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

I will love You, O Lord, 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.

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

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

The pangs of death surrounded 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 sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted 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 the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to 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 of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

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

Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; 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 With darkness 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 flew; He flew 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 secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And 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.

From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with 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.

The Lord thundered from heaven, 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.

He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished 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 the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

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

He sent from above, 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, From those who hated me, For they were too strong 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 confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support.

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 also brought me out into a broad 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.

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has 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 the Lord, 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 judgments were before me, And I did not put 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 blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my 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 the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

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 You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

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

With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

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

For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks.

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

For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten 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 You I can run against a troop, By my God I can 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 the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

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

For who is God, except the Lord ? And who is a rock, except our God?

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

It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.

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

He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.

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

He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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.

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great.

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

You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.

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

I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.

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

I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen 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 You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who 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.

You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.

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

They cried out, but there was none to save; Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

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 I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like dirt in 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.

You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people 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 obey me; The foreigners submit to me.

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

The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.

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

The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted.

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

It is God who avenges me, And subdues the 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 delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered 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 to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your 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 He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.