1 I will love You, O Lord, my strength.

I love thee, O Jehovah, 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 shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

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 Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4 T he pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

5 T he sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

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

6 I n 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.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.

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

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

8 S moke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from 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.

9 H e bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.

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

10 A nd He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.

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

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

He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

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

At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.

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

Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

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

And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.

15 T hen 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.

Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16 H e sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

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

17 H e delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me.

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

18 T hey confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support.

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

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

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

20 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.

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 Jehovah, 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 ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.

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

I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

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

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

25 W ith the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

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

26 W ith the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

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

27 F or You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.

28 F or You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

29 F or by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall.

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

30 A s for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who 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.

31 F or who is God, except the Lord ? And who is a rock, except our God?

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

32 I t is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.

The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?

33 H e makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.

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

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

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

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

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.

36 Y ou enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.

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

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

I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.

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

I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.

39 F or You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

43 Y ou 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.

Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

44 A s soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me.

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

45 T he foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.

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

46 T he Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted.

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

47 I t is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;

Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.

48 H e delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man.

He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

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

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

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

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