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2 Samuel 22:26-34
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Samuel 22:26-34
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
26 “With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal;
with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless;
27 with the pure thou dost show thyself pure,
and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse.
28 Thou dost deliver a humble people,
but thy eyes are upon the haughty to bring them down.
29 Yea, thou art my lamp, O Lord,
and my God lightens my darkness.
30 Yea, by thee I can crush a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
31 This God—his way is perfect;
the promise of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
32 “For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
33 This God is my strong refuge,
and has made[a] my[b] way safe.
34 He made my[c] feet like hinds’ feet,
and set me secure on the heights.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 22:33 Ps 18.32: Heb set free
- 2 Samuel 22:33 Another reading is his
- 2 Samuel 22:34 Another reading is his
2 Samuel 22:26-34
New International Version
2 Samuel 22:26-34
New International Version
26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(A) you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(B)
28 You save the humble,(C)
but your eyes are on the haughty(D) to bring them low.(E)
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;(F)
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
30 With your help I can advance against a troop[a];
with my God I can scale a wall.
31 “As for God, his way is perfect:(G)
The Lord’s word is flawless;(H)
he shields(I) all who take refuge in him.
32 For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock(J) except our God?(K)
33 It is God who arms me with strength[b]
and keeps my way secure.
34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(L)
he causes me to stand on the heights.(M)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 22:30 Or can run through a barricade
- 2 Samuel 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge
2 Samuel 22:26-34
King James Version
2 Samuel 22:26-34
King James Version
26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
32 For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
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