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1 And David spoke to 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. David proclaimed the words of this song to the LORD when the LORD had rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp of Saul. David 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.
2 He said, “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, He said: O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
3 my 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. my God, my rock of refuge! My shield, my saving horn, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior, from violence you keep me safe. my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me.
4 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. Praised be the LORD, I exclaim! I have been delivered from my enemies. “I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.
5 “For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me; The breakers of death surged round about me, the menacing floods terrified me; The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6 the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. The cords of Sheol tightened; the snares of death lay in wait for me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
7 “In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears. In my distress I called out: LORD! I cried out to my God; From his temple he heard my voice, my cry reached his ears. “In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
8 “Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry. The earth rocked and shook; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook as his wrath flared up. The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. Smoke rose in his nostrils, a devouring fire from his mouth; it kindled coals into flame. Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
10 He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud under his feet. He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
11 He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind. Mounted on a cherub he flew, borne along on the wings of the wind. He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water. He made darkness the cover about him, a mass of water, heavy thunderheads. He made darkness his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.
13 Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth. From the brightness of his presence coals were kindled to flame. Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice. The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High made his voice resound. The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them. He let fly arrows and scattered them; lightning, and dispersed them. He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he 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 blast of the breath of his nostrils. Then the bed of the sea appeared; the world’s foundations lay bare, At the roar of the LORD, at the storming breath of his nostrils. The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
17 “He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He reached down from on high and seized me, drew me out of the deep waters. “He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
18 He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. He rescued me from my mighty enemy, from foes too powerful for me. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. They attacked me on a day of distress, but the LORD came to my support. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
20 He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. He set me free in the open; he rescued me because he loves me. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
21 “The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. The LORD acknowledged my righteousness; rewarded my clean hands. “The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. For I kept the ways of the LORD; I was not disloyal to my God. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23 For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. His laws were all before me, his decrees I did not cast aside. All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
24 I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. I was honest toward him; I was on guard against sin. I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
25 And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. So the LORD rewarded my righteousness, the cleanness of my hands in his sight. The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
26 “With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; Toward the faithful you are faithful; to the honest you are honest; “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. Toward the sincere you are sincere; but to the perverse you are devious. to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
28 You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. Humble people you save, though on the haughty your eyes look down. You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
29 For you are my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness. You are my lamp, O LORD! My God brightens the darkness about me. You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
30 For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. With you I can rush an armed band, with my God to help I can leap a wall. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
31 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. God’s way is unerring; the LORD’s promise is tried and true; he is a shield for all who trust in him. “As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
32 “For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? Truly, who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is the rock? For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33 This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless. This God who girded me with might, kept my way unerring, It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
34 He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. Who made my feet swift as a deer’s, set me safe on the heights, He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
35 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. Who trained my hands for war, my arms to bend even a bow of bronze. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great. You have given me your protecting shield, and your help has made me great. You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great.
37 You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip; You gave me room to stride; my feet never stumbled. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed. I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till I destroyed them. “I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
39 I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet. I struck them down, and they did not rise; they fell dead at my feet. I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
40 For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. You girded me with strength for war; subdued adversaries at my feet. You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them. My foes you put to flight before me; those who hated me I destroyed. You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them. They cried for help, but no one saved them, cried to the LORD but got no answer. They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but he did not answer.
43 I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. I ground them fine as the dust of the earth; like mud in the streets I trod them down. I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 “You delivered me from strife with my people; you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. You rescued me from the strife of my people; you made me head over nations. A people I had not known became my slaves; “You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
45 Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. Foreigners cringed before me; as soon as they heard of me they obeyed. foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
46 Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses. Their courage failed; they came trembling from their fortresses. They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
47 “The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation. “The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
48 the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me, O God who granted me vindication, subdued peoples under me, He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,
49 who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence. and helped me escape from my enemies, Truly you have exalted me above my adversaries, from the violent you have rescued me. who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.
50 “For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to your name. Thus I will proclaim you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name. Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.
51 Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.” You have given great victories to your king, and shown kindness to your anointed, to David and his posterity forever. “He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
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