2 Samuel 22 | BSB Bible Study

2 Samuel 22:1 (BSB)
And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 22:2 (BSB)
He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

2 Samuel 22:3 (BSB)
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:4 (BSB)
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

2 Samuel 22:5 (BSB)
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

2 Samuel 22:6 (BSB)
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

2 Samuel 22:7 (BSB)
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.

2 Samuel 22:8 (BSB)
Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

2 Samuel 22:9 (BSB)
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

2 Samuel 22:10 (BSB)
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

2 Samuel 22:11 (BSB)
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

2 Samuel 22:12 (BSB)
He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.

2 Samuel 22:13 (BSB)
From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.

2 Samuel 22:14 (BSB)
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.

2 Samuel 22:15 (BSB)
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

2 Samuel 22:16 (BSB)
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

2 Samuel 22:17 (BSB)
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

2 Samuel 22:18 (BSB)
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

2 Samuel 22:19 (BSB)
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

2 Samuel 22:20 (BSB)
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

2 Samuel 22:21 (BSB)
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

2 Samuel 22:22 (BSB)
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

2 Samuel 22:23 (BSB)
For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.

2 Samuel 22:24 (BSB)
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

2 Samuel 22:25 (BSB)
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.

2 Samuel 22:26 (BSB)
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

2 Samuel 22:27 (BSB)
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

2 Samuel 22:28 (BSB)
You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

2 Samuel 22:29 (BSB)
For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.

2 Samuel 22:30 (BSB)
For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.

2 Samuel 22:31 (BSB)
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

2 Samuel 22:32 (BSB)
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

2 Samuel 22:33 (BSB)
God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.

2 Samuel 22:34 (BSB)
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

2 Samuel 22:35 (BSB)
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

2 Samuel 22:36 (BSB)
You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

2 Samuel 22:37 (BSB)
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

2 Samuel 22:38 (BSB)
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

2 Samuel 22:39 (BSB)
I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

2 Samuel 22:40 (BSB)
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

2 Samuel 22:41 (BSB)
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.

2 Samuel 22:42 (BSB)
They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.

2 Samuel 22:43 (BSB)
I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.

2 Samuel 22:44 (BSB)
You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

2 Samuel 22:45 (BSB)
Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.

2 Samuel 22:46 (BSB)
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

2 Samuel 22:47 (BSB)
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—

2 Samuel 22:48 (BSB)
the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,

2 Samuel 22:49 (BSB)
who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

2 Samuel 22:50 (BSB)
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.

2 Samuel 22:51 (BSB)
Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”

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