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186 lines
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David's Song of Thanksgiving
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# Chapter 22
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1. David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp of Saul.
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2. He said:
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The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
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3. my God, my rock where I seek refuge.
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My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge,
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and my Savior, you save me from violence.
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4. I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
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and I was saved from my enemies.
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5. For the waves of death engulfed me;
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the torrents of destruction terrified me.
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6. The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
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the snares of death confronted me.
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7. I called to the Lord in my distress;
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I called to my God.
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From his temple he heard my voice,
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and my cry for help reached his ears.
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8. Then the earth shook and quaked;
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the foundations of the heavens trembled;
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they shook because he burned with anger.
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9. Smoke rose from his nostrils,
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and consuming fire came from his mouth;
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coals were set ablaze by it.
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10. He bent the heavens and came down,
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total darkness beneath his feet.
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11. He rode on a cherub and flew,
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soaring on the wings of the wind.
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12. He made darkness a canopy around him,
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a gathering of water and thick clouds.
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13. From the radiance of his presence,
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blazing coals were ignited.
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14.
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The Lord thundered from heaven;
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the Most High made his voice heard.
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15. He shot arrows and scattered them;
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he hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
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16. The depths of the sea became visible,
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the foundations of the world were exposed
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at the rebuke of the Lord,
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at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
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17. He reached down from on high
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and took hold of me;
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he pulled me out of deep water.
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18. He rescued me from my powerful enemy
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and from those who hated me,
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for they were too strong for me.
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19. They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
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but the Lord was my support.
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20. He brought me out to a spacious place;
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he rescued me because he delighted in me.
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21.
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The Lord rewarded me
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according to my righteousness;
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he repaid me
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according to the cleanness of my hands.
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22. For I have kept the ways of the Lord
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and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
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23. Indeed, I let all his ordinances guide me
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and have not disregarded his statutes.
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24. I was blameless before him
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and kept myself from my iniquity.
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25. So the Lord repaid me
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according to my righteousness,
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according to my cleanness in his sight.
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26. With the faithful
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you prove yourself faithful,
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with the blameless
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you prove yourself blameless,
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27. with the pure
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you prove yourself pure,
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but with the crooked
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you prove yourself shrewd.
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28. You rescue an oppressed people,
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but your eyes are set against the proud--
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you humble them.
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29. Lord, you are my lamp;
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the Lord illuminates my darkness.
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30. With you I can attack a barricade,
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and with my God I can leap over a wall.
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31. God--his way is perfect;
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the word of the Lord is pure.
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He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.
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32. For who is God besides the Lord?
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And who is a rock? Only our God.
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33. God is my strong refuge;
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he makes my way perfect.
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34. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer
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and sets me securely on the heights.
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35. He trains my hands for war;
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my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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36. You have given me the shield of your salvation;
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your help exalts me.
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37. You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps,
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and my ankles do not give way.
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38. I pursue my enemies and destroy them;
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I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
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39. I wipe them out and crush them,
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and they do not rise;
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they fall beneath my feet.
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40. You have clothed me with strength for battle;
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you subdue my adversaries beneath me.
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41. You have made my enemies retreat before me;
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I annihilate those who hate me.
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42. They look, but there is no one to save them--
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they look to the Lord, but he does not answer them.
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43. I pulverize them like dust of the earth;
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I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.
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44. You have freed me from the feuds among my people;
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you have preserved me as head of nations;
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a people I had not known serve me.
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45. Foreigners submit to me cringing;
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as soon as they hear, they obey me.
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46. Foreigners lose heart
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and come trembling from their fortifications.
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47.
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The Lord lives--blessed be my rock!
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God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted.
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48. God--he grants me vengeance
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and casts down peoples under me.
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49. He frees me from my enemies.
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You exalt me above my adversaries;
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you rescue me from violent men.
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50. Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, Lord;
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I will sing praises about your name.
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51. He is a tower of salvation for his king;
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he shows loyalty to his anointed,
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to David and his descendants forever.
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