2 Samuel 22:1-7

2 Samuel 21 2 Samuel 23

2 Samuel 22:1-7 New International Version (NIV)

David’s Song of Praise

22 David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. ²He said:

“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
³    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
    my shield^[a] and the horn^[b] of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

⁴“I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
    and have been saved from my enemies.
⁵The waves of death swirled about me;
    the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁶The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death confronted me.

⁷“In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.

Footnotes:

2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.

New International Version (NIV)

2 Samuel 22:1-7 King James Version (KJV)

22 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

²And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

³The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

⁴I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

⁵When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

⁶The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

⁷In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

King James Version (KJV)

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