1 D avid spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord saved him from all who hated him, and from 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 H e said, “The Lord is my rock, my strong place, and the One Who sets me free.

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

3 H e is my God, my rock, where I go to be safe. He is my covering and the horn that saves me, my strong place where I go to be safe. You save me from being hurt.

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 call upon the Lord, Who should be praised. I am saved from those who hate me.

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

5 “ For the waves of death were all around me. The storm that destroys made me afraid.

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

6 T he cords of the grave were around me. The nets of death came against me.

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

7 I n my trouble I called upon the Lord. Yes, I cried to my God. From His house He heard my voice. My cry for help came 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 “ Then the earth shook. The mountains were shaking. They shook because He was angry.

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 nose. Fire that destroyed came from His mouth. Burnt pieces of wood were set on fire by it.

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

10 H e tore open the heavens and came down, with darkness under His feet.

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

11 H e sat on a cherub and flew. He was seen on 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 made darkness around Him his tent, gathering waters, and clouds of the sky.

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

13 F rom the light before Him, burnt pieces of wood were set on fire.

At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.

14 “ The Lord thundered from heaven. The Most High let His voice be heard.

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

15 H e sent out arrows, and made them run. He sent lightning, and made them troubled and afraid.

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

16 T hen the bottom of the sea was seen. The bottom of the world lost its covering, at the strong words of the Lord, at the rush of breath from His nose.

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 “ He sent from above. He took me. He pulled me out of many waters.

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

18 H e saved me from those strong ones who hated me. For they were too strong for me.

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 in the day of my trouble. But the Lord held me up.

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

20 H e brought me into a big place. He saved me, because He was pleased with me.

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

21 “ The Lord has paid me for being right with Him. He has paid me for my clean hands.

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. I have not acted in sin against my God.

For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 F or all His Laws were in front of me, and I did not turn aside from them.

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

24 I was without blame before Him. I kept myself from guilt.

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

25 S o the Lord has paid me for being right with Him, for being clean in His eyes.

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

26 “ With the faithful You show Yourself faithful. With the one without blame You show Yourself without blame.

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

27 W ith the pure You show Yourself pure. But with the sinful, You show Yourself wise.

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

28 Y ou save a troubled people. But Your eyes are on the proud whom You put to shame.

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

29 “ For You are my lamp, O Lord. The Lord gives light to my darkness.

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

30 F or by You I can run through an army. By my God I can jump over a wall.

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 proven true. He is a covering to all who go to Him to be safe.

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 “ For who is God, but the Lord? Who is a Rock, except our God?

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

33 G od is my strong place. He has made my way safe.

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

34 H e makes my feet like the feet of a deer. He sets me safe on high places.

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

35 H e makes my hands ready for battle, so that my arms can use a bow of brass.

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

36 “ You have given me the covering of Your saving power. Your help makes me strong.

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

37 Y ou give me a big place for my steps. I have not fallen.

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

38 I went after those who hated me and destroyed them. I did not return until they were destroyed.

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

39 I destroyed them and cut them through, so that they did not rise. They fell 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 You have dressed me with strength for battle. You have put under me those who came against me.

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

41 Y ou made those who fought me turn their backs to me. 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.

42 T hey looked, but there was no one to save them. They cried to 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 fine as the dust of the earth. I crushed and stepped on them like the mud of the streets.

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 “ You have saved me from trouble with my people. You have kept me as head of the nations. People whom I have not known serve 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 S trangers obey me. As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

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

46 S trangers lost their strength of heart. They came out of their secret places shaking with fear.

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

47 “ The Lord lives. Thanks be to my Rock. May God be honored, the Rock that saves me.

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

48 H e is the God Who punishes for me. He puts people under my rule.

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

49 H e makes me free from those who hate me. You lift me above those who come against me. You save me from the man who wants to hurt me.

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 S o I will give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord. I will sing praises to Your name.

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

51 W ith great power He saves His king. He shows loving-kindness to His chosen one, to David and his children forever.”

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