1 ¶ I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

I will love You, O Lord, my strength.

2 T he LORD is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and 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 worthy 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 pain of death compassed me, and the rivers of Belial made me afraid.

The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

5 T he pain of Sheol compassed me about: the snares of death came before 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 unto my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even 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 shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains collapsed and were removed because he was wroth.

Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

8 S moke went up out of his nostrils, and fire devoured out of his mouth; 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 lowered the heavens and came down; and 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: yea, he flew upon 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 hiding place; in his tabernacle round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the heavens.

He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies.

12 A t the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.

13 T he LORD thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

14 H e sent out his arrows and scattered them; he shot out lightnings and destroyed them.

He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.

15 T hen the depths of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy 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 sent from above, 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 me, even though 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 were ready for me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my staff.

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

19 H e brought me forth also into a wide place; he delivered me because he delighted in me.

He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.

20 ¶ The LORD will reward me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he shall recompense me.

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

21 B ecause I have kept the ways of the LORD and did not become wicked departing in apostasy 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 judgments were before me, and I did not put 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 perfect before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.

I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

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

Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

25 W ith the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with a perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

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

26 w ith the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt show thyself adversary.

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

27 T herefore thou wilt save the humble people; but wilt bring down high looks.

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

28 F or thou wilt light my fire: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

29 ¶ For with thee I have scattered armies; and in my God I have overcome walled defenses.

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 precise: a shield to all those that wait 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 a refuge except our God?

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

32 I t is God that 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 and sets me upon my high places.

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

34 H e trains my hands for the battle, so that a bow of bronze shall be broken by my arms.

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

35 I n the same manner thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand will hold me up, and thy meekness shall multiply me.

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

36 T hou shall enlarge my steps under me, and my knees shall not tremble.

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

37 I shall pursue my enemies and overtake them: neither shall I turn again until they are consumed.

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

38 I shall smite them, and they will not be able to rise: they shall fall under my feet.

I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.

39 F or thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued my enemies under me.

For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

40 T hou hast also given me the necks of my enemies that I might destroy those that hate me.

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

41 T hey cried out, but there was no one to save them: even unto the LORD, but he did not answer them.

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 as small as the dust before the wind: I scattered them as the dirt in the streets.

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

43 T hou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the Gentiles: a people whom I did not know 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: the sons of strangers submitted themselves unto me even against their will.

As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me.

45 T he strangers fell away and were afraid in their close places.

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

46 T he LORD lives; and 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 I t is God that avenges me and subdues the peoples under me.

It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;

48 H e delivers me from my enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the one who would betray me.

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 I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the Gentiles and sing praises unto thy name.

Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.

50 H e gives great deliverance to his king and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.