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 spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had 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;

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 is my rock, in him will I trust—My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save 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 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 encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.

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

The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered 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, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry 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 quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook 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 burned forth from it.

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

And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And 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; And 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 round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

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

From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.

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

Jehovah thundered from the heavens, 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 arrows, and scattered; 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.

And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At 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 reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great 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 mightier than I.

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

They encountered 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.

And he brought me forth 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 hath 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 his statutes, I did not depart from them,

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

And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.

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

And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.

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

With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;

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

With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.

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 dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, thou bringest down.

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

For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth 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 have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped 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 to all that trust 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 maketh my way perfectly smooth.

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

He maketh my feet like hinds', 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, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.

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

And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.

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

Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.

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

I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not 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 have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell 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.

And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue 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.

And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.

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

They looked, and there was none to save—Unto Jehovah, and 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.

And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.

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.

And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:

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

Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.

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

Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from 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 the God, the rock of my salvation,

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

The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the 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.

He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.

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

Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to 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.

who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.