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my place of safety.He is my refuge, my savior,the one who saves me from violence. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-4.htm">4</a>I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise,and he saved me from my enemies. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-5.htm">5</a>“The waves of death overwhelmed me;floods of destruction swept over me. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-6.htm">6</a>The grave<a href="#footnotes">a</a> wrapped its ropes around me;death laid a trap in my path. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-7.htm">7</a>But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;yes, I cried to my God for help.He heard me from his sanctuary;my cry reached his ears. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-8.htm">8</a>“Then the earth quaked and trembled.The foundations of the heavens shook;they quaked because of his anger. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-9.htm">9</a>Smoke poured from his nostrils;fierce flames leaped from his mouth.Glowing coals blazed forth from him. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-10.htm">10</a>He opened the heavens and came down;dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-11.htm">11</a>Mounted on a mighty angelic being,<a href="#footnotes">b</a> he flew,soaring<a href="#footnotes">c</a> on the wings of the wind. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-12.htm">12</a>He shrouded himself in darkness,veiling his approach with dense rain clouds. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-13.htm">13</a>A great brightness shone around him,and burning coals<a href="#footnotes">d</a> blazed forth. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-14.htm">14</a>The LORD thundered from heaven;the voice of the Most High resounded. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-15.htm">15</a>He shot arrows and scattered his enemies;his lightning flashed, and they were confused. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-16.htm">16</a>Then at the command of the LORD,at the blast of his breath,the bottom of the sea could be seen,and the foundations of the earth were laid bare. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-17.htm">17</a>“He reached down from heaven and rescued me;he drew me out of deep waters. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-18.htm">18</a>He rescued me from my powerful enemies,from those who hated me and were too strong for me. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-19.htm">19</a>They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress,but the LORD supported me. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-20.htm">20</a>He led me to a place of safety;he rescued me because he delights in me. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-21.htm">21</a>The LORD rewarded me for doing right;he restored me because of my innocence. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-22.htm">22</a>For I have kept the ways of the LORD;I have not turned from my God to follow evil. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-23.htm">23</a>I have followed all his regulations;I have never abandoned his decrees. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-24.htm">24</a>I am blameless before God;I have kept myself from sin. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-25.htm">25</a>The LORD rewarded me for doing right.He has seen my innocence. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-26.htm">26</a>“To the faithful you show yourself faithful;to those with integrity you show integrity. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-27.htm">27</a>To the pure you show yourself pure,but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-28.htm">28</a>You rescue the humble,but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-29.htm">29</a>O LORD, you are my lamp.The LORD lights up my darkness. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-30.htm">30</a>In your strength I can crush an army;with my God I can scale any wall. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-31.htm">31</a>“God’s way is perfect.All the LORD’s promises prove true.He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-32.htm">32</a>For who is God except the LORD?Who but our God is a solid rock? <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-33.htm">33</a>God is my strong fortress,and he makes my way perfect. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-34.htm">34</a>He makes me as surefooted as a deer,enabling me to stand on mountain heights. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-35.htm">35</a>He trains my hands for battle;he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-36.htm">36</a>You have given me your shield of victory;your help<a href="#footnotes">e</a> has made me great. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-37.htm">37</a>You have made a wide path for my feetto keep them from slipping. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-38.htm">38</a>“I chased my enemies and destroyed them;I did not stop until they were conquered. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-39.htm">39</a>I consumed them;I struck them down so they did not get up;they fell beneath my feet. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-40.htm">40</a>You have armed me with strength for the battle;you have subdued my enemies under my feet. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-41.htm">41</a>You placed my foot on their necks.I have destroyed all who hated me. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-42.htm">42</a>They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue.They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-43.htm">43</a>I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth;I trampled them<a href="#footnotes">f</a> in the gutter like dirt. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-44.htm">44</a>“You gave me victory over my accusers.You preserved me as the ruler over nations;people I don’t even know now serve me. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-45.htm">45</a>Foreign nations cringe before me;as soon as they hear of me, they submit. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-46.htm">46</a>They all lose their courageand come trembling<a href="#footnotes">g</a> from their strongholds. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-47.htm">47</a>“The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock!May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted! <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-48.htm">48</a>He is the God who pays back those who harm me;he brings down the nations under me <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-49.htm">49</a>and delivers me from my enemies.You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies;you save me from violent opponents. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-50.htm">50</a>For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations;I will sing praises to your name. <a href="http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/22-51.htm">51</a>You give great victories to your king;you show unfailing love to your anointed,to David and all his descendants forever.”<A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF">Footnotes: a<note caller="+" style="f">22:6 Hebrew Sheol. b<note caller="+" style="f">22:11a Hebrew a cherub. c<note caller="+" style="f">22:11b As in some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ps 18:10); other Hebrew manuscripts read appearing. d<note caller="+" style="f">22:13 Or and lightning bolts. e<note caller="+" style="f">22:36 As in Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text reads your answering. f<note caller="+" style="f">22:43 As in Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Ps 18:42); Masoretic Text reads I crushed and trampled them. g<note caller="+" style="f">22:46 As in parallel text at Ps 18:45; Hebrew reads come girding themselves. </div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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