2 Samuel 22
La Bible Crampon 1923
1David adressa à Yahweh les paroles de ce cantique, au jour où Yahweh l'eut délivré de la main de tous ses ennemis et de la main de Saül.
2Il dit : Yahweh est mon rocher, ma forteresse, mon libérateur,
3Dieu est mon roc où je trouve un asile, mon bouclier, la corne de mon salut, ma haute retraite et mon refuge. Mon Sauveur, tu m'as sauvé de la violence.
4J'invoquai celui qui est digne de louange, Yahweh, et je fus délivré de mes ennemis.
5Car les vagues de la mort m'environnaient, les torrents de Bélial m'épouvantaient.
6Les liens du schéol m'enlaçaient, les filets de la mort étaient tombés devant moi.
7Dans ma détresse, j'invoquai Yahweh, et je criai vers mon Dieu ; de son temple il entendit ma voix, et mon cri parvint à ses oreilles.
8La terre fut ébranlée et trembla, les fondements du ciel s'agitèrent ; ils furent ébranlés, parce qu'il était courroucé ;
9une fumée montait de ses narines, et un feu dévorant sortait de sa bouche ; il en jaillissait des charbons embrasés.
10Il abaissa les cieux, et descendit ; une sombre nuée était sous ses pieds.
11Il monta sur un Chérubin, et il volait, il apparut sur les ailes du vent.
12Il s'entoura des ténèbres comme d'une tente, d'amas d'eaux et de sombres nuages.
13De l'éclat qui le précédait jaillissaient des charbons de feu.
14Yahweh tonna des cieux, le Très-Haut fit retentir sa voix.
15Il lança des flèches et les dispersa, la foudre, et il les confondit.
16Alors le lit de la mer apparut, les fondements de la terre furent mis à nu ; à la menace de Yahweh, au souffle du vent de ses narines.
17Il étendit sa main d'en haut et me saisit, il me retira des grandes eaux ;
18il me délivra de mon ennemi puissant, de ceux qui me haïssaient, alors qu'ils étaient plus forts que moi.
19Ils m'avaient surpris au jour de mon malheur, mais Yahweh fut mon appui.
20Il m'a mis au large, il m'a sauvé, parce qu'il s'est complu en moi.
21Yahweh m'a récompensé selon ma justice, il m'a rendu selon la pureté de mes mains.
22Car j'ai gardé les voies de Yahweh, et je n'ai pas péché, pour m'éloigner de mon Dieu.
23Tous ses jugements étaient devant moi, et je ne m'écartais pas de ses lois.
24J'étais sans reproche envers lui, et je me tenais en garde contre mon iniquité.
25Yahweh m'a rendu selon ma justice, selon ma pureté devant ses yeux.
26Avec celui qui est bon, tu te montres bon, avec l'homme droit, tu te montres droit ;
27avec celui qui est pur, tu te montres pur, et avec le fourbe, tu agis perfidement.
28Tu sauves le peuple humilié, et de ton regard tu abaisses les orgueilleux.
29Car tu es ma lumière, ô Yahweh ; Yahweh éclaire mes ténèbres.
30Avec toi je me précipite sur les bataillons armés. Avec mon Dieu je franchis les murailles.
31Dieu !... Ses voies sont parfaites, la parole de Yahweh est éprouvée ; il est un bouclier pour tous ceux qui se confient en lui.
32Car qui est Dieu, si ce n'est Yahweh, et qui est un rocher, si ce n'est notre Dieu ?
33Dieu est ma forte citadelle, il conduit l'homme intègre dans sa voie,
34Il rend mes pieds semblables à ceux des biches, et il me fait tenir debout sur mes hauteurs.
35Il forme mes mains au combat, et mes bras tendent l'arc d'airain.
36Tu m'as donné le bouclier de ton salut, et ta douleur me fait grandir.
37Tu élargis mon pas au-dessous de moi, et mes pieds ne chancellent point.
