2 Samuel 22:1-3

Contemporary English Version

David Sings to the Lord

(Psalm 18.1-50)

22 David sang a song to the Lord after the Lord had rescued him from his enemies, especially Saul. These are the words to David's song:

²Our Lord and our God,
you are my mighty rock,^[a]
    my fortress, my protector.
³You are the rock
    where I am safe.
You are my shield,
my powerful weapon,^[b]
    and my place of shelter.

You rescue me and keep me
safe from violence.

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Footnotes

22.2 mighty rock: The Hebrew text has “rock,” which is sometimes used in poetry to compare the Lord to a mountain where his people can run for protection from their enemies.
22.3 powerful weapon: The Hebrew has “the horn,” which refers to the horn of a bull, one of the most powerful animals in ancient Palestine.