2 Samuel Chapter 22
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And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, in the day in which the Lord rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
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And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
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my God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: [he is] my protector, and the horn of my salvation, my helper, and my sure refuge; thou shalt save me from the unjust man.
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I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised, and I shall be saved from my enemies.
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For the troubles of death compassed me, the floods of iniquity amazed me:
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the pangs of death surrounded me, the agonies of death prevented me.
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When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, and will cry to my God, and he shall hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come into his ears.
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And the earth was troubled and quaked, and the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, because the Lord was wroth with them.
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There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.
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And he bowed the heavens, and came down, and [there was] darkness under his feet.
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And he rode upon the cherubs and did fly, and was seen upon the wings of the wind.
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And he made darkness his hiding-place; his tabernacle round about him was the darkness of waters, he condensed it with the clouds of the air.
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At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
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The Lord thundered out of heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
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And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, and he flashed lightning, and dismayed them.
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And the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his anger.
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He sent from above and took me; he drew me out of many waters.
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He delivered me from my strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.
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The days of my affliction prevented me; but the Lord was my stay.
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And he brought me into a wide place, and rescued me, because he delighted in me.
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And the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.
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Because I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly depart from my God.
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For all his judgments and his ordinances [were] before me: I departed not from them.
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And I shall be blameless before him, and will keep myself from my iniquity.
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And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands in his eye-sight.
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With the holy thou wilt be holy, and with the perfect man thou wilt be perfect,
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and with the excellent thou wilt be excellent, and with the froward thou wilt be froward.
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And thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt bring down the eyes of the haughty.
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For thou, Lord, [art] my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness.
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For by thee shall I run [as] a girded man, and by my God shall I leap over a wall.
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As for the Mighty One, his way [is] blameless: the word of the Lord [is] strong [and] tried in the fire: he is a protector to all that put their trust in him.
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Who [is] strong, but the Lord? and who will be a Creator except our God?
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[It is] the Mighty One who strengthens me with might, and has prepared my way without fault.
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He makes my feet like harts' feet, and sets me upon the high places.
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He teaches my hands to war, and has broken a brazen bow by my arm.
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And thou hast given me the shield of my salvation, and thy propitious dealing has increased me,
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so as to make room under me for my going, and my legs did not totter.
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I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.
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And I will crush them, and they shall not rise; and they shall fall under my feet.
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And thou shalt strengthen me with power for the war; thou shalt cause them that rise up against me to bow down under me.
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And thou hast caused mine enemies to flee before me, even them that hated me, and thou hast slain them.
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They shall cry, and there shall be no helper; to the Lord, but he hearkens not to them.
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And I ground them as the dust of the earth, I beat them small as the mire of the streets.
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And thou shalt deliver me from the striving of the peoples, thou shalt keep me [to be] the head of the Gentiles: a people which I knew not served me.
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The strange children feigned [obedience] to me; they hearkened to me as soon as they heard.
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The strange children shall be cast away, and shall be overthrown out of their hiding-places.
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The Lord lives, and blessed [be] my guardian, and my God, my strong keeper, shall be exalted.
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The Lord who avenges me [is] strong, chastening the nations under me,
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and bringing me out from my enemies: and thou shalt set me on high from among those that rise up against me: thou shalt deliver me from the violent man.
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Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name.
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He magnifies the salvation of his king, and works mercy for his anointed, even for David and for his seed for ever.
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David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
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and he said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
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God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.
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I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
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For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
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The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
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In my distress, I called on the LORD. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.
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Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
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Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
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He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
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He made darkness a shelter around himself, gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
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At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.
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The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
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He sent out arrows and scattered them, lightning and confused them.
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Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the LORD’s rebuke, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
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He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
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They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
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He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
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For I have kept the LORD’s ways, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
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For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I didn’t depart from them.
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I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
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Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
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With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
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With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
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You will save the afflicted people, but your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down.
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For you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD will light up my darkness.
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For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
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As for God, his way is perfect. The LORD’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
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For who is God, besides the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God?
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God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
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He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.
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He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
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You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
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You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
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I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
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I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.
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For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
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You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
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They looked, but there was no one to save; even to the LORD, but he didn’t answer them.
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Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.
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You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.
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The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
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The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.
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The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
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even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,
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who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
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Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
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He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).