38Je poursuis mes ennemis et je les détruis ; je ne reviens pas sans les avoir anéantis.
39Je les anéantis, je les brise, ils ne se relèvent pas ; ils tombent sous mes pieds.
40Tu me ceins de force pour le combat, tu fais plier sous moi mes adversaires.
41Mes ennemis, tu leur fais tourner le dos devant moi, comme à ceux qui me haïssent, pour que je les extermine.
42Ils regardent, et personne qui les sauve ! Ils crient vers Yahweh, et il ne leur répond pas !
43Je les broie comme la poussière de la terre ; comme la boue des rues, je les écrase, je les foule.
44Tu me délivres des révoltes de mon peuple ; tu me conserves pour chef des nations ; un peuple que je ne connaissais pas m'est asservi.
45Les fils de l'étranger me flattent, dès qu'ils ont entendu, ils m'obéissent.
46Les fils de l'étranger sont défaillants, ils sortent tremblants de leurs forteresses.
47Vive Yahweh et béni soit mon rocher ! Dieu, mon rocher de refuge, qu'il soit exalté !
48Dieu, qui m'accorde des vengeances, qui fait descendre les peuples sous mes pieds,
49qui me fait échapper à mes ennemis ; toi qui m'élèves au-dessus de mes adversaires, qui me délivres de l'homme de violence.
50C'est pourquoi je te louerai parmi les nations, ô Yahweh, et je chanterai à la gloire de ton nom.
51Il accorde de glorieuses délivrances à son roi, il fait miséricorde à son oint, à David et à sa postérité pour toujours.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y HABLÓ David á Jehová las palabras de este cántico, el día que Jehová le había librado de la mano de todos sus enemigos, y de la mano de Saúl.
2Y dijo: Jehová es mi roca, y mi fortaleza, y mi libertador;
3Dios de mi roca, en él confiaré: mi escudo, y el cuerno de mi salud, mi fortaleza, y mi refugio; mi salvador, que me librarás de violencia.
4Invocaré á Jehová, digno de ser loado, y seré salvo de mis enemigos.
5Cuando me cercaron ondas de muerte, y arroyos de iniquidad me asombraron,
6Me rodearon los dolores del infierno, y me tomaron descuidado lazos de muerte.
7Tuve angustia, invoqué á Jehová, y clamé á mi Dios: y él oyó mi voz desde su templo; llegó mi clamor á sus oídos.
8La tierra se removió, y tembló; los fundamentos de los cielos fueron movidos, y se estremecieron, porque él se airó.
9Subió humo de sus narices, y de su boca fuego consumidor, por el cual se encendieron carbones.
10Y abajó los cielos, y descendió: una oscuridad debajo de sus pies.
11Subió sobre el querubín, y voló: aparecióse sobre las alas del viento.
12Puso tinieblas alrededor de sí á modo de pabellones; aguas negras y espesas nubes.
13Del resplandor de su presencia se encendieron ascuas ardientes.
14Jehová tronó desde los cielos, y el Altísimo dió su voz;
15Arrojó saetas, y desbaratólos; relampagueó, y consumiólos.
16Entonces aparecieron los manantiales de la mar, y los fundamentos del mundo fueron descubiertos, á la reprensión de Jehová, al resoplido del aliento de su nariz.
17Extendió su mano de lo alto, y arrebatóme, y sacóme de copiosas aguas.
18Libróme de fuertes enemigos, de aquellos que me aborrecían, los cuales eran más fuertes que yo.
19Asaltáronme en el día de mi calamidad; mas Jehová fué mi sostén.
20Sacóme á anchura; libróme, porque puso su voluntad en mí.
21Remuneróme Jehová conforme á mi justicia; y conforme á la limpieza de mis manos, me dió la paga.
22Porque yo guardé los caminos de Jehová, y no me aparté impíamente de mi Dios.
