David’s Song of Thanksgiving
1David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp of Saul.
2He said:22:2–51 Ps 18:2–50
3my God,22:3 LXX, Ps 18:2 read my God; MT reads God of my rock where I seek refuge.
My shield, the horn of my salvation,22:3 Lk 1:69 my stronghold,22:3 Ps 9:9; 59:9,16–17; 62:2,6 my refuge,22:3 Ps 14:6; 71:7; Jr 16:19
and my Savior, you save me from violence.
and I was saved from my enemies.
the torrents of destruction terrified me.
6The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.22:6 Ps 116:3
7I called to the Lord in my distress;
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry for help reached his ears.
8Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the heavens22:8 Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg read mountains; Ps 18:7 trembled;22:8 Jdg 5:4; Ps 77:18; 97:4
they shook because he burned with anger.22:8 Jb 26:11
9Smoke rose from his nostrils,
and consuming fire came from his mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.22:9 Or him
total darkness beneath his feet.
11He rode on a cherub and flew,
soaring22:11 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, Syr, Tg read he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness a canopy around him,
a gathering22:12 Or sieve, or mass; Hb obscure of water and thick clouds.22:12 Ps 97:2
13From the radiance of his presence,
blazing coals were ignited.
14The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High made his voice heard.22:14 Jb 37:4
he hurled lightning bolts and routed them.22:15 Ps 144:6
16The depths of the sea became visible,
the foundations of the world were exposed
at the rebuke of the Lord,
17He reached down from on high
and took hold of me;
he pulled me out of deep water.22:17 Ps 144:7
18He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
21The Lord rewarded me
he repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.22:21 Ps 24:3–4
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
and have not disregarded his statutes.
24I was blameless before him
and kept myself from my iniquity.
25So the Lord repaid me
according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness22:25 LXX, Syr, Vg read to the cleanness of my hands; Ps 18:24 in his sight.
26With the faithful
you prove yourself faithful,
with the blameless
you prove yourself blameless,
27with the pure
you prove yourself pure,
but with the crooked
you prove yourself shrewd.
28You rescue an oppressed people,22:28 Ps 72:12–13
but your eyes are set against the proud —
you humble them.22:28 Is 2:11–12,17; Lk 1:51
29
Lord, you are my lamp;
30With you I can attack a barricade,22:30 Or a ridge, or raiders
and with my God I can leap over a wall.22:30 2Sm 5:6–9
the word of the Lord is pure.22:31 Ps 119:140
He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.
32For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is a rock? Only our God.
33God is my strong refuge;22:33 DSS, some LXX mss, Syr, Vg read God clothes me with strength; Ps 18:32
he makes my way perfect.22:33 Some LXX mss, Syr; MT reads he sets free the blameless his way; Hb obscure
34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer
and sets me securely on the22:34 LXX; some Hb mss read my; other Hb mss read his heights.22:34 Or on my high places
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36You have given me the shield of your salvation;22:36 Eph 6:16–17
your help22:36 LXX reads humility; Ps 18:35 exalts me.
37You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps,
and my ankles do not give way.
38I pursue my enemies and destroy them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
39I wipe them out and crush them,
and they do not rise;
they fall beneath my feet.
40You have clothed me with strength for battle;
you subdue my adversaries beneath me.22:40 Ps 44:5
41You have made my enemies retreat before me;22:41 Lit you gave me the neck of my enemies
I annihilate those who hate me.
42They look, but there is no one to save them —
43I pulverize them like dust of the earth;
44You have freed me from the feuds among my people;22:44 2Sm 2:8–10; 15:1–6; 20:1–2
you have preserved me as head of nations;
a people I had not known serve me.22:44 2Sm 8:1–14; Is 55:5
45Foreigners submit to me cringing;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.
46Foreigners lose heart
and come trembling from their fortifications.22:46 Mc 7:17
47The Lord lives — blessed be my rock!
48God — he grants me vengeance
and casts down peoples under me.22:48 Ps 144:2
49He frees me from my enemies.
You exalt me above my adversaries;
you rescue me from violent men.22:49 Ps 140:1
50Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, Lord;
I will sing praises about your name.22:50 Rm 15:9
51He is a tower of salvation for22:51 DSS read he gives great victory to his king;
he shows loyalty to his anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.22:51 2Sm 7:12–16; Lk 1:55
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