{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/2-samuel/22","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T04:59:31.817Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"2 Samuel","bookSlug":"2-samuel","chapter":22,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":21,"nextChapter":23,"totalChapters":24,"totalVerses":51},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day <i>that</i> the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he said, The LORD <i>is</i> my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The God of my rock; in him will I trust: <i>he is</i> my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I will call on the LORD, <i>who is</i> worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"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 <i>did enter</i> into his ears."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness <i>was</i> under his feet."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, <i>and</i> thick clouds of the skies."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"He delivered me from my strong enemy, <i>and</i> from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"For all his judgments <i>were</i> before me: and <i>as for</i> his statutes, I did not depart from them."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight."},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, <i>and</i> with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes <i>are</i> upon the haughty, <i>that</i> thou mayest bring <i>them</i> down."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"For thou <i>art</i> my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"<i>As for</i> God, his way <i>is</i> perfect; the word of the LORD <i>is</i> tried: he <i>is</i> a buckler to all them that trust in him."},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"For who <i>is</i> God, save the LORD? and who <i>is</i> a rock, save our God?"},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"God <i>is</i> my strength <i>and</i> power: and he maketh my way perfect."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"He maketh my feet like hinds' <i>feet</i>: and setteth me upon my high places."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip."},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them."},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet."},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me."},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me."},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"They looked, but <i>there was</i> none to save; <i>even</i> unto the LORD, but he answered them not."},{"verseNumber":43,"text":"Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, <i>and</i> did spread them abroad."},{"verseNumber":44,"text":"Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me <i>to be</i> head of the heathen: a people <i>which</i> I knew not shall serve me."},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me."},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places."},{"verseNumber":47,"text":"The LORD liveth; and blessed <i>be</i> my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation."},{"verseNumber":48,"text":"It <i>is</i> God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,"},{"verseNumber":49,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":50,"text":"Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name."},{"verseNumber":51,"text":"<i>He is</i> the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore."}],"citation":{"inline":"2 Samuel 22 (KJV)","markdown":"[2 Samuel 22](https://primebible.com/kjv/2-samuel/22)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/2-samuel/22 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}