New American Standard Bible

2 Samuel 22:11-29 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

11. "And He rode on a cherub and flew; And He appeared on the wings of the wind.

12. "And He made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.

13. "From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.

14. "The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.

15. "And He sent out arrows, and scattered them, Lightning, and routed them.

16. "Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare By the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

17. "He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

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

19. "They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support.

20. "He also brought me forth into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.

21. "The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

22. "For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not acted wickedly against my God.

23. "For all His ordinances were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

24. "I was also blameless toward Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

25. "Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.

26. "With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

27. With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.

28. "And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.

29. "For You are my lamp, O Lord; And the Lord illumines my darkness.