2 Samuel 22:4-20
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 22
4I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. 5For the waves of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction terrified me; 6The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. 7In my distress I called upon the Lord, Yes, I called out to my God; And from His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help came into His ears. 8Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. 9Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth was devouring; Coals were kindled by it. 10He also bowed the heavens down low, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. 11He rode on a cherub and flew; He appeared on the wings of the wind. 12He made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky. 13From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled. 14The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice. 15And He shot arrows and scattered them, Lightning, and routed them. 16Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were exposed By the rebuke of the Lord, From the blast of the breath of His nostrils. 17He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. 18He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. 19They confronted me on the day of my disaster, But the Lord was my support. 20He also brought me out into an open place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.King James Version
Chapter 22
4I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 22
4I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies. 5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.
6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7I called to the Lord in my distress; I called to my God. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry for help reached his ears.
8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because he burned with anger.
9Smoke rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire came from his mouth; coals were set ablaze by it.
10He bent the heavens and came down, total darkness beneath his feet.
11He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness a canopy around him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13From the radiance of his presence, blazing coals were ignited.
14The Lord thundered from heaven; the Most High made his voice heard.
15He shot arrows and scattered them; he hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
16The depths of the sea became visible, the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep water.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support.
New Living Translation
5'The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.
6The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
7But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I cried to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears.
8'Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger.
9Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
10He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
11Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
12He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.
13A great brightness shone around him, and burning coals blazed forth.
14The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15He shot arrows and scattered his enemies; his lightning flashed, and they were confused.
16Then at the command of the Lord, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.
17'He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
19They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the Lord supported me.
20He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
English Standard Version
Chapter 22
4I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. 5 "For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me; 6 the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. 7 "In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears. 8"Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry. 9Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. 10 He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. 11He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind. 12He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water. 13Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth. 14 The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice. 15And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them. 16Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 17 "He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. 18He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. 19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support. 20 He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.New International Version
Chapter 22
4"I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies. 5The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
7"In my distress I called to the Lord; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
8The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
9Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
10He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
11He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.
13Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
14The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
16The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
17"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support.
New King James Version
