2 Samuel 22:17-42

2 Samuel 22:17-42 AMP

“He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of great waters. “He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. “They came upon me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support. “He also brought me out to an open place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. “The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me. “For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against my God. “For all His judgments (legal decisions) were before me, And from His statutes I did not turn aside. “I was also blameless before Him, And kept myself from wrongdoing. “Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His sight. “With the loving and loyal You show Yourself loving and loyal, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless. “With the pure You show Yourself pure, With the perverted You show Yourself astute. “And You save the afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase (humiliate). “For You, O LORD, are my lamp; The LORD illumines and dispels my darkness. “For by You I can run upon a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall. “As for God, His way is blameless and perfect; The word of the LORD is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him. “For who is God, besides the LORD? And who is a rock, besides our God? [1 Sam 2:2] “God is my strong fortress; He sets the blameless in His way. “He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift]; He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places. “He trains my hands for war, So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze. “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help and gentleness make me great. “You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped. “I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed (eliminated). “I consumed them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; They fell under my feet. “For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who stood against me. “You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in retreat], And I destroyed those who hated me. “They looked, but there was no savior for them— Even to the LORD [they looked], but He did not answer them.

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