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These are the words to David's song:2Our Lord and our God,you are my mighty rock,<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.22.2!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> my fortress, my protector.3You are the rockwhere I am safe.You are my shield,my powerful weapon,<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.22.3!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> and my place of shelter.You rescue me and keep mesafe from violence.4I praise you, our Lord!I prayed to you,and you rescued mefrom my enemies.5Death, like ocean waves,surrounded me,and I was almost swallowedby its flooding waters.6Ropes from the worldof the deadhad coiled around me,and death had set a trapin my path.7I was in terrible troublewhen I called out to you,but from your templeyou heard meand answered my prayer.8Earth shook and shivered!The columns supporting the sky<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.22.8!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> rocked back and forth.You were angry9and breathed out smoke.Scorching heat and fiery flamesspewed from your mouth.10You opened the heavenslike curtains,and you came downwith storm cloudsunder your feet.11You rode on the backsof flying creatures.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.22.11!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> You appeared<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.22.11!f.2" class="notelink f-link">+</a> with the wind as wings.12Darkness was your tent!Thunderclouds filled the sky,hiding you from sight.13Fiery coals lit up the skyin front of you.14Lord Most High, your voicethundered from the heavens.15You scattered your enemieswith arrows of lightning.16You roared at the sea,and its deepest channelscould be seen.You snorted,and the earth shookto its foundations.17You reached down from heaven,and you lifted mefrom deep in the ocean.18You rescued me from enemieswho were hatefuland too powerful for me.19On the day disaster struck,they came and attacked,but you defended me.20When I was fenced in,you freed and rescued mebecause you love me.21You are good to me, Lord,because I do right,and you reward mebecause I am innocent.22I do what you wantand never turn to do evil.23I keep your laws in mindand never turn awayfrom your teachings.24I obey you completelyand guard against sin.25You have been good to mebecause I do right;you have rewarded mefor being innocentby your standards.26You are always loyalto your loyal people,and you are faithfulto the faithful.27With all who are sincereyou are sincere,but you treat the unfaithfulas their deeds deserve.28You rescue the humble,but you look for waysto put down the proud.29Our Lord and God,you are my lamp.You turn darkness to light.30You help me defeat armiesand capture cities.31Your way is perfect, Lord,and your word is correct.You are a shield for thosewho run to you for help.32You alone are God!Only you are a mighty rock.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.22.32!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> 33You are my strong fortress,and you set me free.34<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.22.34!x.1" class="notelink x-link">-</a> You make my feet run as fastas those of a deer,and you help me standon the mountains.35You teach my hands to fightand my arms to usea bow of bronze.36You alone are my shield,and by coming to help me,you have made me famous.37You clear the way for me,and now I won't stumble.38I kept chasing my enemiesuntil I caught themand destroyed them.39I destroyed them!I stuck my swordthrough my enemies,and they were crushedunder my feet.40You helped me win victoriesand forced my attackersto fall victim to me.41You made my enemies run,and I killed them.42They cried out for help,but no one saved them;they called out to you,but there was no answer.43I ground them to dust,and I squashed themlike mud in the streets.44You rescued mefrom my stubborn peopleand made me the leaderof foreign nations,who are now my slaves.45They obey and come crawling.46They have lost all courageand from their fortressesthey come trembling.47You are the living Lord!I will praise you!You are a mighty rock.<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.22.47!f.1" class="notelink f-link">+</a> I will honor youfor keeping me safe.48You took revenge for me,and you put nationsin my power.49You protected mefrom violent enemies,and you made me much greaterthan all of them.50<a href="#fn" id="link_2Sam.22.50!x.1" class="notelink x-link">-</a> I will praise you, Lord,and I will honor youamong the nations.51You give glorious victoriesto your chosen king.Your faithful love for Davidand for his descendantswill never end.</div> </div> <a name="fn"></a> Footnotes: <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.2 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">mighty rock: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Hebrew text has “rock,” which is sometimes used in poetry to compare the <char style="nd">Lord</char> to a mountain where his people can run for protection from their enemies.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.3 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">powerful weapon: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The Hebrew has “the horn,” which refers to the horn of a bull, one of the most powerful animals in ancient Palestine.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.8 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">columns … sky: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">The sky was sometimes described as a dome that was held up by a foundation or pillars.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.11 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">flying creatures: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">These were supernatural beings (see the note at 6.2).</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.11 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">appeared: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts “swooped down” (see Psalm 18.10).</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.32 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">mighty rock: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 22.2.</char></note> <note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">22.47 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">mighty rock: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">See the note at 22.2.</char></note></div></div> <div align="center">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®) © 2006 American Bible Society. 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