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.
