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b'2 Samuel 22 (ESV)
\\n22\\xa0And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2\\xa0He said,
\\n\\u201cThe Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
\\n3\\xa0 my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
\\nmy shield, and the horn of my salvation,
\\nmy stronghold and my refuge,
\\nmy savior; you save me from violence.
\\n4\\xa0 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
\\nand I am saved from my enemies.
\\n5\\xa0 \\u201cFor the waves of death encompassed me,
\\nthe torrents of destruction assailed me;
\\n6\\xa0 the cords of Sheol entangled me;
\\nthe snares of death confronted me.
\\n7\\xa0 \\u201cIn my distress I called upon the Lord;
\\nto my God I called.
\\nFrom his temple he heard my voice,
\\nand my cry came to his ears.
\\n8\\xa0 \\u201cThen the earth reeled and rocked;
\\nthe foundations of the heavens trembled
\\nand quaked, because he was angry.
\\n9\\xa0 Smoke went up from his nostrils,
\\nand devouring fire from his mouth;
\\nglowing coals flamed forth from him.
\\n10\\xa0 He bowed the heavens and came down;
\\nthick darkness was under his feet.
\\n11\\xa0 He rode on a cherub and flew;
\\nhe was seen on the wings of the wind.
\\n12\\xa0 He made darkness around him his canopy,
\\nthick clouds, a gathering of water.
\\n13\\xa0 Out of the brightness before him
\\ncoals of fire flamed forth.
\\n14\\xa0 The Lord thundered from heaven,
\\nand the Most High uttered his voice.
\\n15\\xa0 And he sent out arrows and scattered them;
\\nlightning, and routed them.
\\n16\\xa0 Then the channels of the sea were seen;
\\nthe foundations of the world were laid bare,
\\nat the rebuke of the Lord,
\\nat the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
\\n17\\xa0 \\u201cHe sent from on high, he took me;
\\nhe drew me out of many waters.
\\n18\\xa0 He rescued me from my strong enemy,
\\nfrom those who hated me,
\\nfor they were too mighty for me.
\\n19\\xa0 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
\\nbut the Lord was my support.
\\n20\\xa0 He brought me out into a broad place;
\\nhe rescued me, because he delighted in me.
\\n21\\xa0 \\u201cThe Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness;
\\naccording to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
\\n22\\xa0 For I have kept the ways of the Lord
\\nand have not wickedly departed from my God.
\\n23\\xa0 For all his rules were before me,
\\nand from his statutes I did not turn aside.
\\n24\\xa0 I was blameless before him,
\\nand I kept myself from guilt.
\\n25\\xa0 And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
\\naccording to my cleanness in his sight.
\\n26\\xa0 \\u201cWith the merciful you show yourself merciful;
\\nwith the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
\\n27\\xa0 with the purified you deal purely,
\\nand with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
\\n28\\xa0 You save a humble people,
\\nbut your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
\\n29\\xa0 For you are my lamp, O Lord,
\\nand my God lightens my darkness.
\\n30\\xa0 For by you I can run against a troop,
\\nand by my God I can leap over a wall.
\\n31\\xa0 This God\\u2014his way is perfect;
\\nthe word of the Lord proves true;
\\nhe is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
\\n32\\xa0 \\u201cFor who is God, but the Lord?
\\nAnd who is a rock, except our God?
\\n33\\xa0 This God is my strong refuge
\\nand has made my way blameless.
\\n34\\xa0 He made my feet like the feet of a deer
\\nand set me secure on the heights.
\\n35\\xa0 He trains my hands for war,
\\nso that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
\\n36\\xa0 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
\\nand your gentleness made me great.
\\n37\\xa0 You gave a wide place for my steps under me,
\\nand my feet did not slip;
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