22:1 1 David sang 2 to the Lord the words of this song when 3 the Lord rescued him from the power 4 of all his enemies, including Saul. 5 22:2 He said:
“The Lord is my high ridge, 6 my stronghold, 7 my deliverer.
22:3 My God 8 is my rocky summit where I take shelter, 9
my shield, the horn that saves me, 10 my stronghold,
my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence! 11
22:4 I called 12 to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, 13
and I was delivered from my enemies.
22:5 The waves of death engulfed me;
the currents 14 of chaos 15 overwhelmed me. 16
22:6 The ropes of Sheol 17 tightened around me; 18
the snares of death trapped me. 19
22:7 In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called to my God. 20
From his heavenly temple 21 he heard my voice;
he listened to my cry for help. 22
22:8 The earth heaved and shook; 23
the foundations of the sky 24 trembled. 25
They heaved because he was angry.
22:9 Smoke ascended from 26 his nose; 27
fire devoured as it came from his mouth; 28
he hurled down fiery coals. 29
22:10 He made the sky sink 30 as he descended;
a thick cloud was under his feet.
22:11 He mounted 31 a winged angel 32 and flew;
he glided 33 on the wings of the wind. 34
22:12 He shrouded himself in darkness, 35
in thick rain clouds. 36
22:13 From the brightness in front of him
came coals of fire. 37
22:14 The Lord thundered 38 from the sky;
the sovereign One 39 shouted loudly. 40
22:15 He shot 41 arrows and scattered them, 42
lightning and routed them. 43
22:16 The depths 44 of the sea were exposed;
the inner regions 45 of the world were uncovered
by the Lord’s battle cry, 46
by the powerful breath from his nose. 47
22:17 He reached down from above and grabbed me; 48
he pulled me from the surging water. 49
22:18 He rescued me from my strong enemy, 50
from those who hate me,
for they were too strong for me.
22:19 They confronted 51 me in my day of calamity,
but the Lord helped me. 52
22:20 He brought me out into a wide open place;
he delivered me because he was pleased with me. 53
22:21 The Lord repaid 54 me for my godly deeds; 55
he rewarded 56 my blameless behavior. 57
22:22 For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; 58
I have not rebelled against my God. 59
22:23 For I am aware of all his regulations, 60
and I do not reject his rules. 61
22:24 I was blameless before him;
I kept myself from sinning. 62