1 I love You fervently and devotedly, O Lord, my Strength.

I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

2 T he Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my keen and firm Strength in Whom I will trust and take refuge, my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my High Tower.

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

3 I will call upon the Lord, Who is to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4 T he cords or bands of death surrounded me, and the streams of ungodliness and the torrents of ruin terrified me.

The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

5 T he cords of Sheol (the place of the dead) surrounded me; the snares of death confronted and came upon me.

The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

6 I n my distress I called upon the Lord and cried to my God; He heard my voice out of His temple (heavenly dwelling place), and my cry came before Him, into His ears.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.

7 T hen the earth quaked and rocked, the foundations also of the mountains trembled; they moved and were shaken because He was indignant and angry.

Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.

8 T here went up smoke from His nostrils; and lightning out of His mouth devoured; coals were kindled by it.

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

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

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

10 A nd He rode upon a cherub and flew; yes, He sped on with the wings of the wind.

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.

11 H e made darkness His secret hiding place; as His pavilion (His canopy) round about Him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

12 O ut of the brightness before Him there broke forth through His thick clouds hailstones and coals of fire.

At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.

13 T he Lord also thundered from the heavens, and the Most High uttered His voice, amid hailstones and coals of fire.

Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

14 A nd He sent out His arrows and scattered them; and He flashed forth lightnings and put them to rout.

And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.

15 T hen the beds of the sea appeared and the foundations of the world were laid bare at Your rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16 H e reached from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.

17 H e delivered me from my strong enemy and from those who hated and abhorred me, for they were too strong for me.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

18 T hey confronted and came upon me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my stay and support.

They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

19 H e brought me forth also into a large place; He was delivering me because He was pleased with me and delighted in me.

He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20 T he Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness (my conscious integrity and sincerity with Him); according to the cleanness of my hands has He recompensed me.

Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

21 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 wickedly departed from my God.

22 F or all His ordinances were before me, and I put not away His statutes from me.

For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.

23 I was upright before Him and blameless with Him, ever to keep myself free from my sin and guilt.

I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

24 T herefore has the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness (my uprightness and right standing with Him), according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25 W ith the kind and merciful You will show Yourself kind and merciful, with an upright man You will show Yourself upright,

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

26 W ith the pure You will show Yourself pure, and with the perverse You will show Yourself contrary.

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

27 F or You deliver an afflicted and humble people but will bring down those with haughty looks.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.

28 F or You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine; the Lord my God illumines my darkness.

For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

29 F or by You I can run through a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.

For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.

30 A s for God, His way is perfect! The word of the Lord is tested and tried; He is a shield to all those who take refuge and put their trust in Him.

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

31 F or who is God except the Lord? Or who is the Rock save our God,

For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,

32 T he God who girds me with strength and makes my way perfect?

The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?

33 H e makes my feet like hinds’ feet; He sets me securely upon my high places.

He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: And setteth me upon my high places.

34 H e teaches my hands to war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

35 Y ou have also given me the shield of Your salvation, and Your right hand has held me up; Your gentleness and condescension have made me great.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.

36 Y ou have given plenty of room for my steps under me, that my feet would not slip.

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.

37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.

38 I smote them so that they were not able to rise; they fell wounded under my feet.

I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.

39 F or You have girded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me and caused to bow down those who rose up against me.

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

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

Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.

41 T hey cried, but there was none to deliver—even unto the Lord, but He answered them not.

They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

42 T hen I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the dirt and mire of the streets.

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

43 Y ou have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You made me the head of the nations; a people I had not known served me.

Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

44 A s soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me; foreigners submitted themselves cringingly and yielded feigned obedience to me.

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

45 F oreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their caves or strongholds.

The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.

46 T he Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted,

Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,

47 T he God Who avenges me and subdues peoples under me,

Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.

48 W ho delivers me from my enemies; yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me; You deliver me from the man of violence.

He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

49 T herefore will I give thanks and extol You, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to Your name.

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.

50 G reat deliverances and triumphs gives He to His king; and He shows mercy and steadfast love to His anointed, to David and his offspring forever.

Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.