David’s Son to the Lord God, When He saved David from His Enemies |
2 Samuel 22:1-51 The Book of 2 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks] |
David [spoke] the words of this song to the Lord [God, on] the day the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies & out of the hand of Saul. [David] said, The Lord is my rock, my fortress & my deliverer. |
* My God [is] my Rock & I trust in Him. He is my shield, the horn of my Salvation, my high tower, my refuge & my Savior. You saved me from violence. [*Luke 1:68-70 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for He has visited & redeemed His people & has raised up a horn of Salvation for us in the house of His servant, David; [like] He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, which have been since the world began.] |
I will call on the Lord, [Who] is worthy to be praised: so I shall be saved from my enemies. When the waves of death [encircled] me & the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; the sorrows of hell [surrounded around] me; the [traps] of death [confronted] me. I called to the Lord & cried [out] to my God, in my distress & He [heard] out of His temple & my [out] cry [entered] His ears. |
Then, the earth shook & trembled & the foundations of heaven moved & shook, because He was [angry.] Smoke went up [from] His nostrils & fire [from] His mouth devoured & coals were kindled by it. |
[Hebrews 12:28-29 [For this reason,] we [receive] a kingdom [that] can’t be [removed.] Let us have grace, [by which] we may serve God acceptably with reverence & Godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.] |
He also [bent] the heavens [down] & also came down [with] darkness under His feet. He rode upon a cherub [& flew] & was seen upon the wings of the wind. [Exodus 20:21-23 And the people stood [far away] & Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was. |
And the Lord said to Moses, You shall say [this] to the children [people] of Israel, You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. You shall not make [for] Me gods of silver & neither shall you make [yourselves] gods of gold.] |
[The Lord God] made [the] dark pavilions [covering around] Him, dark waters & thick clouds [in] the skies. Through the brightness before Him, were coals of fire [ignited.] |
The Lord thundered from heaven & the Most High uttered His voice. He sent out arrows & scattered [the enemy with] lightning & [overwhelmed] them. At the [rebuke] of the Lord & the blast of breath [from] His nostrils, the channels of the sea appeared & the foundations of the world were discovered. |
[Exodus 15:8-10 And with the blast of Your nostrils, the waters were gathered together. The [flood waters] stood upright [like a] heap & the depths were [stuck together like solid] in the heart of the sea. |
The enemy said, I will pursue & I will overtake [them.] I will divide the [plunder.] My lusts shall be satisfied upon them. I will draw my sword & my hand shall destroy them. You [blew] with your wind & the sea covered them. They sank [like] lead in the mighty waters.] |
He sent from above & took me & drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong [enemies & those who] hated me & were too strong for me. They [confronted] me [on] the day of my calamity; but the Lord was my [strong support.] |
He also brought me [out] into a large place & He delivered me, because He delighted in me. He rewarded me according to my righteousness & has [repaid] me according to the cleanness of my hands. |
For I have kept the [Lord’s] ways & I haven’t departed [wickedly] from my God. For all His judgments were before me & I didn’t depart from His [mandates.] I was also upright before Him & have kept myself from [my] iniquity. Therefore, the Lord has [rewarded] me according to my righteousness & my cleanness in His sight. |
With [those who are] merciful, You, show Yourself, merciful. With the upright man, You will show Yourself [to be] upright. With [those who are purified,] You, show Yourself, pure. |
With [those who are devious,] You, show Yourself as [shrewd.] You will save the afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the [arrogant & proud, so] You may bring them down [& make them humble.] |
For You are my Lamp, O Lord & the Lord will [turn my darkness into light.] For by You, my God, You have [allowed] me to run through a troop & to leap over a wall. For [God’s] way is perfect & the Word of the Lord is [tested.] |
[The Lord God is a shield] to all [those who] trust in Him. For Who is God [except for] the Lord? Who is a Rock, [except for] our God? God is my strength & power & He makes my [ways] perfect. |
He makes my feet like [the hind feet of deer] & [puts] me upon my high places. [God] teaches my hands to war, so a bow of steel is broken by [my] arms. You have also given me the shield of Your Salvation & Your gentleness has made me great. |
You have enlarged [the path] under me, so that my feet don’t slip. I have pursued & destroyed [my] enemies & I didn’t [turn back] again until I had consumed them. And I have [struck] & wounded them, [so] they couldn’t arise. |
They [have] fallen under my feet. For You have [strapped] me with strength [for] battle. [Those who] rose up against me, You have [put] under [my control.] Also, you have given me the necks of my enemies, so I might destroy [those who] hate me. They looked, but there was [no one] to save [them.] |
[Psalm 44:5-7 Through You, we will push down our enemies. THrough Your Name, we will [trample those] under [who] rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow & neither shall my sword save me. But You have saved us from our enemies & have put them to shame [who] hated us.] |
They looked, but there. Was [no one] to save [them;] even to the Lord, but He [didn’t] answer them. Then, I beat them as [fine] as the dust of the earth. I [stomped on] them, [like] the mud of the street & spread them [around.] |
You have also delivered me from [the disputes] of my people. You have kept me [in charge over] the heathen: a people which I [didn’t] know, shall serve Me. [Romans 10:9-13 That if you shall confess with your mouth, the Lord Jesus & shall believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. |
For with the heart, man believes [leading to] righteousness & with the mouth, confession is made [leading to] Salvation. for the scripture says, [Whoever] believes [in] Him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew & the Greek [a.k.a. Gentile;] for the same Lord over all is rich to all [who] call upon Him. For [whoever] shall call upon the Name of the. Lord, shall be saved.] |
[Foreigners] shall [bow] themselves to Me; as soon as they hear [of Me,] they shall [obey] Me. [Foreigners] shall [hide] away & shall be afraid & [come] out of their [hiding] places. |
The Lord lives & blessed be my Rock & exalted be the God, the Rock of my Salvation. It is God [Who avenges] me & brings down the people under me. [God] brings down [the nations] under me. |
[He] brings me [out] from [my] enemies & You have also lifted me up high above [those who] rose up against me. You have delivered me from violent [men.] Therefore, I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the heathen & I will sing praises to Your Name. |
* [The Lord God] is the tower of Salvation for [me] His king & shows mercy to David, His anointed & his [descendants] forever more. [Revelation 22:16-17 I, Jesus, have sent [My] Angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I Am the root & the offspring of David & the Bright & Morning Star. And the Spirit & the bride say, Come. And let him [who] hears say, Come. And let him [who is thirsty,] come. And [whoever] will, let him take the Water of Life freely.] |