David's Psalm of Praise
2 Samuel 22:17-31
David identifies his problems and the imposed danger while illuminating his favor in the presence of the powerful, purposeful God
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Published September 7th, 2022
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2 Samuel 22:17-31
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The Revelation of David's Divine Deliverance
“He sent
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from on high,
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he took me;
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he drew me out
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of many waters.
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He rescued me
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from my strong enemy,
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from those
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who hated me,
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for they were too mighty
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for me.
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They confronted me
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in the day
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of my calamity,
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but the Lord was my support.
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He brought me out
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into a broad place;
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he rescued me,
because he delighted
in me.
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The Righteousness of David's Divine Deliverance
“The Lord dealt
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with me
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according to my righteousness;
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according to the cleanness
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of my hands
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he rewarded me.
For I have kept the ways
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of the Lord
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and have not wickedly departed
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from my God.
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For all his rules were
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before me,
and from his statutes
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I did not turn aside.
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I was blameless
before him,
and I kept myself
from guilt.
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And the Lord has rewarded me
according to my righteousness,
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according to my cleanness
in his sight.
the Reliability of David's Divine Deliverer
“With the merciful
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you show yourself merciful;
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with the blameless man
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you show yourself blameless;
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with the purified
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you deal purely,
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and with the crooked
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you make yourself seem tortuous.
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You save a humble people,
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but your eyes are
on the haughty
to bring them down.
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For you are my lamp, O Lord,
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and my God lightens my darkness.
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For by you
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I can run
against a troop,
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and by my God
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I can leap
over a wall.
This God—
his way is perfect;
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of the Lord
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he is a shield
for all those
who take refuge
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in him.
it seems that everything centers around the fact that David was confronted yet God was his " knight in shining armor "
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