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Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 22

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2 Samuel 22 KJV - King James Version2 Samuel 22 KJV - King James Version

Chapter 22 of 2 Samuel—King James Version (KJV)

  1. ¶ 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:
  2. ¶ And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
  3. ¶ The 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.
  4. ¶ I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
  5. ¶ When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
  6. ¶ The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
  7. ¶ In 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.
  8. ¶ Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
  9. ¶ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
  10. ¶ He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
  11. ¶ And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
  12. ¶ And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
  13. ¶ Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
  14. ¶ The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
  15. ¶ And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
  16. ¶ And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
  17. ¶ He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
  18. ¶ He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
  19. ¶ They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
  20. ¶ He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
  21. ¶ The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
  22. ¶ For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
  23. ¶ For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
  24. ¶ I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
  25. ¶ Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
  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.
  35. ¶ He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
  36. ¶ Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
  37. ¶ Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
  38. ¶ I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
  39. ¶ And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
  40. ¶ For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
  41. ¶ Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
  42. ¶ They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
  43. ¶ Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
  44. ¶ Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
  45. ¶ Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
  46. ¶ Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
  47. ¶ The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
  48. ¶ It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
  49. ¶ And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
  50. ¶ Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
  51. He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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