1 ¶ 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.

And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

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

and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

3 G od 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.

God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.

4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy 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.

5 W hen the waves of death compassed me, the floods of Belial made me afraid;

For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

6 w hen the cords of Sheol compassed me about; the snares of death came before me;

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

7 i n 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.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears.

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

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

9 S moke went up from his nostrils, and fire devoured out of his mouth; 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.

10 A nd he lowered the heavens and came down, and darkness was under his feet.

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

11 A nd he rode upon a cherub and flew; and he appeared upon the wings of the wind.

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

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

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

13 F rom the brightness of his presence, coals of fire were kindled.

At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.

14 T he LORD thundered from the heavens, and the most High uttered his voice;

Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.

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

And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.

16 T hen 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.

Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

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

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

18 h e delivered me from strong enemies, from those that hated me, who were stronger than I.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he 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 Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

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

For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

24 A nd I was perfect before him and have kept myself from my iniquity.

I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

25 T herefore, the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes.

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

26 W ith the merciful thou art good, and with the perfect thou art upright.

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

27 W ith the pure thou art pure, and with the perverse thou art an adversary.

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

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

And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

29 F or thou art my lamp, O LORD, and the LORD gives light unto my darkness.

For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.

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

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

31 A s for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is purified; he is a shield to all those that 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.

32 F or what God is there except the LORD? Or who is a Strong One, except our God?

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

33 G od is he who strengthens me with virtue; he who clears my way;

God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.

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

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

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

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

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

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.

37 T hou hast enlarged my steps under me so that my knees did not shake.

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

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

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

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

And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.

40 F or thou hast girded me with strength for the battle; thou hast subdued under me those that 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.

44 T hou 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.

Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

45 T he strangers trembled before my command; as soon as they heard, they obeyed me.

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

46 T he strangers withered away and trembled in their close places.

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

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

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

48 T he God who has given me revenge and who subjects the peoples under me,

Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,

49 w ho 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.

And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

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

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

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

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