The LORD Is My Rock
(2 Samuel 22:1–51)
For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who 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. He said:
I love You, O LORD, my strength. 2Sa 22:1-51Col 1:111Jn 4:19Isa 12:1-6Php 4:13Psa 116:1-6Psa 34:19Psa 118:14
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. Psa 144:2Psa 62:7Pro 18:10Psa 19:14Psa 91:2Psa 62:22Sa 22:3Jer 16:19
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; Psa 91:15Luk 1:71Psa 62:8Rom 8:31-392Sa 22:4Psa 145:3Psa 55:16Psa 96:4
so shall I be saved from my enemies.
The cords of death encompassed me; Psa 116:32Co 1:9Mat 27:24-25Mrk 14:33-342Sa 22:5-6Isa 53:3-4Jon 2:2-7Mat 26:47
the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol entangled me; Psa 86:13Act 2:24Psa 88:15-17Psa 88:3-8Ecc 9:12Psa 116:3
the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon the LORD; Psa 50:152Sa 22:7Psa 34:15Psa 130:1-2Psa 120:1Psa 18:3-4Psa 27:4-52Ch 30:27
I cried to my God for help.
From His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry for His help reached His ears.
Then the earth shook and quaked, Act 4:31Ezk 38:19-20Psa 68:7-8Act 16:25-26Deu 32:22Jdg 5:4Jer 4:241Co 13:2
and the foundations of the mountains trembled;
they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Smoke rose from His nostrils, Psa 21:9Psa 11:6Nam 1:5-6Amo 4:11Dan 7:10Gen 19:28Lev 10:2Num 16:35
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
glowing coals blazed forth.
He parted the heavens and came down Psa 144:5-152Pe 3:102Sa 22:10Deu 33:26Deu 5:22-23Heb 12:26Jhn 13:7Jol 3:16
with dark clouds beneath His feet.
He mounted a cherub and flew; Psa 104:32Sa 22:11-12Psa 99:1Ezk 1:5-14Ezk 10:20-22Psa 80:1
He soared on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness His hiding place, Deu 4:11Psa 97:2Jol 2:2Psa 81:7Psa 91:1Psa 27:5
and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
From the brightness of His presence Jos 10:11Rev 16:21Exo 9:23-24Mat 17:2Mat 17:52Sa 22:13-15Hab 3:4-5Psa 104:2
His clouds advanced—
hailstones and coals of fire. 1
The LORD thundered from heaven; Psa 104:71Sa 7:10Psa 140:10Psa 29:3-4Deu 32:24Exo 20:18Ezk 10:5Hab 3:5
the voice of the Most High resounded—
hailstones and coals of fire. 2
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; Psa 144:6Hab 3:11Deu 32:23Deu 32:42Isa 30:30Job 6:4Jos 10:10Num 24:8
He hurled lightning and routed them.
The channels of the sea appeared, Psa 106:9Exo 15:8Job 4:9Mic 6:2Psa 76:62Sa 22:16Jer 31:37Jos 3:13-16
and the foundations of the world were exposed,
at Your rebuke, O LORD,
at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; 2Sa 22:17Psa 144:7Jon 2:5-6Psa 57:3Psa 18:43Exo 2:10Psa 32:6Psa 40:1-3
He drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, Heb 2:14-15Job 16:9Psa 142:6Psa 35:10Psa 69:4-14Eph 6:10-12Psa 118:72Sa 22:1
from foes too mighty for me.
They confronted me in my day of calamity, Oba 1:10-14Deu 32:35Jer 18:17Psa 46:11Psa 59:161Sa 30:62Sa 22:19Psa 46:1-2
but the LORD was my support.
He brought me out into the open; Psa 118:5Psa 31:8Psa 18:36Job 36:16Psa 40:22Sa 22:18-27Psa 37:231Ki 10:9
He rescued me because He delighted in me.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; Psa 24:41Co 3:8Mat 6:4Psa 58:11Job 22:30Pro 11:18Heb 7:26Isa 49:4
He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD Psa 119:1021Jn 2:19Act 24:16Pro 8:32Psa 17:4Psa 26:11Th 2:102Ch 34:33
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For all His ordinances are before me; Psa 119:13Psa 119:112Psa 119:30Psa 119:117Psa 119:128Jhn 5:14
I have not disregarded His statutes.
And I have been blameless before Him Mat 18:8-9Mat 5:29-301Ch 29:171Sa 26:23Psa 11:7Psa 17:3Psa 37:27Psa 7:1-8
and kept myself from iniquity.
