2 Samuel Chapter 22 | KJV & Biblical Hebrew

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וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר דָּוִד֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּיוֹם֩ הִצִּ֨יל יְהוָ֥ה אֹת֛וֹ מִכַּ֥ף כָּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו וּמִכַּ֥ף שָׁאֽוּל׃

KJVAnd David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day {that} the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,

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וַיֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֛ה סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י וּמְפַלְטִי־לִֽי׃

KJVAnd he said, The LORD {is} my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

and he said: “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

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אֱלֹהֵ֥י צוּרִ֖י אֶחֱסֶה־בּ֑וֹ מָגִנִּ֞י וְקֶ֣רֶן יִשְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּי֙ וּמְנוּסִ֔י מֹשִׁעִ֕י מֵחָמָ֖ס תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃

KJVThe God of my rock; in him will I trust: {he is} my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

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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מְהֻלָּ֖ל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃

KJVI will call on the LORD, {who is} worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

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כִּ֥י אֲפָפֻ֖נִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָ֑וֶת נַחֲלֵ֥י בְלִיַּ֖עַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃

KJVWhen the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; {waves: or, pangs} {ungodly...: Heb. Belial}

For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

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חֶבְלֵ֥י שְׁא֖וֹל סַבֻּ֑נִי קִדְּמֻ֖נִי מֹֽקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת׃

KJVThe sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; {sorrows: or, cords}

The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.

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בַּצַּר־לִי֙ אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֔ה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֖י אֶקְרָ֑א וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙ קוֹלִ֔י וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖י בְּאָזְנָֽיו׃

KJVIn my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry {did enter} into his ears.

In my distress, I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.

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ותגעש וַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙ הָאָ֔רֶץ מוֹסְד֥וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ כִּֽי־חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃

KJVThen the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

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עָלָ֤ה עָשָׁן֙ בְּאַפּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֥שׁ מִפִּ֖יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּחָלִ֖ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

KJVThere went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. {out of his nostrils: Heb. by, etc}

Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

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וַיֵּ֥ט שָׁמַ֖יִם וַיֵּרַ֑ד וַעֲרָפֶ֖ל תַּ֥חַת רַגְלָֽיו׃

KJVHe bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness {was} under his feet.

He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

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וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב עַל־כְּר֖וּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַיֵּרָ֖א עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃

KJVAnd he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

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וַיָּ֥שֶׁת חֹ֛שֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו סֻכּ֑וֹת חַֽשְׁרַת־מַ֖יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃

KJVAnd he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, {and} thick clouds of the skies. {dark...: Heb. binding of waters}

He made darkness a shelter around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

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מִנֹּ֖גַהּ נֶגְדּ֑וֹ בָּעֲר֖וּ גַּחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃

KJVThrough the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.

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יַרְעֵ֥ם מִן־שָׁמַ֖יִם יְהוָ֑ה וְעֶלְי֖וֹן יִתֵּ֥ן קוֹלֽוֹ׃

KJVThe LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

Yahweh thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח חִצִּ֖ים וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם בָּרָ֖ק ויהמם וַיָּהֹֽם׃

KJVAnd he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and confused them.

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וַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙ אֲפִ֣קֵי יָ֔ם יִגָּל֖וּ מֹסְד֣וֹת תֵּבֵ֑ל בְּגַעֲרַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה מִנִּשְׁמַ֖ת ר֥וּחַ אַפּֽוֹ׃

KJVAnd the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by Yahweh’s rebuke, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

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יִשְׁלַ֥ח מִמָּר֖וֹם יִקָּחֵ֑נִי יַֽמְשֵׁ֖נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃

KJVHe sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; {many: or, great}

He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.

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יַצִּילֵ֕נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֖י עָ֑ז מִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔י כִּ֥י אָמְצ֖וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

KJVHe delivered me from my strong enemy, {and} from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

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יְקַדְּמֻ֖נִי בְּי֣וֹם אֵידִ֑י וַיְהִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה מִשְׁעָ֖ן לִֽי׃

KJVThey prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.

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וַיֹּצֵ֥א לַמֶּרְחָ֖ב אֹתִ֑י יְחַלְּצֵ֖נִי כִּי־חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃

KJVHe brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

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יִגְמְלֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָדַ֖י יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽי׃

KJVThe LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.

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כִּ֥י שָׁמַ֖רְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א רָשַׁ֖עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃

KJVFor I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

For I have kept Yahweh’s ways, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

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כִּ֥י כָל־משפטו מִשְׁפָּטָ֖יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְחֻקֹּתָ֖יו לֹא־אָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

KJVFor all his judgments {were} before me: and {as for} his statutes, I did not depart from them.

For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

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וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה תָמִ֖ים ל֑וֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָ֖ה מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃

KJVI was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. {before: Heb. to}

I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

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וַיָּ֧שֶׁב יְהוָ֛ה לִ֖י כְּצִדְקָתִ֑י כְּבֹרִ֖י לְנֶ֥גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃

KJVTherefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight. {in...: Heb. before his eyes}

Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

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עִם־חָסִ֖יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גִּבּ֥וֹר תָּמִ֖ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃

KJVWith the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, {and} with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.

