2 Samuel 22 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

David’s Song of Deliverance

1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. (Ex 15:1; Jud 5:1; 1Ch 16:7) 2 He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, (De 32:4; Ps 18:2; Ps 31:3; Ps 71:3; Ps 91:2; Ps 144:2)

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3 my^[1] God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. (Ge 15:1; 2Sa 22:31; 2Sa 22:32; 2Sa 22:47; Ps 9:9; Ps 14:6; Ps 46:7; Ps 46:11; Ps 59:9; Ps 59:16; Ps 62:2; Ps 62:6; Ps 71:7; Pr 18:10; Jer 16:19; Lu 1:69; Heb 2:13)

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4 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. (1Ch 16:25; Ps 48:1; Ps 96:4) 5 “For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;^[2] (Ps 42:7; Ps 93:4; Jon 2:3) 6 the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. (Ps 116:3) 7 “In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears. (Ps 18:6; Ps 116:4; Ps 120:1; Jon 2:2)

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8 “Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry. (Jud 5:4; Job 26:11; Ps 77:18; Ps 97:4)

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9 Smoke went up from his nostrils,^[3] and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. (2Sa 22:13) 10 He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. (Ex 20:21; 1Ki 8:12; Ps 97:2; Ps 144:5; Isa 64:1)

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11 He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind. (Ps 104:3) 12 He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water. (2Sa 22:10; Job 36:29) 13 Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth. (2Sa 22:9) 14 The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice. (Job 37:4; Ps 29:3) 15 And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them. (De 32:23; Ps 7:13; Ps 77:17; Ps 144:6; Hab 3:11)

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16 Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. (Ex 15:8) 17 “He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. (Ps 144:7) 18 He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. 19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support. 20 He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. (2Sa 15:26; Ps 31:8; Ps 118:5) 21 “The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. (1Sa 26:23; 1Ki 8:32; Ps 7:8; Ps 24:4)

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22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God. (Ge 18:19; Pr 8:32) 23 For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. (Ps 119:30; Ps 119:102) 24 I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. (Ge 6:9; Ge 17:1; Job 1:1) 25 And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. (2Sa 22:21) 26 “With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; (2Sa 22:24; Mt 5:7) 27 with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. 28 You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. (Ps 72:12; Isa 2:11; Isa 2:17; Lu 1:51)

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29 For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. (2Sa 21:17; Job 29:3; Ps 27:1) 30 For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. 31 This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. (De 32:4; 2Sa 22:3; Ps 5:12; Ps 33:20; Ps 59:11; Ps 84:9; Pr 30:5; Mt 5:48)

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32 “For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? (2Sa 22:2) 33 This God is my strong refuge and has made my^[4] way blameless.^[5] (2Sa 22:2; Ps 28:8; Ps 31:3) 34 He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. (De 32:13; De 33:29; 2Sa 2:18; Isa 58:14)

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35 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. (Ps 144:1) 36 You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great. 37 You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet^[6] did not slip; (Pr 4:12) 38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed. 39 I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet. (Mal 4:3) 40 For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. (Ps 44:5; Ps 59:1) 41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me,^[7] those who hated me, and I destroyed them. (Ex 23:27) 42 They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them. (1Sa 28:6; Pr 1:28; Isa 1:15; Mic 3:4)

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43 I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. (2Ki 13:7; Isa 10:6; Mic 7:10; Zec 10:5)

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44 “You delivered me from strife with my people;^[8] you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. (2Sa 8:1; Isa 55:5) 45 Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. 46 Foreigners lost heart and came trembling^[9] out of their fortresses. (Mic 7:17) 47 “The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, (De 32:15; 2Sa 22:3; 2Sa 22:32; Ps 89:26; Ps 95:1)

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48 the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me, (Ps 144:2) 49 who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence. (2Sa 22:40; Ps 140:1) 50 “For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name. (Ro 15:9) 51 Great salvation he brings^[10] to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.” (1Sa 16:12; 2Sa 7:12; Ps 89:20; Ps 89:29; Ps 144:10)