23Porque delante de mí tengo todas sus ordenanzas; y atento á sus fueros, no me retiraré de ellos.
24Y fuí íntegro para con él, y guardéme de mi iniquidad.
25Remuneróme por tanto Jehová conforme á mi justicia, y conforme á mi limpieza delante de sus ojos.
26Con el bueno eres benigno, y con el íntegro te muestras íntegro;
27Limpio eres para con el limpio, mas con el perverso eres rígido.
28Y tú salvas al pueblo humilde; mas tus ojos sobre los altivos, para abatirlos.
29Porque tú eres mi lámpara, oh Jehová: Jehová da luz á mis tinieblas.
30Porque en ti romperé ejércitos, y con mi Dios saltaré las murallas.
31Dios, perfecto su camino: la palabra de Jehová purificada, escudo es de todos los que en él esperan.
32Porque ¿qué Dios hay sino Jehová? ¿ó quién es fuerte sino nuestro Dios?
33Dios es el que con virtud me corrobora, y el que despeja mi camino;
34El que hace mis pies como de ciervas, y el que me asienta en mis alturas;
35El que enseña mis manos para la pelea, y da que con mis brazos quiebre el arco de acero.
36Tú me diste asimismo el escudo de tu salud, y tu benignidad me ha acrecentado.
37Tú ensanchaste mis pasos debajo de mí, para que no titubeasen mis rodillas.
38Perseguiré á mis enemigos, y quebrantarélos; y no me volveré hasta que los acabe.
39Los consumiré, y los heriré, y no se levantarán; y caerán debajo de mis pies.
40Ceñísteme de fortaleza para la batalla, y postraste debajo de mí los que contra mí se levantaron.
41Tú me diste la cerviz de mis enemigos, de mis aborrecedores, y que yo los destruyese.
42Miraron, y no hubo quien los librase; á Jehová, mas no les respondió.
43Yo los desmenuzaré como polvo de la tierra; hollarélos como á lodo de las plazas, y los disiparé.
44Tú me libraste de contiendas de pueblos: tú me guardaste para que fuese cabeza de gentes: pueblos que no conocía, me sirvieron.
45Los extraños titubeaban á mí: en oyendo, me obedecían.
46Los extraños desfallecían, y temblaban en sus escondrijos.
47Viva Jehová, y sea bendita mi roca; sea ensalzado el Dios, la roca de mi salvamento:
48El Dios que me ha vengado, y sujeta los pueblos debajo de mí;
49Y que me saca de entre mis enemigos: tú me sacaste en alto de entre los que se levantaron contra mí: librásteme del varón de iniquidades.
50Por tanto yo te confesaré entre las gentes, oh Jehová, y cantaré á tu nombre.
51El que engrandece las saludes de su rey, y hace misericordia á su ungido, á David, y á su simiente, para siempre.
King James Version
1And 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:
2And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3The 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.
4I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
7In 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.
8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16And 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.
17He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
20He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
25Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
28And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
30For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
32For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
33God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
34He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
39And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
41Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
43Then 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.
44Thou 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.
45Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
47The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
48It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
49And 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.
50Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
51He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
World English Bible
1David 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,
2and he said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
3God 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.
4I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
5For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
6The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
7In 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.
8Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
9Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
10He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
11He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness a shelter around himself, gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.
14The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
15He sent out arrows and scattered them, lightning and confused them.
16Then 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.
17He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22For I have kept the LORD’s ways, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I didn’t depart from them.
24I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
25Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
26With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
27With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
28You will save the afflicted people, but your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down.
29For you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD will light up my darkness.
30For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
31As for God, his way is perfect. The LORD’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
32For who is God, besides the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God?
33God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
34He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.
35He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
36You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
37You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
38I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
39I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.
40For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
41You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
42They looked, but there was no one to save; even to the LORD, but he didn’t answer them.
43Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.
44You 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.
45The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
46The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.
47The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,
49who 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.
50Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
51He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”