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1 David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. 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 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 high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. He said, “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
3 My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence! 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 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 called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. “I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.
5 The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me. “For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me; The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6 The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me. the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
7 In my distress I called to the LORD; I called to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help. “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 to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
8 The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved because he was angry. “Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry. The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
9 Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals. Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
10 He made the sky sink as he descended; a thick cloud was under his feet. He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
11 He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind. He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind. He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
12 He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds. He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water. He made darkness his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.
13 From the brightness in front of him came coals of fire. Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth. Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
14 The LORD thundered from the sky; the sovereign One shouted loudly. The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice. The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot arrows and scattered them, lightning and routed them. And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them. He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
16 The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by the LORD's battle cry, by the powerful breath from his nose. 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. 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 reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water. “He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many 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 hate me, for they were too strong for me. He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD helped me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
20 He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me. He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
21 The LORD repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior. “The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. “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 obeyed the LORD's commands; I have not rebelled against my God. For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23 For I am aware of all his regulations, and I do not reject his rules. For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
24 I was blameless before him; I kept myself from sinning. I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
25 The LORD rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior. And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
26 You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent. “With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 You prove to be reliable to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive to one who is perverse. with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
28 You deliver oppressed people, but you watch the proud and bring them down. You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
29 Indeed, you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD illumines the darkness around me. For you are my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness. You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
30 Indeed,with your help I can charge against an army; by my God's power I can jump over a wall. For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
31 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. 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. “As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
32 Indeed, who is God besides the LORD? Who is a protector besides our God? “For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33 The one true God is my mighty refuge; he removes the obstacles in my way. This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless. It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
34 He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure 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 battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 You give me your protective shield; your willingness to help enables me to prevail. You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great. You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great.
37 You widen my path; my feet do not slip. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip; You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
38 I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out. I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed. “I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
39 I wipe them out and beat them to death; they cannot get up; they fall at my feet. I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet. I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
40 You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me. For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
41 You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me. You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them. You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
42 They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them. They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them. They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but he did not answer.
43 I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground; I crush them and stomp on them like clay in the streets. I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 You rescue me from a hostile army; you preserve me as a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects. “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 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 are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
46 Foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds. Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses. They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
47 The LORD is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king! “The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, “The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
48 The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me. the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me, He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,
49 He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men. who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence. who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.
50 So I will give you thanks, O LORD, before the nations! I will sing praises to you. “For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to your name. Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.
51 He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; he is faithful to his chosen ruler, to David and to his descendants forever!| Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.” “He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
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