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עִם־נָבָ֖ר תִּתָּבָ֑ר וְעִם־עִקֵּ֖שׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל׃

KJVWith the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury. {shew thyself unsavoury: or, wrestle}

With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

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וְאֶת־עַ֥ם עָנִ֖י תּוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינֶ֖יךָ עַל־רָמִ֥ים תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃

KJVAnd the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes {are} upon the haughty, {that} thou mayest bring {them} down.

You will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.

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כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה נֵירִ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וַיהוָ֖ה יַגִּ֥יהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃

KJVFor thou {art} my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. {lamp: or, candle}

For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.

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כִּ֥י בְכָ֖ה אָר֣וּץ גְּד֑וּד בֵּאלֹהַ֖י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃

KJVFor by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. {run: or, broken}

For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

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הָאֵ֖ל תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכּ֑וֹ אִמְרַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ צְרוּפָ֔ה מָגֵ֣ן ה֔וּא לְכֹ֖ל הַחֹסִ֥ים בּֽוֹ׃

KJV{As for} God, his way {is} perfect; the word of the LORD {is} tried: he {is} a buckler to all them that trust in him. {tried: or, refined}

As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

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כִּ֥י מִי־אֵ֖ל מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֖וּר מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

KJVFor who {is} God, save the LORD? and who {is} a rock, save our God?

For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?

33

הָאֵ֥ל מָעוּזִּ֖י חָ֑יִל וַיַּתֵּ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים דרכו דַּרְכִּֽי׃

KJVGod {is} my strength {and} power: and he maketh my way perfect. {maketh: Heb. riddeth, or, looseth}

God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.

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מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה רגליו רַגְלַ֖י כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּמוֹתַ֖י יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃

KJVHe maketh my feet like hinds' {feet}: and setteth me upon my high places. {maketh: Heb. equalleth}

He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.

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מְלַמֵּ֥ד יָדַ֖י לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִחַ֥ת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁ֖ה זְרֹעֹתָֽי׃

KJVHe teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. {to war: Heb. for the war}

He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.

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וַתִּתֶּן־לִ֖י מָגֵ֣ן יִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ וַעֲנֹתְךָ֖ תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃

KJVThou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. {made...: Heb. multiplied me}

You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.

37

תַּרְחִ֥יב צַעֲדִ֖י תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי וְלֹ֥א מָעֲד֖וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃

KJVThou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. {feet: Heb. ankles}

You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.

38

אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה אֹיְבַ֖י וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑ם וְלֹ֥א אָשׁ֖וּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃

KJVI have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.

39

וָאֲכַלֵּ֥ם וָאֶמְחָצֵ֖ם וְלֹ֣א יְקוּמ֑וּן וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ תַּ֥חַת רַגְלָֽי׃

KJVAnd I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.

40

וַתַּזְרֵ֥נִי חַ֖יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֥יעַ קָמַ֖י תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃

KJVFor thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. {subdued: Heb. caused to bow}

For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

41

וְאֹ֣יְבַ֔י תַּ֥תָּה לִּ֖י עֹ֑רֶף מְשַׂנְאַ֖י וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃

KJVThou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

42

יִשְׁע֖וּ וְאֵ֣ין מֹשִׁ֑יעַ אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א עָנָֽם׃

KJVThey looked, but {there was} none to save; {even} unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

They looked, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.

43

וְאֶשְׁחָקֵ֖ם כַּעֲפַר־אָ֑רֶץ כְּטִיט־חוּצ֥וֹת אֲדִקֵּ֖ם אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃

KJVThen did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, {and} did spread them abroad.

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.

44

וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵ֔נִי מֵרִיבֵ֖י עַמִּ֑י תִּשְׁמְרֵ֙נִי֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֔ם עַ֥ם לֹא־יָדַ֖עְתִּי יַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃

KJVThou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me {to be} head of the heathen: a people {which} I knew not shall serve me.

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.

45

בְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖ר יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־לִ֑י לִשְׁמ֥וֹעַ אֹ֖זֶן יִשָּׁ֥מְעוּ לִֽי׃

KJVStrangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. {Strangers: Heb. Sons of the stranger} {submit...: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie}

The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

46

בְּנֵ֥י נֵכָ֖ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְיַחְגְּר֖וּ מִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃

KJVStrangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.

47

חַי־יְהוָ֖ה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְיָרֻ֕ם אֱלֹהֵ֖י צ֥וּר יִשְׁעִֽי׃

KJVThe LORD liveth; and blessed {be} my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

48

הָאֵ֕ל הַנֹּתֵ֥ן נְקָמֹ֖ת לִ֑י וּמוֹרִ֥יד עַמִּ֖ים תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃

KJVIt {is} God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, {avengeth: Heb. giveth avengement for}

even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,

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וּמוֹצִיאִ֖י מֵאֹֽיְבָ֑י וּמִקָּמַי֙ תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חֲמָסִ֖ים תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

KJVAnd that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

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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עַל־כֵּ֛ן אוֹדְךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם וּלְשִׁמְךָ֖ אֲזַמֵּֽר׃

KJVTherefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

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מגדיל מִגְדּ֖וֹל יְשׁוּע֣וֹת מַלְכּ֑וֹ וְעֹֽשֶׂה־חֶ֧סֶד לִמְשִׁיח֛וֹ לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

KJV{He is} the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”

2 Samuel — Chapter 22