1 A nd David speaketh to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah hath delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,

Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

2 a nd he saith: `Jehovah my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,

And he said: “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

3 M y God my rock -- I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Saviour, from violence Thou savest me!

The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence.

4 T he Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

5 W hen the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,

“When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

6 T he cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.

The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

7 I n mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth from His temple my voice, And my cry in 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 entered His ears.

8 A nd shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!

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

9 G one up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.

Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.

10 A nd He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness under His feet.

He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.

11 A nd He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.

He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.

12 A nd He setteth darkness Round about Him -- tabernacles, Darkness of waters -- thick clouds of the skies.

He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

13 F rom the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!

From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.

14 T hunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.

“The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.

15 A nd He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;

He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.

16 A nd seen are the streams of the sea, Revealed are foundations of the world, By the rebuke of Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.

Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke of the Lord, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

17 H e sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

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

18 H e delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they 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 are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,

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

20 A nd He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.

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

21 J ehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

“The Lord 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 Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

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

23 F or all His judgments before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.

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

24 A nd I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

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

25 A nd Jehovah returneth to 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 in His eyes.

26 W ith the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,

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

27 W ith the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.

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

28 A nd the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.

You will save the humble people; But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down.

29 F or Thou my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.

“For You are my lamp, O Lord; The Lord shall enlighten my darkness.

30 F or by Thee I run -- a troop, By my God I leap a wall.

For by You I can run against a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall.

31 G od! Perfect His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He to all those trusting 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.

32 F or who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?

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

33 G od -- my bulwark, strength, And He maketh perfect my way;

God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect.

34 M aking my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,

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

35 T eaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,

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

36 A nd Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.

37 T hou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

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

38 I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.

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

39 A nd I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.

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

40 A nd Thou girdest me strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.

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

41 A nd mine enemies -- Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me -- and I cut them off.

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

42 T hey look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.

They looked, but there was none to save; Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

43 A nd I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small -- I spread them out!

Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trod them like dirt in the streets, And I spread them out.

44 A nd -- Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me.

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

45 S ons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.

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

46 S ons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.

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

47 J ehovah liveth, and blessed my Rock, And exalted is my God -- The Rock of my salvation.

“The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation!

48 G od -- who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,

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

49 A nd bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest 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.

50 T herefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.

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

51 M agnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed -- unto the age!'

“ He is the tower of salvation to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.”