2 Samuel 22:2

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2 Samuel 22:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

2 He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

3 My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

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Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

1 Samuel 2:2

There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.

Psalms 18:2

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalms 18:3

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

Psalms 18:4

The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

Psalms 18:5

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

Psalms 18:6

In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.

Psalms 18:7

Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

Psalms 18:8

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

Psalms 18:9

He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

Psalms 18:10

He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

Psalms 18:11

He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

Psalms 18:12

From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalms 18:13

The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.

Psalms 18:14

He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

Psalms 18:15

The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

Psalms 18:16

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

Psalms 18:17

He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

Psalms 18:18

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

Psalms 18:19

He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

Psalms 18:20

The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

Psalms 18:21

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

Psalms 18:22

For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.

Psalms 18:23

And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

Psalms 18:24

So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

Psalms 18:25

To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

Psalms 18:26

to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

Psalms 18:27

For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

Psalms 18:28

For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

Psalms 18:29

For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.

Psalms 18:30

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Psalms 18:31

For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

Psalms 18:32

It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.

Psalms 18:33

He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

Psalms 18:34

He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Psalms 18:35

You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

Psalms 18:36

You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

Psalms 18:37

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Psalms 18:38

I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

Psalms 18:39

You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

Psalms 18:40

You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.

Psalms 18:41

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.

Psalms 18:42

I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.

Psalms 18:43

You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

Psalms 18:44

When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

Psalms 18:45

Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

Psalms 18:46

The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—

Psalms 18:47

the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,

Psalms 18:48

who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

Psalms 18:49

Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.

Psalms 18:50

Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

Psalms 31:3

For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

Psalms 42:9

I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”

Psalms 71:3

Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.

Psalms 91:2

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalms 144:2

He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

Matthew 16:18

And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.