Daily Bible GNT March 21 Verses

David's Song of Victory
(Psalm 18)

2 Samuel 22 When the LORD saved David from Saul and his other enemies, David sang this song to the LORD:

²The LORD is my protector;

he is my strong fortress.

³My God is my protection,

and with him I am safe.

He protects me like a shield;

he defends me and keeps me safe.

He is my savior;

he protects me and saves me from violence.

⁴I call to the LORD,

and he saves me from my enemies.

Praise the LORD!

⁵The waves of death were all around me;

the waves of destruction rolled over me.

⁶The danger of death was around me,

and the grave set its trap for me.

⁷In my trouble I called to the LORD;

I called to my God for help.

In his temple he heard my voice;

he listened to my cry for help.

⁸Then the earth trembled and shook;

the foundations of the sky rocked and quivered

because God was angry!

⁹Smoke poured out of his nostrils,

a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.

¹⁰He tore the sky open and came down,

with a dark cloud under his feet.

¹¹He flew swiftly on his winged creature;

he traveled on the wings of the wind.

¹²He covered himself with darkness;

thick clouds, full of water, surrounded him;

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burning coals flamed up from the lightning before him.

¹⁴Then the LORD thundered from the sky,

and the voice of Almighty God was heard.

¹⁵He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies;

with flashes of lightning he sent them running.

¹⁶The floor of the ocean was laid bare,

and the foundations of the earth were uncovered

when the LORD rebuked his enemies

and roared at them in anger.

This reading is from The Holy Bible, Today's English Version, Second Edition copyright © American Bible Society, 1992;
Old Testament copyright © American Bible Society, 1976, 1992; New Testament © American Bible Society, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992.

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