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 the words of this song to the Lord in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

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

He said, “ The Lord 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.

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You 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 call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

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

“For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me;

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

The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted 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 the Lord, Yes, I cried to my God; And from His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help 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 quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.

9 S moke went up from his nostrils, and fire devoured out of his mouth; coals were kindled by it.

“Smoke went up out of His nostrils, Fire from 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 With thick darkness 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 on a cherub and flew; And He appeared on 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 canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.

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

“From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.

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

“ The Lord 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 routed 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 the Lord, 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 those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

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

“They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support.

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

“ He also brought me forth into a broad place; He rescued 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.

“ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has 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 the Lord, And have not acted wickedly against 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 blameless toward Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

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

“ Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.

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

“ With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

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

With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.

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

“ And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.

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

“ For You are my lamp, O Lord; And the Lord illumines my darkness.

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

“ For by You I can run upon a troop; By my God I can 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 blameless; The word of the Lord is tested; He is a shield to all who 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, besides the Lord ? And who is a rock, besides our God?

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

“ God is my strong fortress; And He sets the blameless in His way.

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

“ He makes my feet like hinds’ feet, And sets me on my high places.

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

“ He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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

“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help makes me great.

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

“ You enlarge 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 pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until 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 devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; And 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.

“For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who 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.

“You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated 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 to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

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 I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets.

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.

“ You have also delivered me from the contentions of my people; You have kept me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me.

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

“ Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

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

“Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses.

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

“The Lord lives, 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,

The God who executes vengeance for me, And brings 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.

Who also brings me out from my enemies; You even lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue 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 to You, O Lord, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your 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.

“ He is a tower of deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.”