2Sa 22:1-10 | HCSB | STEP | David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul .

‏ 2 Samuel 22:1-10

1 David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said: ^a

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, ^b and my deliverer,
3 my God, my mountain ^{▼▼LXX; MT reads God of my mountain; Ps 18:2} where I seek refuge.
My shield, the ^{▼▼horn: A symbol of power based on the strength of animal horns}horn of my salvation, ^e my stronghold, ^f my refuge, ^g
and my Savior, You save me from violence.
4 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, ^h
and I was saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; ⁱ
the torrents of destruction terrified me.
6 The ropes of ^{▼▼Sheol: A Hebrew word for either the grave or the realm of the dead}Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me. ^k

7 I called to the Lord in my distress;
I called to my God. ^l
From His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry for help reached His ears.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the heavens ^{▼▼Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg read mountains; Ps 18:7} trembled; ⁿ
they shook because He burned with anger. ^o
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it. ^{▼▼Or ablaze from Him}
10 He parted the heavens and came down, ^q
a dark cloud beneath His feet.