1 I love You, O Lord, my strength.

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

2 T he Lord is my rock, and my safe place, and the One Who takes me out of trouble. My God is my rock, in Whom I am safe. He is my safe-covering, my saving strength, and my strong tower.

The 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.

3 I call to the Lord, Who has the right to be praised. And I am saved from those who hate me.

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4 T he ropes of death were all around me. The floods of death make me afraid.

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

5 T he ropes of the grave were all around me. The traps of death were set for me.

The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

6 I called to the Lord in my trouble. I cried to God for help. He heard my voice from His holy house. My cry for help came into His ears.

In 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.

7 T hen the earth shook. The mountains were shaking. They shook because He was angry.

Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

8 S moke went out from His nose and the fire that kept coming from His mouth burned everything around 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 parted the heavens and came down. Dark clouds were under His feet.

He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

10 H e sat upon a cherub and flew. He traveled on the wings of the wind.

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

11 H e made darkness His hiding place, the covering around Him, the dark rain clouds of the sky.

He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 T hrough the light before Him passed His dark clouds, hail stones and fire.

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

13 T he Lord made thunder in the heavens. The voice of the Most High spoke out, hail stones and fire.

The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

14 H e sent out His arrows and divided them. He threw down lightning and sent them running.

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

15 T hen the deep part of the sea could be seen. And the deep part of the earth was opened up, because of Your sharp words, O Lord, because of the powerful breath from Your nose.

Then the channels of 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.

16 H e sent from above, and took me. He lifted me out of many waters.

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

17 H e took me away from the powerful one who fights against me, and from those who hated me. They were too strong for me.

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18 T hey stood against me in the day of my trouble. But the Lord was my strength.

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

19 H e brought me out into a big place. He gave me a safe place, because He was pleased with me.

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

20 T he Lord has paid me because of my being right with Him. Because of my clean hands He has paid me.

The Lord 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 I have not sinned by turning from my God.

For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 A ll His Laws are in front of me. I have not set His Laws aside.

For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

23 B efore Him I was without blame. And I have kept myself from sin.

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

24 S o the Lord has paid me back for being right with Him, and for my hands being clean in His eyes.

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

25 T o the faithful, You show Yourself faithful. To those without blame, You show Yourself without blame.

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

26 W ith the pure, You show Yourself pure. With the sinful You show Yourself to be against them.

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

27 Y ou save those who are suffering, but You bring low those who have pride in their eyes.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

28 Y ou make my lamp bright. The Lord my God lights my darkness.

For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

29 W ith Your help I can go against many soldiers. With my God I can jump over a wall.

For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

30 A s for God, His way is perfect. The Word of the Lord has stood the test. He is a covering for all who go to Him for a safe place.

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

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

For who is God save the Lord ? or who is a rock save our God?

32 I t is God Who covers me with strength and makes my way perfect.

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

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

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

34 H e teaches me how to fight, so that I can use a bow of brass.

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

35 Y ou have also given me the covering that saves me. Your right hand holds me up. And Your care 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 make the road wide for my steps, and my feet have not tripped.

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

37 I went after those who fight against me, and caught them. And I did not return until they were destroyed.

I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

38 I hit them so they were not able to rise. They fell under my feet.

I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

39 Y ou have given me strength for war. You have put under me those who have fought 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 made them turn their backs to me also. And I destroyed those who hated me.

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

41 T hey cried for help, but there was no one to save. They cried to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

42 T hen I beat them as small as the dust in the wind. I emptied them out like mud in the streets.

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

43 Y ou have taken me away from the fighting of the people. You have made me the leader of nations. People whom I have not known will serve me.

Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

44 A s soon as they hear, they obey me. Those from other lands obey me.

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

45 T hese people from other lands lose their strength of heart. And they come shaking from behind their walls.

The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

46 T he Lord lives! How great is my Rock! Praise be to the God Who saves me!

The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

47 H e is the God Who punishes those who have done wrong to me. He puts nations under my rule.

It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

48 H e saves me from those who hate me. Yes, You lift me above those who rise up against me. You save me from those who want to hurt me.

He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

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

Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

50 H e gives His king great power over trouble. And He shows loving-kindness to His chosen one, to David, and to his children after him forever.

Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.