Daily Bible CEV March 21 Verses

David Sings to the LORD
(Psalm 18.1-50)

2 Samuel 22 David sang a song to the LORD after the LORD had rescued him from his enemies, especially Saul. These are the words to David's song:

²Our LORD and our God, you are my mighty rock,

my fortress, my protector.

³You are the rock where I am safe.

You are my shield, my powerful weapon,

and my place of shelter.

You rescue me and keep me from being hurt.

⁴I praise you, our LORD! I prayed to you,

and you rescued me from my enemies.

⁵Death, like ocean waves, surrounded me,

and I was almost swallowed by its flooding waters.

⁶Ropes from the world of the dead had coiled around me,

and death had set a trap in my path.

⁷I was in terrible trouble when I called out to you,

but from your temple you heard me

and answered my prayer.

⁸Earth shook and shivered!

The columns supporting the sky rocked back and forth.

You were angry ⁹and breathed out smoke.

Scorching heat and fiery flames

spewed from your mouth.

¹⁰You opened the heavens like curtains,

and you came down with storm clouds under your feet.

¹¹You rode on the backs of flying creatures.

You appeared with the wind as wings.

¹²Darkness was your tent! Thunderclouds filled the sky,

hiding you from sight.

¹³Fiery coals lit up the sky in front of you.

¹⁴LORD Most High, your voice thundered from the heavens.

¹⁵

You scattered your enemies with arrows of lightning.

¹⁶You roared at the sea,

and its deepest channels could be seen.

You snorted, and the earth shook to its foundations.

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