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الكتاب المقدس

مزمور تسبيح لداود

1 وَخَاطَبَ دَاوُدُ الرَّبَّ بِأَبْيَاتِ هَذَا النَّشِيدِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي أَنْقَذَهُ فِيهِ الرَّبُّ مِنْ كُلِّ أَعْدَائِهِ، وَمِنْ شَاوُلَ: 2 «الرَّبُّ صَخْرَتِي وَحِصْنِي وَمُنْقِذِي. 3 إِلَهِي صَخْرَتِي بِهِ أَحْتَمِي، تُرْسِي وَرُكْنُ خَلاصِي. هُوَ حِصْنِي وَمَلْجَإِي وَمُخَلِّصِي. أَنْتَ تُخَلِّصُنِي مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ. 4 أَدْعُو الرَّبَّ الجَدِيرَ بِكُلِّ حَمْدٍ فَيُخَلِّصُنِي مِنْ أَعْدَائِي. 5 طَوَّقَتْنِي أَمْوَاجُ الْمَوْتِ وَسُيُولُ الْهَلاكِ غَمَرَتْنِي. 6 أَحَاطَتْ بِي حِبَالُ الْهَاوِيَةِ، وَأَطْبَقَتْ عَلَيَّ فِخَاخُ الْمَوْتِ. 7 فِي ضِيقِي دَعَوْتُ الرَّبَّ، وبِإِلَهِي اسْتَغَثْتُ، فَسَمِعَ صَوْتِي مِنْ هَيْكَلِهِ، وَبَلَغَ صُرَاخِي أُذُنَيْهِ. 8 عِنْدَئِذٍ ارْتَجَّتِ الأَرْضُ وَتَزَلْزَلَتْ. ارْتَجَفَتْ أَسَاسَاتُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَاهْتَزَّتْ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ غَضِبَ. 9 نَفَثَ أَنْفُهُ دُخَاناً، وانْدَلَعَتْ نَارٌ آكِلَةٌ مِنْ فَمِهِ، فَاتَّقَدَ مِنْهَا جَمْرٌ. 10 طَأْطَأَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَنَزَلَ، فَكَانَتِ الْغُيُومُ الْمُتَجَهِّمَةُ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيْهِ. 11 امْتَطَى مَرْكَبَةً مِنْ مَلائِكَةِ الْكَرُوبِيمِ وَطَارَ وَتَجَلَّى عَلَى أَجْنِحَةِ الرِّيحِ. 12 أَحَاطَتْ بِهِ الظُّلْمَةُ كَالْمِظَلَّاتِ وَاكْتَنَفَتْهُ السُّحُبُ الْمُتَكَاثِفَةُ واللُّجَجُ. 13 مِنْ بَهَاءِ طَلْعَتِهِ تَوَهَّجَتْ جَمْرَاتُ نَارٍ. 14 أَرْعَدَ الرَّبُّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَأَطْلَقَ الْعَلِيُّ صَوْتَهُ. 15 أَطْلَقَ سِهَامَهُ فبَدَّدَ الأَعْدَاءَ، وَأَرْسَلَ بُرُوقَهُ فَأَزْعَجَهُمْ. 16 ظَهَرَتْ مَجَارِي الْمِيَاهِ الْعَمِيقَةُ وَانْكَشَفَتْ أُسُسُ الْمَسْكُونَةِ مِنْ زَجْرِ الرَّبِّ وَمِنْ رِيحِ أَنْفِهِ اللّافِحَةِ. 17 مَدَّ الرَّبُّ يَدَهُ مِن الْعُلَى وَأَمْسَكَنِي، انْتَشَلَنِي مِنَ السُّيُولِ الْغَامِرَةِ. 18 أَنْقَذَنِي مِنْ عَدُوِّيَ الْقَوِيِّ، وَخَلَّصَنِي مِنْ مُبْغِضِيَّ لأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا أَقْوَى مِنِّي. 19 تَصَدَّوْا لِي فِي يَوْمِ بَلِيَّتِي، فَكَانَ الرَّبُّ سَنَدِي. 20 اقْتَادَنِي إِلَى مَوْضِعٍ رَحِيبٍ، أَنْقَذَنِي لأَنَّهُ سُرَّ بِي. 21 يُكَافِئُنِي الرَّبُّ حَسَبَ بِرِّي. وَيُعَوِّضُنِي حَسَبَ طَهَارَةِ يَدَيَّ. 22 لأَنِّي سَلَكْتُ دَائِماً فِي طُرُقِ الرَّبِّ، وَلَمْ أَعْصَ إِلَهِي. 23 جَعَلْتُ أَحْكَامَهُ دَائِماً نُصْبَ عَيْنِي وَلَمْ أَحِدْ عَنْ فَرَائِضِهِ. 24 فَكُنْتُ كَامِلاً لَدَيْهِ، وَصُنْتُ نَفْسِي مِنَ الإِثْمِ. 25 فَيُكَافِئُنِي الرَّبُّ وَفْقاً لِبِرِّي، وَبِحَسَبِ طَهَارَتِي أَمَامَ عَيْنَيْهِ. 