2 Samuel 22:31

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
God—his way is perfect;the word of the Lord is pure.He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

Hebrew Names Version
As for God, his way is perfect: The word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

King James Version
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

Lexham English Bible
This God, his way is blameless; the promise of Yahweh is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

English Standard Version
This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

New Century Version
"The ways of God are without fault; the Lord 's words are pure. He is a shield to those who trust him.

New English Translation
The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord 's promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

Amplified Bible
"As for God, His way is blameless and perfect; The word of the LORD is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.

New American Standard Bible
"As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the LORD is refined; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The way of God is vncorrupt: the word of the Lorde is tryed in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.

Legacy Standard Bible
As for God, His way is blameless;The word of Yahweh is tried;He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Contemporary English Version
Your way is perfect, Lord , and your word is correct. You are a shield for those who run to you for help.

Complete Jewish Bible
"As for God, his way is perfect, the word of Adonai has been tested by fire; he shields all who take refuge in him.

Darby Translation
As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.

Easy-to-Read Version
God's way is perfect. The Lord 's promise always proves to be true. He protects those who trust in him.

George Lamsa Translation
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried; he succors all who trust in him.

Good News Translation
This God—how perfect are his deeds, how dependable his words! He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.

Literal Translation
As for God, His way is perfect; the Word of Jehovah is tested; He is a shield to all those who seek refuge in Him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The waye of God is perfecte: ye wordes of the LORDE are tryed in the fyre: he is a shylde for all the that put their trust in him.

American Standard Version
As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

Bible in Basic English
As for God, his way is all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith in him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
God is vncorrupt in his way, the word of the Lord is tryed in the fyre: he is a shielde to all them that trust in him.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.

King James Version (1611)
As for God, his way is perfect, the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
As for the Mighty One, his way is blameless: the word of the Lord is strong and tried in the fire: he is a protector to all that put their trust in him.

English Revised Version
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried; he is a shield unto all them that trust in him.

Berean Standard Bible
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`God his weie is `with out wem; the speche of the Lord is examynyd bi fier, `that is, is pure and clene as metal preuyd in the furneys; he is a scheeld of alle men hopynge in hym.

Young's Literal Translation
God! Perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He [is] to all those trusting in Him.

Update Bible Version
As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all those that take refuge in him.

Webster's Bible Translation
[As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him.

World English Bible
As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

New King James Version
As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

New Living Translation
"God's way is perfect. All the Lord 's promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

New Life Bible
As for God, His way is perfect. The Word of the Lord is proven true. He is a covering to all who go to Him to be safe.

New Revised Standard
This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As for God, blameless is his way, - the speech of Yahweh, hath been proved, a shield, he is to all who seek refuge in him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
God, his way is immaculate, the word of the Lord is tried by fire: he is the shield of all that trust in him.

Revised Standard Version
This God--his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the LORD is tested; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Contextual Overview

² God is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. My God—the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout; My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men. ⁴ I sing to God the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved. ⁵The waves of death crashed over me, devil waters rushed over me. Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit. ⁷ A hostile world! I called to God , to my God I cried out. From his palace he heard me call; my cry brought me right into his presence— a private audience! ⁸Earth wobbled and lurched; the very heavens shook like leaves, Quaked like aspen leaves because of his rage. His nostrils flared, billowing smoke; his mouth spit fire. Tongues of fire darted in and out; he lowered the sky. He stepped down; under his feet an abyss opened up. He rode a winged creature, swift on wind-wings. He wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black rain-cloud darkness. But his cloud-brightness burst through, a grand comet of fireworks. Then God thundered out of heaven; the High God gave a great shout. God shot his arrows—pandemonium! He hurled his lightnings—a rout! The secret sources of ocean were exposed, the hidden depths of earth lay uncovered The moment God roared in protest, let loose his hurricane anger. ¹⁷But me he caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved! ²¹ God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I cleaned up my act, he gave me a fresh start. Indeed, I've kept alert to God 's ways; I haven't taken God for granted. Every day I review the ways he works, I try not to miss a trick. I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step. God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes. ²⁶You stick by people who stick with you, you're straight with people who're straight with you, You're good to good people, you shrewdly work around the bad ones. You take the side of the down-and-out, but the stuck-up you take down a peg. ²⁹Suddenly, God , your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness. I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences. What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God -direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it. ³²Is there any god like God ? Are we not at bedrock? Is not this the God who armed me well, then aimed me in the right direction? Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain. He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow! You protect me with salvation-armor; you touch me and I feel ten feet tall. You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm. When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men. I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them. You armed me well for this fight; you smashed the upstarts. You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters. They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer. I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter. You rescued me from a squabbling people; you made me a leader of nations. People I'd never heard of served me; the moment they got wind of me they submitted. They gave up; they came trembling from their hideouts.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

his way: Deuteronomy 32:4, Daniel 4:37, Matthew 5:48, Revelation 15:3

the word: Psalms 12:6, Psalms 18:30, Psalms 119:140, Proverbs 30:5

tried: or, refined

a buckler: 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalms 35:2, Psalms 91:4, Psalms 2:7

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the Lord [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him.

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