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2 Samuel chapter 22

David sang this song to Yahweh on the day Yahweh him from the of all his enemies — and from the grip of Saul.Yahweh is my , my , the one who .My God — my , my , the , my high tower, my . You are the one who pulls me from violence.I call out to Yahweh — who — and I am rescued from my enemies.The wrapped around me, swept me under.The tightened around me; closed in on my face.In my I cried out to Yahweh; to my God I screamed for help. From his he heard my voice; my cry for help reached his ears.Then the earth heaved and shuddered; the foundations of the sky trembled — they convulsed because he .Smoke rose from his ; poured from his mouth — white-hot coals blazed out from him.He and came down, beneath his feet.He mounted a and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.He wrapped darkness around himself like a — a canopy of storm-clouds, thick masses of water.From the before him coals of fire flared to life.Yahweh from the sky; the let his voice crash down.He shot his and scattered them; he hurled and threw them into chaos.The were exposed; the foundations of the world laid bare at Yahweh’s , at the .He from the heights and took hold of me; he pulled me out of .He me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me — they were too strong for me.They , but Yahweh was my .He brought me out into ; he pulled me free .Yahweh dealt with me according to my ; the — he paid me back for that.For I have kept Yahweh’s ways and have not .All his stand before me; his — I have not pushed past them.I was before him; I kept myself from .So Yahweh repaid me for my integrity, for the cleanness of my hands .With the , you show yourself loyal; with the , you show yourself blameless.With the , you show yourself pure; with the , you show yourself .You rescue the , but your eyes are against the — you bring them low.You are my , Yahweh; Yahweh turns my darkness into light.With you I can ; with my God I can .As for God — his way is . The word of Yahweh is . He is a shield for everyone who in him.For who is God besides Yahweh? And who is a besides our God?God is my ; he clears a flawless path for me.He makes my and sets me steady on .He ; my arms can bend a .You give me the ; has made me great.You beneath me; my ankles have not buckled.I chased my enemies and them; I did not turn back until they were finished.I them, I crushed them — they could not rise; they .You for battle; you forced my attackers to their knees beneath me.You made my enemies to me; those who hated me — I them.They looked around — but . They cried out to Yahweh — but he did not answer.I of the earth; like I crushed them, I stomped them flat.You pulled me free from the ; you kept me as . A people I had not known now serve me.Foreigners before me; the moment they hear of me, they .Foreigners ; they .! And my rock deserves praise! Let God be lifted high — the !The God who hands me and brings peoples down beneath me,who from my enemies. You lifted me above my attackers; from violent men you .This is why I will , Yahweh, and sing to :A for his king, showing to — to David and his descendants, .