Nathan replied to David, ‘You are the man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from Saul.
2 Samuel 22:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition DAVID SPOKE to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. American Standard Version (1901) And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: Common English Bible David spoke the words of this song to the LORD after the LORD delivered him from the power of all his enemies and from Saul. Catholic Public Domain Version And David spoke to the Lord the words of this verse, in the day that the Lord freed him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul, |
Nathan replied to David, ‘You are the man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: “I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from Saul.
He frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my adversaries; you rescue me from violent men.
On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the Lord by Asaph and his relatives:
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said: I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted; he has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea.
He has delivered us from such a terrible death, and he will deliver us. We have put our hope in him that he will deliver us again,
Then Moses recited aloud every single word of this song to the entire assembly of Israel:
The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory for ever and ever! Amen.
David then stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.
May the Lord be judge and decide between you and me. May he take notice and plead my case and deliver me from you.’
‘Someone is pursuing you and intends to take your life. My lord’s life is tucked safely in the place where the Lord your God protects the living, but he is flinging away your enemies’ lives like stones from a sling.
Just as I considered your life valuable today, so may the Lord consider my life valuable and rescue me from all trouble.’
David said to himself, ‘One of these days I’ll be swept away by Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape immediately to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me everywhere in Israel, and I’ll escape from him.’