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, Mat 10:41-42Rut 2:121Sa 26:23Heb 6:162Th 1:6-7
according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, Mat 5:7Psa 62:12Mat 18:33-351Ki 8:32Ezk 18:25-30Neh 9:17Psa 112:4-6Psa 41:1-4
to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
to the pure You show Yourself pure, Pro 3:34Lev 26:23-24Jas 2:13Lev 26:27-28Psa 109:17-19Rom 2:4-6Rom 2:9
but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
For You save an afflicted people, Isa 66:2Isa 57:15Jas 2:52Sa 22:28Psa 101:52Co 8:9Isa 3:9Psa 9:18
but You humble those with haughty eyes.
For You, O LORD, light my lamp; 2Sa 22:29Job 29:3Isa 42:16Mat 4:161Pe 2:9Luk 1:79Pro 20:27Psa 112:4
my God lights up my darkness.
For in You I can charge an army, 2Sa 22:30Eph 6:10-132Co 12:9-10Rev 3:21Col 2:151Co 15:102Sa 5:19-20Psa 144:10
and with my God I can scale a wall.
As for God, His way is perfect; Deu 32:4Pro 30:52Sa 22:31Psa 84:11-12Psa 12:6Rev 15:3Psa 19:7-10Psa 119:140
the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
For who is God besides the LORD? Deu 32:31Psa 86:82Sa 22:32Deu 32:39Isa 45:51Sa 2:2Isa 45:21-22
And who is the Rock except our God?
It is God who arms me with strength Isa 45:52Co 3:52Sa 22:33Psa 28:7Psa 91:2Psa 93:1
and makes my way clear.
He makes my feet like those of a deer Hab 3:19Deu 32:13Deu 33:292Sa 2:182Sa 22:14
and stations me upon the heights.
He trains my hands for battle; Psa 144:1Psa 46:92Sa 22:36Isa 28:6Isa 45:1Jer 49:35Hos 1:5
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You have given me Your shield of salvation; 2Sa 22:36Jas 3:17-18Psa 28:7Gal 5:22-232Co 10:1Deu 33:29Isa 40:11Psa 17:7
Your right hand upholds me,
and Your gentleness exalts me. 3
You broaden the path beneath me Pro 4:122Sa 22:37Job 36:16Psa 4:1Job 18:7Luk 12:50Luk 24:46-48
so that my ankles do not give way.
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; Isa 53:10-12Psa 44:5Isa 63:1-6Num 24:17-19Psa 118:11-12Psa 3:7Psa 35:2Psa 35:5
I did not turn back until they were consumed.
I crushed them so they could not rise; 1Sa 17:49-511Sa 23:52Sa 10:1-192Sa 18:7-82Sa 21:15-222Sa 22:392Sa 5:1-252Sa 8:1-18
they have fallen under my feet.
You have armed me with strength for battle; 2Sa 22:40-41Psa 18:321Co 15:25-28Eph 1:22Isa 45:141Ch 22:18Ezk 30:24-25Jhn 15:23
You have subdued my foes beneath me.
You have made my enemies retreat before me; Psa 21:12Psa 94:23
I put an end to those who hated me.
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— Pro 1:28Job 27:92Sa 22:42-43Ezk 8:18Hos 7:14Isa 1:15Isa 59:1-2Jer 11:11
to the LORD, but He did not answer.
I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; Isa 10:62Ki 13:7Isa 41:15-16Zec 10:5Isa 25:10Isa 41:2Mal 4:3Psa 50:22
I trampled them 4like mud in the streets.
You have delivered me from the strife of the people; Isa 55:52Sa 3:11Pe 2:10Isa 52:152Sa 19:9Eph 1:222Sa 22:44-46Act 5:31
You have made me the head of nations;
a people I had not known shall serve me.
When they hear me, they obey me; Psa 66:3Psa 81:152Sa 22:44-46Deu 33:292Sa 1:13Ezk 44:7Isa 62:8Psa 68:30
foreigners cower before me.
Foreigners lose heart Mic 7:17Isa 24:4Jas 1:11Rev 6:16
and come trembling from their strongholds.
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! 2Sa 22:47Psa 18:2Psa 57:5Rev 1:18Jer 10:10Jhn 14:19Luk 1:47Psa 68:20
And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
the God who avenges me Psa 47:3Rom 12:192Sa 22:48Nam 1:2Psa 144:2Deu 32:35
and subdues nations beneath me,
who delivers me from my enemies. Psa 140:1Psa 140:11Psa 140:4Psa 86:14Psa 59:1-2Psa 7:16Php 2:9Psa 22:27-30
You exalt me above my foes;
You rescue me from violent men.
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; Rom 15:92Sa 22:50-511Ti 6:13Mat 26:30Psa 108:1Psa 108:3Psa 138:4Psa 14:7
I will sing praises to Your name. 5
Great salvation He brings to His king. Psa 144:102Sa 7:13Psa 132:10Psa 89:3-4Act 2:34-36Isa 9:6-7Luk 1:31-33Psa 78:71-72
He shows loving devotion to His anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.