| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1And David spoke the words of this song to the LORD in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. | 1David composed the words of this song to the LORD the very day the LORD delivered him from the domination of all of his enemies, including from Saul's hands. |
| 2He said, "The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; | 2This is what he said: LORD, you are my stone stronghold and my fortified place; you are continuously delivering me. |
| 3My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence. | 3He is my God, my strong stone— in him I will find my refuge— my shield, the strength of my salvation, my high tower, my way of escape, and the one who is saving me. You will save me from violence. |
| 4"I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. | 4As I am praising him, I will call out to the LORD, and I will be saved from my enemies. |
| 5"For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me; | 5Because deadly breakers engulfed me, while torrents of abuse from the ungodly overwhelmed me. |
| 6The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. | 6Binding ropes from Sheol entangled me while lethal snares hindered me. |
| 7"In my distress I called upon the LORD, Yes, I cried to my God; And from His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help came into His ears. | 7I cried out to the LORD in the middle of my troubles; I cried out to my God. He listened to my voice from his sanctuary, and my call for help was heard. |
| 8"Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. | 8Just then the earth shook and trembled! The foundations of heaven reeled and quaked because the LORD was angry. |
| 9"Smoke went up out of His nostrils, Fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it. | 9Smoke poured out of his nostrils, and fire from his mouth kindling coals to flame by it. |
| 10"He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. | 10He deformed heaven itself as he descended. Thick darkness enveloped his feet. |
| 11"And He rode on a cherub and flew; And He appeared on the wings of the wind. | 11He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind! |
| 12"And He made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky. | 12The darkness around him was his canopies— amassed water was his overhanging clouds! |
| 13"From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled. | 13From the shining light that was his presence coals of fire blazed into flame! |
| 14"The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice. | 14The LORD roared from heaven! The Most High let his voice be heard! |
| 15"And He sent out arrows, and scattered them, Lightning, and routed them. | 15He launched his arrows and scattered them— his lightning routed them. |
| 16"Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare By the rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils. | 16The currents of the sea were revealed and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD and at the blazing breath from his nostrils! |
| 17"He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. | 17He sent for me from on high! He grabbed hold of me, drawing me out of deep water. |
| 18"He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. | 18He rescued me from my strong enemy— from those who hate me continually, since they were stronger than I. |
| 19"They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support. | 19They confronted me when I was in trouble, but the LORD remained my support! |
| 20"He also brought me forth into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. | 20He brought me to a wide open area, rescuing me because he was pleased with me! |
| 21"The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. | 21The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness, rewarding me according to the degree of my innocence, |
| 22"For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against my God. | 22because I have kept the LORD's way— I haven't willfully abandoned my God— |
| 23"For all His ordinances were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. | 23and because all of his decrees remain in my thoughts, I have not turned aside from his statutes, |
| 24"I was also blameless toward Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. | 24I have been innocent before him, and I've kept myself from incurring guilt. |
| 25"Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes. | 25The Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness, that is, according to my clean standing as he looks at me. |
| 26"With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless; | 26In the company of the gracious you demonstrate your gracious love. In the company of the blamelessly valiant you demonstrate your blamelessness. |
| 27With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverted You show Yourself astute. | 27In the company of the pure you demonstrate your purity. In the company of the perverted you will appear to be perverse. |
| 28"And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase. | 28You save the nation who is humble but your eyes watch the proud, to bring them down. |
| 29"For You are my lamp, O LORD; And the LORD illumines my darkness. | 29For you are my lamp, LORD, the LORD who illuminates my darkness. |
| 30"For by You I can run upon a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall. | 30By you I devastate armies, by my God I scale walls. |
| 31"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. | 31This God! His way is perfect! What the LORD declares proves true. He shields everyone who flees for protection to him! |
| 32"For who is God, besides the LORD? And who is a rock, besides our God? | 32For who is God apart from the LORD? And who is a Rock, apart from our God? |
| 33"God is my strong fortress; And He sets the blameless in His way. | 33This God is my strong place of valor! He has made my life blameless. |
| 34"He makes my feet like hinds' feet, And sets me on my high places. | 34He has made my feet like those of a deer, setting me secure on his high places! |
| 35"He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. | 35He has trained my hands for battle readiness— I can bend a bow made out of bronze. |
| 36"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help makes me great. | 36He has equipped me with the shield that is your salvation, Your gentleness has made me great. |
| 37"You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped. | 37You've made room beneath me for my footsteps, and my feet didn't slip. |
| 38"I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed. | 38I pursued my enemies and conquered them; I didn't return until they were consumed. |
| 39"And I have devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; And they fell under my feet. | 39I devoured them, striking them down until they could not get up again. They fell beneath my feet. |
| 40"For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. | 40You strengthened me with valor sufficient for the battle; you made those who rebelled against me fall beneath me. |
| 41"You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me. | 41You made my enemies turn and run— that is, those who hate me— and I destroyed them! |
| 42"They looked, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them. | 42They looked around, but there was no one to save them — they looked to the LORD, but he paid no attention! |
| 43"Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets. | 43I pulverized them to powder, like the dust of the earth; I crushed them, stomping on them like mud on a street. |
| 44"You have also delivered me from the contentions of my people; You have kept me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me. | 44You delivered me from civil war among my own people. You preserved me as head of the nations. People whom I had never known served me! |
| 45"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me. | 45Foreigners came cringing to me; they obeyed as soon as they heard me. |
| 46"Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses. | 46Foreigners lost their courage, coming trembling from their strongholds. |
| 47"The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation, | 47The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock, and may my God be exalted, the Rock who is my salvation! |
| 48The God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down peoples under me, | 48The God who keeps on avenging me, subjugating people beneath me, |
| 49Who also brings me out from my enemies; You even lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man. | 49delivering me from my enemies. You exalted me above those who rebelled against me, delivering me from violent men. |
| 50"Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name. | 50Because of all of this I will praise you among the nations, LORD, and I will sing praises to your name! |
| 51"He is a tower of deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever." | 51Great is the salvation he brings to his king, showing gracious love to his anointed, to David and to his offspring forever. |
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