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 speaketh to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah hath 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 saith: `Jehovah my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,

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.

My God my rock -- I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Saviour, from violence Thou savest me!

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

The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.

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

When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,

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

The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.

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 mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth from His temple my voice, And my cry in His ears,

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

And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!

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

Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.

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

And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness under His feet.

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

And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.

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

And He setteth darkness Round about Him -- tabernacles, Darkness of waters -- thick clouds of the skies.

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

From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!

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

Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.

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

And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth 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.

And seen are the streams of the sea, Revealed are foundations of the world, By the rebuke of Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.

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

He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

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

He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.

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

They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,

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

And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted 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.

Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to 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 Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

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

For all His judgments before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.

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

And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

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

And Jehovah returneth to 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 kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,

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

With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.

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

And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.

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

For Thou my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.

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

For by Thee I run -- a troop, By my God I leap a wall.

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.

God! Perfect His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He to all those trusting in Him.

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

For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?

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

God -- my bulwark, strength, And He maketh perfect my way;

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

Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,

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

Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,

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

And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

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

Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

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

I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.

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

And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.

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

And Thou girdest me strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.

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

And mine enemies -- Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me -- and I cut them off.

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

They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered 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.

And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small -- I spread them out!

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.

And -- Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me.

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

Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.

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

Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.

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

Jehovah liveth, and blessed my Rock, And exalted is my God -- The Rock of my salvation.

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

God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down 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.

And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.

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 confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.

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.

Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed -- unto the age!'