2 Samuel 22:1

2 Samuel 22:1-51

¹David spoke to YHWH the words of this song on the day YHWH delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. ²He said: “YHWH is my crag and my fortress and the one who brings me to safety; ³Elohim, my Rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high refuge and the place where I flee, my savior; from violence you save me. ⁴I call on YHWH, worthy of praise, and from my enemies I am saved. ⁵For the waves of death encompassed me; the torrents of wickedness terrified me. ⁶The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me. ⁷In my distress I called on YHWH, and to my Elohim I called; he heard from his temple my voice, and my cry came to his ears. ⁸The earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and shook, because he burned with anger. ⁹Smoke went up from his nostrils, and fire from his mouth devoured; coals blazed from him. ¹⁰He bent the heavens and came down, and thick cloud was under his feet. ¹¹He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind. ¹²He made darkness around him his booths, a mass of waters, thick clouds. ¹³From the brightness before him coals of fire blazed. ¹⁴YHWH thundered from the heavens, and Elyon gave his voice. ¹⁵He sent out arrows and scattered them, lightning, and threw them into confusion. ¹⁶The channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of YHWH, at the breath of the wind of his nostrils. ¹⁷He reached out from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. ¹⁸He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were stronger than I. ¹⁹They confronted me on the day of my calamity, but YHWH was my support. ²⁰He brought me out into a broad place; he set me free, because he delighted in me. ²¹YHWH repaid me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he returned it to me. ²²For I have kept the ways of YHWH and have not acted wickedly, departing from my Elohim. ²³For all his rules are before me, and from his statutes I do not turn aside. ²⁴I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.

Psalms 18:1-50

¹For the director. Of the servant of YHWH, of David, who spoke to YHWH the words of this song on the day YHWH delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: “I love you, YHWH, my strength. ²YHWH is my crag and my fortress and the one who brings me to safety; my El, my Rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high refuge. ³I call on YHWH, worthy of praise, and from my enemies I am saved. ⁴The cords of death encompassed me, and the torrents of perversity terrified me. ⁵The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me. ⁶In my distress I called on YHWH, and to my Elohim I cried for help; he heard from his temple my voice, and my cry before him came into his ears. ⁷The earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the mountains trembled and shook, because he burned with anger. ⁸Smoke went up in his nostrils, and fire from his mouth devoured; coals blazed from him. ⁹He bent the heavens and came down, and thick cloud was under his feet. ¹⁰He rode on a cherub and flew; and he soared on the wings of the wind. ¹¹He made darkness his hiding place, his booth around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds. ¹²From the brightness before him his clouds passed, hail and coals of fire. ¹³YHWH thundered in the heavens, and Elyon gave his voice, hail and coals of fire. ¹⁴He sent out his arrows and scattered them, and many lightning bolts, and threw them into confusion. ¹⁵The channels of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, YHWH, at the breath of the wind of your nostrils. ¹⁶He reached out from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. ¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hate me, for they were stronger than I. ¹⁸They confronted me on the day of my calamity, but YHWH was my support. ¹⁹He brought me out into a broad place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. ²⁰YHWH repaid me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he returned it to me. ²¹For I have kept the ways of YHWH, and have not acted wickedly, departing from my Elohim. ²²For all his rules are before me, and his statutes I do not put away from me. ²³I was blameless with him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. ²⁴And YHWH has returned it to me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.