David's Song

A song based on 2 Samuel 22.   And he said, “יהוה is my rock and my stronghold and my deliverer.  2Sa 22:3  “My Elohim is my rock, I take refuge in Him, My shield and the horn of my deliverance, My high tower and my refuge. My Saviour, You save me from violence.  2Sa 22:4  “I call on יהוה, the One to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.  2Sa 22:5  “For the waves of death surrounded me, Floods of Beliya‛al made me afraid,  2Sa 22:6  “The cords of She’ol were all around me; The snares of death were before me.  2Sa 22:7  “In my distress I called upon יהוה, And to my Elohim I cried. And from His Hěḵal He heard my voice, And my cry was in His ears.  2Sa 22:8  “And the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of the heavens were troubled, Because He was wroth.  2Sa 22:9  “Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.  2Sa 22:10  “And He bowed the heavens and came down, And thick darkness was under His feet.  2Sa 22:11  “And He rode upon a keruḇ, and flew, And was seen upon the wings of the wind.  2Sa 22:12  “And He put darkness around Him as booths, Darkness of waters, thick clouds.  2Sa 22:13  “From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.  2Sa 22:14  “יהוה thundered from the heavens, And the Most High sent forth His voice.  2Sa 22:15  “And He sent out arrows and scattered them, Lightning, and confused them.  2Sa 22:16  “And the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of יהוה, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.  2Sa 22:17  “He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.  2Sa 22:18  “He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.  2Sa 22:19  “They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But יהוה was my support.  2Sa 22:20  “And He brought me out into a large place, He delivered me for He delighted in me.  2Sa 22:21  “יהוה rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He repaid me.  2Sa 22:22  “For I have guarded the ways of יהוה, And have not acted wrongly against my Elohim.  2Sa 22:23  “For all His right-rulings are before me; As for His laws, I do not turn from them.  2Sa 22:24  “And I am perfect before Him, And I guard myself from my crookedness.  2Sa 22:25  “And יהוה repays me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.  2Sa 22:26  “With the lovingly-commited ones You show Yourself lovingly-commited, With the perfect one You show Yourself perfect,  2Sa 22:27  “With the clean You show Yourself clean, And with the crooked You show Yourself twisted.  2Sa 22:28  “For You save the humble people, But Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.  2Sa 22:29  “For You are my lamp, O יהוה, And יהוה makes my darkness light.  2Sa 22:30  “For with You I run against a band, With my Elohim I leap over a wall.  2Sa 22:31  “The Ěl – His way is perfect; The Word of יהוה is proven; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.  2Sa 22:32  “For who is Ěl, besides יהוה? And who is a rock, besides our Elohim?  2Sa 22:33  "Ěl is my mighty stronghold, And He makes my way perfect,  2Sa 22:34  “Making my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places,  2Sa 22:35  “Teaching my hands for battle, So that my arms bend a bow of bronze.  2Sa 22:36  “And You give me the shield of Your deliverance, And Your lowliness makes me great.  2Sa 22:37  “You enlarge my step under me, So that my feet shall not slip.  2Sa 22:38  “I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn back till they are destroyed.  2Sa 22:39  “And I destroy them and crush them, So that they do not rise, And fall under my feet.  2Sa 22:40  “And You gird me with strength for battle, You cause my adversaries to bow under me.  2Sa 22:41  “And You make my enemies turn their backs, Those hating me, and I cut them off.  2Sa 22:42  “They look but there is no saviour, Unto יהוה, but He shall not answer them.  2Sa 22:43  “And I beat them as dust of the earth, I beat them small as dirt in the streets – I spread them out.  2Sa 22:44  “And You deliver me from the strivings of my people, You safeguard me as the head of the nations; A people I have not known serve me.  2Sa 22:45  “Sons of the foreigner submit to me, As soon as they hear they obey me.  2Sa 22:46  “Sons of the foreigner fade away, And gird themselves from their strongholds.  2Sa 22:47  “יהוה lives! And blessed is my Rock! And exalted is my Elohim, The Rock of my deliverance,  2Sa 22:48  "Ěl who avenges me, And bringing peoples down under me,  2Sa 22:49  “And bringing me out from my enemies; You raise me up above those rising up against me; You deliver me from a man of violence.  2Sa 22:50  “Therefore I give thanks to You, O יהוה, among nations, And I sing praise to Your Name.  2Sa 22:51  “A tower of deliverance is He to His sovereign, And showing loving-commitment to His anointed, To Dawiḏ and his seed, forever.”