2 Samuel 22:1-3

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David’s Song of Thanksgiving

22 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. ²He said,^[a]

“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
³    my^[b] God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
    my stronghold and my refuge,
    my savior; thou savest me from violence.

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Footnotes

22.2-51 This song, probably inserted later, is very similar to Psalm 18.
2 Samuel 22:3 Gk Ps 18.2: Heb lacks my

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