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David’s Song of Praise
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David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. SCode Exo 15:1 Jdg 5:1 1Chr 16:7
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He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; SCode Deu 32:4 2Sam 22:1~51 Psa 91:2 Psa 144:2 Psa 18:2~50 Psa 31:3 Psa 71:3
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my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior - from violent people you save me. SCode Gen 15:1 2Sam 22:31~32 2Sam 22:47 Psa 62:2 Psa 14:6 Psa 62:6 Psa 46:7 Psa 71:7 Psa 9:9 Psa 59:9 Psa 46:11 Psa 59:16~17 Pro 18:10 Jer 16:19 Lk 1:69 Heb 2:13
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"I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies. SCode 1Chr 16:25 Psa 48:1 Psa 96:4
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The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. SCode Psa 93:4 Psa 42:7
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The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. SCode Psa 116:3
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"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. SCode Psa 120:1 Psa 116:4 Psa 18:6 Jon 2:2~3
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The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry. SCode Jdg 5:4 Job 26:11 Psa 97:4
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Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. SCode 2Sam 22:13
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He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. SCode Exo 20:21 1Ki 8:12 Psa 97:2 Psa 144:5 Isa 64:1
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He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. SCode Psa 104:3
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He made darkness his canopy around him - the dark rain clouds of the sky. SCode Job 36:29
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Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth. SCode 2Sam 22:9~10
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The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. SCode Job 37:4 Psa 29:3
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He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them. SCode Deu 32:23 Psa 144:6 Psa 7:13 Psa 77:17~18 Hab 3:11
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The 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. SCode Exo 15:8
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"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. SCode Psa 144:7
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He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
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They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
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He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. SCode 2Sam 15:26 Psa 118:5 Psa 31:8
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"The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. SCode 1Sam 26:23 1Ki 8:32 Psa 24:4 Psa 7:8
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God. SCode Gen 18:19 Pro 8:32
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All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees. SCode Psa 119:30 Psa 119:102
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I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. SCode Gen 17:1 Gen 6:9 Job 1:1
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The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. SCode 2Sam 22:21
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"To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, SCode 2Sam 22:24 Mt 5:7
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to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
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You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low. SCode Psa 72:12~13 Isa 2:11~12 Isa 2:17 Lk 1:51
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You, Lord, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light. SCode 2Sam 21:17 Job 29:3 Psa 27:1
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With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
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"As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. SCode Deu 32:4 Psa 84:9 Psa 59:11 Psa 5:12 Psa 33:20 Pro 30:5 Mt 5:48
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For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? SCode 2Sam 22:2
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It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. SCode 2Sam 22:2~3 Psa 31:3~4 Psa 28:8
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He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. SCode Deu 32:13 Deu 33:29 2Sam 2:18 Isa 58:14
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He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. SCode Psa 144:1
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You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great.
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You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. SCode Pro 4:12
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"I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
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I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. SCode Mal 4:3
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You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me. SCode Psa 59:1 Psa 44:5
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You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes. SCode Exo 23:27
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They cried for help, but there was no one to save them - to the LORD, but he did not answer. SCode 1Sam 28:6 Pro 1:28 Isa 1:15 Mic 3:4
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I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets. SCode 2Ki 13:7 Isa 10:6 Mic 7:10 Zech 10:5
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"You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me, SCode 2Sam 8:1~14 Isa 55:5
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foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
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They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds. SCode Mic 7:17
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"The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior! SCode Deu 32:15 2Sam 22:3 2Sam 22:32 Psa 95:1 Psa 89:26
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He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me, SCode Psa 144:2
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who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me. SCode 2Sam 22:40 Psa 140:1
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Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name. SCode Rom 15:9
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"He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever." SCode 1Sam 16:12~13 2Sam 7:12~13 Psa 144:10 Psa 89:20 Psa 89:29
NIV Footnotes
  1. 22:3 Or sovereign
  2. 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.
  3. 22:8 Hebrew; Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:7) mountains
  4. 22:11 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts appeared
  5. 22:12 Septuagint (see also Psalm 18:11); Hebrew massed
  6. 22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands
  7. 22:30 Or can run through a barricade
  8. 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge
  9. 22:36 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text shield; / you stoop down to make
  10. 22:46 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:45); Masoretic Text they arm themselves
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