2 Samuel 22:2–3

²The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

³I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

⁴The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

⁵The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

⁶In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

⁷Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

⁸There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

⁹He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

¹²At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

¹³The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

¹⁴Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

¹⁵Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

¹⁶He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁸They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

²⁰The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

²¹For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²²For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

²³I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

²⁴Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

²⁵With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

²⁶With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

²⁷For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

²⁸For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

²⁹For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

³⁰As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

³¹For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?

³²It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

³³He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

³⁴He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

³⁵Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

³⁶Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

³⁷I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

³⁸I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

³⁹For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

⁴⁰Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

⁴¹They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

⁴²Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

⁴³Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

⁴⁴As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

⁴⁵The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

⁴⁶The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

⁴⁷It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

⁴⁸He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

⁴⁹Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

⁵⁰Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

^2†The LORD is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower.

³I will call vpon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saued from mine enemies.

^4*†The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.

^5‖The sorrowes of hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.

⁶In my distresse I called vpon the LORD, and cryed vnto my God: hee heard my voyce out of his temple, and my crie came before him, euen into his eares.

⁷Then the earth shooke and trembled; the foundations also of the hilles mooued and were shaken, because hee was wroth.

^8†There went vp a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth deuoured, coales were kindled by it.

⁹He bowed the heauens also, and came downe: and darkenesse was vnder his feet.

¹⁰And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: yea he did flie vpon the wings of the wind.

¹¹He made darkenes his secret place: his pauilion round about him, were darke waters, and thicke cloudes of the skies.

¹²At the brightnes that was before him his thicke clouds passed, haile stones and coales of fire.

¹³The LORD also thundered in the heauens, and the highest gaue his voyce; hailestones and coales of fire.

¹⁴Yea, he sent out his arrowes, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

¹⁵Then the chanels of waters were seene, and the foundations of the world were discouered: at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

^16‖He sent from aboue, he tooke me, he drew me out of many waters.

¹⁷He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁸They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the LORD was my stay.

¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place: he deliuered me, because he delighted in me.

²⁰The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands hath hee recompensed me.

²¹For I haue kept the wayes of the LORD, and haue not wickedly departed from my God.

²²For all his iudgements were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

^23†I was also vpright before him: and I kept my selfe from mine iniquity.

^24†Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands in his eye-sight.

²⁵With the mercifull thou wilt shew thy selfe mercifull, with an vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.

^26‖With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt shew thy selfe froward.

²⁷For thou wilt saue the afflicted people: but wilt bring downe high lookes.

^28‖For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkenesse.

^29‖For by thee I haue run through a troupe? and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall.

^30*‖ As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

^31*For who is God saue the LORD? or who is a rocke saue our God?

³² It is God that girdeth mee with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

³³Hee maketh my feete like hindes feete, and setteth me vpon my high places.

³⁴He teacheth my hands to warre, so that a bow of steele is broken by mine armes.

^35‖Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation: and thy right hand hath holden me vp, and thy gentlenesse hath made me great.

^36†Thou hast enlarged my steppes vnder me; that my feete did not slippe.

³⁷I haue pursued mine enemies, and ouertaken them: neither did I turne againe till they were consumed.

³⁸I haue wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete.

^39†For thou hast girded mee with strength vnto the battell: thou hast subdued vnder me, those that rose vp against me.

⁴⁰Thou hast also giuen mee the neckes of mine enemies: that I might destroy them that hate me.

⁴¹They cried, but there was none to saue them: euen vnto the LORD, but he answered them not.

⁴²Then did I beate them small as the dust before the winde: I did cast them out, as the dirt in the streetes.

⁴³Thou hast deliuered me from the striuings of the people, and thou hast made mee the head of the heathen: a people whom I haue not knowen, shall serue me.

^44††‖As soone as they heare of mee, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselues vnto me.

⁴⁵The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

⁴⁶The LORD liueth, and blessed be my rocke: and let the God of my saluation be exalted.

^47†‖ It is God that auengeth mee, and subdueth the people vnder me.

^48†He deliuereth me from mine enemies: yea thou liftest mee vp aboue those that rise vp against me; thou hast deliuered me from the violent man.

^49*‖Therfore will I giue thankes vnto thee, (O LORD) among the heathen: and sing prayses vnto thy name.

⁵⁰Great deliuerance giueth he to his King: and sheweth mercy to his Annointed, to Dauid, and to his seede for euermore.

³For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

³For thou art my rocke and my fortresse: therfore for thy names sake lead me, and guide me.

³Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

^3†Bee thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast giuen commandement to saue mee, for thou art my rocke, and my fortresse.

⁴He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

⁴ He is the rocke, his worke is perfect: for all his wayes are Iudgement: A God of trueth, and without iniquity, iust and right is he.

²My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

^2*‖My goodnes and my fortresse, my high tower and my deliuerer, my shield, and he in whome I trust: who subdueth my people vnder me.

²I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

²I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge, and my fortresse: my God, in him will I trust.

²There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.

² There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any Rocke like our God.

¹⁸And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

¹⁸And I say also vnto thee, that ^*thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke I will build my Church: and the gates of hell shall not preuaile against it.

