1Sa 17:36-37, 2Sa 4:9, 2Sa 22, 1Ch 16:4-36, Psa 66:16 | ESV | STEP | Your servant has struck down both lions and bears , and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God .

36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, ^afor he has defied the armies of the living God.” 37 And David said, ^b“The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, ^cand the Lord be with you!”

2 Samuel 4:9

9 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, ^d“As the Lord lives, ^ewho has redeemed my life out of every adversity,

2 Samuel 22

David’s Song of Deliverance

1 And David spoke ^fto 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. 2 ^gHe said,

^h“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
3 ⁱmy ^{▼▼Septuagint (compare Psalm 18:2); Hebrew lacks my} God, my rock, ^kin whom I take refuge,
^lmy shield, and ^mthe horn of my salvation,
ⁿmy stronghold and ^omy refuge,
my savior; you save me from violence.
4 I call upon the Lord, who is ^pworthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
5 ^q“For the waves of death encompassed me,
the torrents of destruction assailed me; ^{▼▼Or terrified me}
6 ^sthe cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
7 ^t“In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry ^ucame to his ears.
8 “Then ^vthe earth reeled and rocked;
^wthe foundations of the heavens trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, ^{▼▼Or in his wrath}
and devouring fire from his mouth;
^yglowing coals flamed forth from him.
10 ^zHe bowed the heavens and ^aacame down;
^abthick darkness was under his feet.
11 He rode on a cherub and flew;
he was seen on ^acthe wings of the wind.
12 He made ^addarkness around him ^aehis canopy,
thick clouds, a gathering of water.
13 Out of the brightness before him
^afcoals of fire flamed forth.
14 ^agThe Lord thundered from heaven,
and the Most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out ^aharrows and scattered them;
lightning, and routed them.
16 Then the channels of the sea were seen;
the foundations of the world were laid bare,
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the ^aiblast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 ^aj“He sent from on high, he took me;
he drew me out of many waters.
18 He rescued me from my strong enemy,
from those who hated me,
for they were too mighty for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
20 ^akHe brought me out into a broad place;
he rescued me, because ^alhe delighted in me.
21 “The Lord ^amdealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the ^ancleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
22 ^aoFor I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 ^apFor all his rules were before me,
and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
24 I was ^aqblameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
25 ^arAnd the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in his sight.
26 ^as“With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the ^atblameless man you show yourself blameless;
27 with the purified you deal purely,
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
28 ^auYou save a humble people,
^avbut your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 ^awFor you are my lamp, O Lord,
and my God lightens my darkness.
30 For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
31 This God— ^axhis way is perfect;
the ^ayword of the Lord proves true;
he is ^aza shield for all those who take refuge in him.
32 “For who is God, but the Lord?
^baAnd who is a rock, except our God?
33 This God is my ^bbstrong refuge
and has made my ^{▼▼Or his; also verse 34} way blameless. ^{▼▼Compare Psalm 18:32; Hebrew he has blamelessly set my way free, or he has made my way spring up blamelessly}
34 ^beHe made my feet like the feet of a deer
and set me secure ^bfon the heights.
35 ^bgHe trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your gentleness made me great.
37 ^bhYou gave a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet ^{▼▼Hebrew ankles} did not slip;
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
and did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise;
they fell ^bjunder my feet.
40 For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made ^bkthose who rise against me sink under me.
41 You ^blmade my enemies turn their backs to me, ^{▼▼Or You gave me my enemies’ necks}
those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
42 They looked, but there was none to save;
they cried to the Lord, but ^bnhe did not answer them.
43 I beat them fine ^boas the dust of the earth;
I crushed them and stamped them down ^bplike the mire of the streets.
44 “You delivered me from strife with my people; ^{▼▼Septuagint with the peoples}
you kept me as the head of ^brthe nations;
^bspeople whom I had not known served me.
45 Foreigners came cringing to me;
as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
46 Foreigners lost heart
and came trembling ^{▼▼Compare Psalm 18:45; Hebrew equipped themselves} ^buout of their fortresses.
47 “The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
and exalted be ^bvmy God, ^bwthe rock of my salvation,
48 the God who gave me vengeance
and ^bxbrought down peoples under me,
49 who brought me out from my enemies;
you exalted me above ^bythose who rose against me;
you delivered me from ^bzmen of violence.
50 ^ca“For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations,
and sing praises to your name.
51 ^cbGreat salvation he brings ^{▼▼Or He is a tower of salvation} to his king,
and shows steadfast love to ^cdhis anointed,
to David and his offspring ^ceforever.”

1 Chronicles 16:4-36

4 Then he appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 ^cfAsaph was the chief, and second to him were Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, who were to play harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God. 7 Then on that day ^cgDavid first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers.

David’s Song of Thanks

8 ^chOh give thanks to the Lord; ^cicall upon his name;
^cjmake known his deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
tell of all his wondrous works!
10 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
11 ^ckSeek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually!
12 ^clRemember the wondrous works that he has done,
^cmhis miracles and the judgments he uttered,
13 O offspring of Israel his servant,
children of Jacob, his chosen ones!
14 He is the Lord our God;
^cnhis judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember his covenant forever,
the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant ^cothat he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,
17 which ^cphe confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 saying, ^cq“To you I will give the land of Canaan,
as your portion for an inheritance.”
19 When you were ^crfew in number,
of little account, and ^cssojourners in it,
20 wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people,
21 he allowed no one to oppress them;
he ^ctrebuked kings on their account,
22 saying, “Touch not my anointed ones,
do my ^cuprophets no harm!”
23 ^cvSing to the Lord, all the earth!
Tell of his salvation from day to day.
24 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples!
25 For ^cwgreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and he is to be feared ^cxabove all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
^cybut the Lord made the heavens.
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
^czascribe to the Lord glory and strength!
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering and come before him!
^daWorship the Lord in the splendor of holiness; ^{▼▼Or in holy attire}
30 tremble before him, all the earth;
yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.
31 ^dcLet the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,
and let them say among the nations, ^dd“The Lord reigns!”
32 ^deLet the sea roar, and all that fills it;
let the field exult, and everything in it!
33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy
before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
34 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
35 ^dfSay also:

“Save us, O God of our salvation,
and gather and deliver us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.
36 ^dgBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!”
^dhThen all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.

Psalms 66:16

16 ^diCome and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.