1 D avid spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

¶ And David spoke the words of this song unto the LORD in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul.

2 H e said: The Lord is my Rock and my Fortress and my Deliverer;

¶ And he said, The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

3 M y God, my Rock, in Him will I take refuge; my Shield and the Horn of my salvation; my Stronghold and my Refuge, my Savior—You save me from violence.

God is my Strong One; in him will I trust: he is my shield and the horn of my saving health; my defence and my refuge; my saviour, who shall save me from violence.

4 I call on the Lord, Who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

5 F or the waves of death enveloped me; the torrents of destruction made me afraid.

When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of Belial made me afraid;

6 T he cords of Sheol were entangling me; I encountered the snares of death.

when the cords of Sheol compassed me about; the snares of death came before me;

7 I n my distress I called upon the Lord; I cried to my God, and He heard my voice from His temple; my cry came into His ears.

in my distress I called upon the LORD and cried to my God, who heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.

8 T hen the earth reeled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens trembled and shook because He was angry.

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the heavens were moved and shook because he was wroth.

9 S moke went up from His nostrils, and devouring fire from His mouth; coals were kindled by it.

Smoke went up from his nostrils, and fire devoured out of his mouth; coals were kindled by it.

10 H e bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under His feet.

And he lowered the heavens and came down, and darkness was under his feet.

11 H e rode on a cherub and flew; He was seen upon the wings of the wind.

And he rode upon a cherub and flew; and he appeared upon the wings of the wind.

12 H e made darkness His canopy around Him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

He placed darkness like tabernacles round about him, dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

13 O ut of the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.

From the brightness of his presence, coals of fire were kindled.

14 T he Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered His voice.

The LORD thundered from the heavens, and the most High uttered his voice;

15 H e sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning confused and troubled them.

he sent out arrows and scattered them; he sent forth lightning, and consumed them.

16 T he channels of the sea were visible, the foundations of the world were uncovered at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

Then the springs of the sea appeared and the foundations of the world were uncovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

17 H e sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of great waters.

He extended his hand from above, he took me; he drew me out of the impetuous waters;

18 H e delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

he delivered me from strong enemies, from those that hated me, who were stronger than I.

19 T hey came upon me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my stay.

They came upon me unawares in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my stay.

20 H e brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.

He brought me forth into a large place; he delivered me, because he had put his will in me.

21 T he Lord rewarded me according to my uprightness with Him; He compensated and benefited me according to the cleanness of my hands.

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has recompensed me.

22 F or 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 and have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 F or all His ordinances were before me; and from His statutes I did not turn aside.

For I have all his ordinances before me and am attentive to his statutes; I will not depart from them.

24 I was also blameless before Him and kept myself from guilt and iniquity.

And I was perfect before him and have kept myself from my iniquity.

25 T herefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.

Therefore, the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes.

26 T oward the loving and loyal You will show Yourself loving and loyal, and with the upright and blameless You will show Yourself upright and blameless.

With the merciful thou art good, and with the perfect thou art upright.

27 T o the pure You will show Yourself pure, and to the willful You will show Yourself willful.

With the pure thou art pure, and with the perverse thou art an adversary.

28 A nd the afflicted people You will deliver, but Your eyes are upon the haughty, whom You will bring down.

Thou wilt save the poor in spirit; but thine eyes are upon the haughty that thou may bring them down.

29 F or You, O Lord, are my Lamp; the Lord lightens my darkness.

For thou art my lamp, O LORD, and the LORD gives light unto my darkness.

30 F or by You I run through a troop; by my God I leap over a wall.

For in thee I have run through a troop; with my God I have gone over the walls.

31 A s for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried. He is a Shield to all those who trust and take refuge in Him.

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is purified; he is a shield to all those that trust in him.

32 F or who is God but the Lord? And who is a Rock except our God?

For what God is there except the LORD? Or who is a Strong One, except our God?

33 G od is my strong Fortress; He guides the blameless in His way and sets him free.

God is he who strengthens me with virtue; he who clears my way;

34 H e makes my feet like the hinds’; He sets me secure and confident upon the heights.

he who makes my feet like hinds’ feet, and he who sets me upon my high places;

35 H e trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

he who trains my hands for war and causes my arms to break the bow of bronze.

36 Y ou have also given me the shield of Your salvation; and Your condescension and gentleness have made me great.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy saving health, and thy meekness has multiplied me.

37 Y ou have enlarged my steps under me, so that my feet have not slipped.

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me so that my knees did not shake.

38 I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; and I did not turn back until they were consumed.

I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them and did not return until I had consumed them.

39 I consumed them and thrust them through, so that they did not arise; they fell at my feet.

And I consumed them and wounded them, and they did not arise; they are fallen under my feet.

40 F or You girded me with strength for the battle; those who rose up against me You subdued under me.

For thou hast girded me with strength for the battle; thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

41 Y ou have made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

Thou hast given me the necks of my enemies, of those that hate me, that I might cut them off.

42 T hey looked, but there was none to save—even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

They looked, but there was no one to save them; even unto the LORD, but he did not answer them.

43 T hen I beat them small as the dust of the earth; I crushed them as the mire of the street and scattered them abroad.

Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth; I stamped them as the mire of the street and spread them abroad.

44 Y ou also have delivered me from strife with my people; You kept me as the head of the nations. People whom I had not known served me.

Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of peoples; thou hast kept me to be head of the Gentiles; peoples whom I did not know have served me.

45 F oreigners yielded feigned obedience to me; as soon as they heard of me, they became obedient to me.

The strangers trembled before my command; as soon as they heard, they obeyed me.

46 F oreigners faded away; they came limping and trembling from their strongholds.

The strangers withered away and trembled in their close places.

47 T he Lord lives; blessed be my Rock, and exalted be God, the Rock of my salvation.

The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God who is the rock of my salvation.

48 I t is God Who executes vengeance for me and Who brought down the peoples under me,

The God who has given me revenge and who subjects the peoples under me,

49 W ho brought me out from my enemies. You also lifted me up above those who rose up against me; You delivered me from the violent man.

who brings me forth from among my enemies; thou hast lifted me up on high from among those that rose up against me; thou hast delivered me from the man of violence.

50 F or this I will give thanks and extol You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.

Therefore, I will confess thee among the Gentiles, O LORD, and I will sing unto thy name.

51 H e is a Tower of salvation and great deliverance to His king, and shows loving-kindness to His anointed, to David and his offspring forever.

He who makes great the saving health of his king and shows mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for ever.