⁹I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

⁹I will say vnto God, My rocke, why hast thou forgotten me? why goe I mourning, because of the oppression of the enemy?

⁹The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

^9*†The LORD also will bee a refuge for the oppressed: a refuge, in times of trouble.

²Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

^2*Behold, God is my saluation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for the LORD IEHOVAH is my strength and my song, he also is become my saluation.

¹⁰The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

^10*†The name of the LORD is a a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

⁵Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

^5*†Euery word of God is pure: he is a shield vnto them that put their trust in him.

²The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

^2†The LORD is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower.

²⁹Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

²⁹Happy art thou, O Israel: Who is like vnto thee, O people! saued by the LORD, the shield of thy helpe, and who is the sword of thy excellencie: and thine enemies ^‖shal be found liars vnto thee, and thou shalt tread vpon their high places.

¹AFTER these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

¹¶ After these things, the word of the LORD came vnto Abram in a vision, saying; Feare not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding ^*great reward.

⁹O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

¹⁰O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

¹¹Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.

⁹O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their helpe and their shield.

¹⁰O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their helpe & their shield.

¹¹Ye that feare the LORD trust in the LORD: he is their helpe and their shield.

¹¹The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

¹¹The LORD of hosts is with vs; the God of Iacob is our refuge. Selah.

²My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

^2*‖My goodnes and my fortresse, my high tower and my deliuerer, my shield, and he in whome I trust: who subdueth my people vnder me.

¹³And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

¹³And againe, ^*I will put my trust in him: and againe, ^*Behold, I, and the children which God hath giuen me.

⁶⁹And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

^69*And hath raised vp an horne of saluation for vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,

⁶Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.

⁶You haue shamed the counsell of the poore; because the LORD is his refuge.

¹⁶But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

¹⁶But I will sing of thy power; yea I will sing alowd of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast bene my defence and refuge, in the day of my trouble.

²And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

^2†And a man shall be as an hiding place from the winde, and a couert from the tempest: as riuers of water in a drie place, as the shadow of a great rocke in a wearie land.

¹⁹O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

¹⁹O LORD, my strength and my fortresse, and my refuge in the day of affliction; the Gentiles shall come vnto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say; Surely our fathers haue inherited lyes, vanitie, and things wherein there is no profit.

⁴Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.

⁴Keepe me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked, preserue me from the violent man: who haue purposed to ouerthrow my goings.

⁷The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

^7†The LORD of hosts is with vs; the God of Iacob is our refuge. Selah.

⁹Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

⁹Destroy, O LORD, and diuide their tongues: for I haue seene violence and strife in the citie.

¹⁴O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

^14†O God, the proud are risen against mee, and the assemblies of violent men haue sought after my soule: and haue not set thee before them.

¹AND Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

¹¶ And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart reioyceth in the LORD, mine horne is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is inlarged ouer mine enemies: because I reioyce in thy saluation.

⁴⁹And 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.

⁴⁹And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted mee vp on high aboue them that rose vp against me: thou hast deliuered me from the violent man.

⁵¹He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

⁵¹ He is the towre of saluation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his Anointed, vnto Dauid, and ^*to his seede for euermore.

³⁷And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,

³⁷And he shall say, where are their gods? their Rocke in whom they trusted;

⁷¹That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷¹That wee should be saued from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate vs,

¹DELIVER me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;

¹¶ Deliuer me, O LORD, from the euill man: preserue me from the violent man.

¹¹Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

^11†Let not an euill speaker bee established in the earth: euill shall hunt the violent man to ouerthrow him.

⁵For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

⁵For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pauilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me, hee shall set me vp vpon a rocke.

⁷The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

⁷The LORD is my strength, and my shield, my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly reioyceth, and with my song will I praise him.

³But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

³But thou, O LORD, art a shield ^‖for me; my glory, and the lifter vp of mine head.

¹GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

¹¶ God is our refuge and strength: a very present helpe in trouble.

¹²For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

¹²For thou, LORD, wilt blesse the righteous: with fauour wilt thou ^†compasse him as with a shield.

³For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

³For thou hast bene a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

⁷I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

⁷I am as a wonder vnto many, but thou art my strong refuge.

¹⁴He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

¹⁴He shall redeeme their soule from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

¹¹For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

^11*For the LORD God is a sunne and shield: the LORD will giue grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walke vprightly.

⁹Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

⁹Behold, O God our shield: and looke vpon the face of thine anointed.

²¹Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

²¹Tell ye and bring them neere, yea let them take counsell together, who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? Haue not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me, a iust God and a Sauiour, there is none beside me.

⁹For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride.

^9*For thus sayth the LORD of hostes, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your dayes, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladnesse, the voice of the bridegroome, and the voice of the bride.

⁴⁷And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

⁴⁷And my spirit hath reioyced in God my sauiour.

⁷Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

^7*Thou art my hiding place, thou shalt preserue mee from trouble: thou shalt compasse me about with songs of deliuerance. Selah.

⁴But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

⁴But after that the kindnesse and ^‖loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,

⁶Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁶Which hee shed on vs ^†abundantly, through Iesus Christ our Sauiour:

⁴I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

^4‖††I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me, refuge failed me: no man cared for my soule.