26 مَعَ الرَّحِيمِ تَكُونُ رَحِيماً، وَمَعَ الْكَامِلِ تَكُونُ كَامِلاً. 27 مَعَ الطَّاهِرِ تَكُونُ طَاهِراً، وَمَعَ الْمُعْوَجِّ تَكُونُ مُعْوَجّاً. 28 أَنْتَ تُنْقِذُ الشَّعْبَ الْمُتَضَايِقَ، أَمَّا عَيْنَاكَ فَتُرَاقِبَانِ الْمُتَغَطْرِسِينَ لِتَخْفِضَهْمُ. 29 يَا رَبُّ أَنْتَ سِرَاجِي. الرَّبُّ يُضِيءُ ظُلْمَتِي. 30 لأَنِّي بِكَ أَقْتَحِمُ جَيْشاً، وَبِقُوَّةِ إِلَهِي اخْتَرَقْتُ أَسْوَاراً. 31 مَا أَكْمَلَ طَرِيقَ الرَّبِّ! إِنَّ كَلِمَتَهُ نَقِيَّةٌ، وَهُوَ مِتْرَاسٌ يَحْمِي جَمِيعَ الْمُلْتَجِئِينَ إِلَيْهِ. 32 لأَنَّهُ مَنْ هُوَ إِلَهٌ غَيْرُ الرَّبِّ؟ وَمَنْ هُوَ صَخْرَةٌ سِوَى إِلَهِنَا؟ 33 إِنَّهُ اللهُ الَّذِي يُسَلِّحُنِي بِالْقُوَّةِ، وَيَجْعَلُ طَرِيقِي كَامِلاً. 34 يَجْعَلُ رِجْلَيَّ كَرِجْلَيِ الإِيَّلِ وَيُقِيمُنِي آمِناً عَلَى الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ. 35 تُدَرِّبُ يَدَيَّ عَلَى فَنِّ الْحَرْبِ فَتَشُدُّ ذِرَاعَايَ قَوْساً مِنْ نُحَاسٍ. 36 تُعْطِينِي تُرْسَ خَلاصِكَ، وَبِلُطْفِكَ تُعَظِّمُنِي. 37 وَسَّعْتَ طَرِيقِي تَحْتَ قَدَمَيَّ فَلَمْ تَتَعَثَّرْ رِجْلايْ. 38 أُطَارِدُ أَعْدَائِي فَأُدْرِكُهُمْ، وَلا أَرْجِعُ حَتَّى أُبِيدَهُمْ. 39 أَقْضِي عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَسْحَقُهُمْ، فَلا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ النُّهُوضَ، بَلْ يَسْقُطُونَ تَحْتَ قَدَمَيَّ. 40 تُمَنْطِقُنِي بِحِزَامٍ مِنَ الْقُوَّةِ تَأَهُّباً لِلْقِتَالِ وَتُخْضِعُ لِسُلْطَانِي الْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ عَلَيَّ. 41 تَجْعَلُ أَعْدَائِي يُوَلُّونَ الأَدْبَارَ هَرَباً مِنِّي. وَأُفْنِي الَّذِينَ يُبْغِضُونَنِي. 42 يَسْتَغِيثُونَ وَلا مِنْ مُخَلِّصٍ، يُنَادُونَ الرَّبَّ فَلا يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُمْ. 43 فَأَسْحَقُهُمْ كَغُبَارِ الأَرْضِ، وَمِثْلَ طِينِ الأَسْوَاقِ أَدُقُّهُمْ وَأَدُوسُهُمْ. 44 تُنْقِذُنِي مِنْ مُخَاصَمَاتِ الشَّعْبِ، وَتَجْعَلُنِي سَيِّداً لِلأُمَمِ حَتَّى صَارَ شَعْبٌ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَعْرِفُهُ عَبْداً يَخْدِمُنِي. 45 يُقْبِلُ الْغُرَبَاءُ نَحْوِي مُتَذَلِّلِينَ، وَحَالَمَا يَسْمَعُونَ أَمْرِي يُلَبُّونَهُ. 46 الْغُرَبَاءُ يَخُورُونَ، يَخْرُجُونَ مِنْ حُصُونِهِمْ مُرْتَعِدِينَ. 47 حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، وَمُبَارَكٌ صَخْرَتِي. وَمُتَعَالٍ إِلَهُ خَلاصِي. 48 الإِلَهُ الْمُنْتَقِمُ لِي، الَّذِي يُخْضِعُ الشُّعُوبَ لِسُلْطَانِي. 49 مُنْقِذِي مِنْ أَعْدَائِي، رَافِعِي عَلَى الْمُتَمَرِّدِينَ وَمِنَ الرَّجُلِ الطّاغِي يُخَلِّصُنِي 50 لِذَلِكَ أُسَبِّحُكَ يَا رَبُّ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ وأُرَنِّمُ لاِسْمِكَ. 51 يَا مَانِحَ الْخَلاصِ الْعَظِيمِ لِمَلِكِهِ وَصَانِعَ الرَّحْمَةِ لِمَسِيحِهِ، لِدَاوُدَ وَنَسْلِهِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ».