Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 22:29-46

29For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.30For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

32For who is God besides the LORD?And who is the Rock except our God?33God is my strong fortress,and He makes my way clear.34He makes my feet like those of a deerand stations me upon the heights.35He trains my hands for battle;my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36You have given me Your shield of salvation,and Your gentleness exalts me.137You broaden the path beneath meso that my ankles do not give way.38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them;I did not turn back until they were consumed.39I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise;they have fallen under my feet.

40You have armed me with strength for battle;You have subdued my foes beneath me.41You have made my enemies retreat before me;I destroyed those who hated me.42They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.43I ground them as the dust of the earth;I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.

44You have delivered me from the strife of my people;You have preserved me as the head of nations;a people I had not known shall serve me.45Foreigners cower before me;when they hear me, they obey me.46Foreigners lose heartand come trembling2 from their strongholds.

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Notes

1. 2 Samuel 22:36 Or and Your help exalts me or and You stoop down to make me great ↩
2. 2 Samuel 22:46 Some LXX manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:45); MT and arm themselves ↩

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