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| 1To the Chief Musician. [i]A Psalm[/i] of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said: I will love You, O LORD, my strength. | 1For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love you, LORD, my strength. |
| 2The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. | 2The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. |
| 3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. | 3I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies. |
| 4The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. | 4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. |
| 5The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. | 5The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. |
| 6In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. | 6In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. |
| 7Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. | 7The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry. |
| 8Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. | 8Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. |
| 9He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. | 9He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. |
| 10And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind. | 10He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. |
| 11He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies. | 11He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him-- the dark rain clouds of the sky. |
| 12From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire. | 12Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning. |
| 13The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. | 13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. |
| 14He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them. | 14He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them. |
| 15Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O LORD, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. | 15The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils. |
| 16He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. | 16He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. |
| 17He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me. | 17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. |
| 18They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support. | 18They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support. |
| 19He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. | 19He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. |
| 20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. | 20The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. |
| 21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God. | 21For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God. |
| 22For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me. | 22All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees. |
| 23I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. | 23I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. |
| 24Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. | 24The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. |
| 25With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless; | 25To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, |
| 26With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. | 26to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. |
| 27For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks. | 27You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty. |
| 28For You will light my lamp; The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. | 28You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. |
| 29For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall. | 29With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. |
| 30As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. | 30As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. |
| 31For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? | 31For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? |
| 32It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect. | 32It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. |
| 33He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. | 33He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. |
| 34He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. | 34He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. |
| 35You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. | 35You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great. |
| 36You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip. | 36You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. |
| 37I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. | 37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. |
| 38I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet. | 38I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. |
| 39For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. | 39You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me. |
| 40You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me. | 40You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes. |
| 41They cried out, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them. | 41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them-- to the LORD, but he did not answer. |
| 42Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like dirt in the streets. | 42I beat them as fine as windblown dust; I trampled them like mud in the streets. |
| 43You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me. | 43You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me, |
| 44As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me. | 44foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me. |
| 45The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts. | 45They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds. |
| 46The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. | 46The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior! |
| 47It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me; | 47He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me, |
| 48He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man. | 48who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me. |
| 49Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name. | 49Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name. |
| 50Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore. | 50He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing love to his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever. |
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