New King James Version

King James Bible

1Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

1And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

2And he said: “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

2And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

3The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence.

3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

4I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

4I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

5“When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

6The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

7In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears.

7In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

8“Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

9Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.

9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

10He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.

10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

11He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.

11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

12He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

13From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.

13Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

14“The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.

14The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

15He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.

15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

16Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

17“He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.

17He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

18He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me.

18He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.

19They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

20He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.

20He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

21“The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

22For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

22For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

23For all His judgments were before me; And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

24I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

25Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His eyes.

25Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

26“With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

27With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

28You will save the humble people; But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down.

28And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

29“For You are my lamp, O LORD; The LORD shall enlighten my darkness.

29For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

30For by You I can run against a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall.

30For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

31As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

32“For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

32For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?

33God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect.

33God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

34He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.

34He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

35He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

36“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.

36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

37You enlarged my path under me; So my feet did not slip.

37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

38“I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.

38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

39And I have destroyed them and wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.

39And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

40For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose against me.

40For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

41You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.

41Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

42They looked, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

42They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

43Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trod them like dirt in the streets, And I spread them out.

43Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

44“You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me as the head of the nations. A people I have not known shall serve me.

44Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

45The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

45Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

46The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.

46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

47“The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation!

47The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

48It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;

48It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,

49He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man.

49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

50Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.

50Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

51“He is the tower of salvation to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.”

51He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.

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