.
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He trains my hands for battle;my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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You give me your shield of victory;you stoop down to make me great.
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You broaden the path beneath me,so that my ankles do not turn.
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“I pursued my enemies and crushed them;I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
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I crushed them completely, and they could not rise;they fell beneath my feet.
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You armed me with strength for battle;you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
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You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,and I destroyed my foes.
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They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the Lord, but he did not answer.
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I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth;I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
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“You have delivered me from the attacks of my people;you have preserved me as the head of nations.People I did not know are subject to me,
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and foreigners come cringing to me;as soon as they hear me, they obey me.
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They all lose heart;they come trembling from their strongholds.
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“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!
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He is the God who avenges me,who puts the nations under me,
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who sets me free from my enemies.You exalted me above my foes;from violent men you rescued me.
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Therefore I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations;I will sing praises to your name.
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He gives his king great victories;he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,to David and his descendants forever.”
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