^{1 Ref} And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul:

^{2 Ref} And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;

^{3 Ref} My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.

^{4 Ref} I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.

^{5 Ref} For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;

^{6 Ref} The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.

^{7 Ref} In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came to his ears.

^{8 Ref} Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.

^{9 Ref} There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.

^{10 Ref} The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.

^{11 Ref} And he went through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.

^{12 Ref} And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

^{13 Ref} Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.

^{14 Ref} The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out.

^{15 Ref} And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

^{16 Ref} Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.

^{17 Ref} He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.

^{18 Ref} He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

^{19 Ref} They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.

^{20 Ref} He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.

^{21 Ref} The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

^{22 Ref} For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.

^{23 Ref} For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.

^{24 Ref} And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.

^{25 Ref} Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

^{26 Ref} On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

^{27 Ref} He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

^{28 Ref} For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.

^{29 Ref} For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.

^{30 Ref} By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in: by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.

^{31 Ref} As for God, his way is all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith in him.

^{32 Ref} For who is God but the Lord? and who is a Rock but our God?

^{33 Ref} God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.

^{34 Ref} He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.

^{35 Ref} He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.

^{36 Ref} You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.

^{37 Ref} You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet make no slip.

^{38 Ref} I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.

^{39 Ref} I have sent destruction on them and given them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.

^{40 Ref} For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.

^{41 Ref} By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

^{42 Ref} They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.

^{43 Ref} Then they were crushed as small as the dust of the earth, stamped down under my feet like the waste of the streets.

^{44 Ref} You have made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

^{45 Ref} Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.

^{46 Ref} They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.

^{47 Ref} The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:

^{48 Ref} It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.

^{49 Ref} He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.

^{50 Ref} Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.

^{51 Ref} Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.

^{1 Ref} 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 Ref} and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

^{3 Ref} 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 Ref} I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

^{5 Ref} For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

^{6 Ref} The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

^{7 Ref} 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 Ref} Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.

^{9 Ref} There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

^{10 Ref} He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

^{11 Ref} And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

^{12 Ref} And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

^{13 Ref} At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.

^{14 Ref} Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.

^{15 Ref} And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.

^{16 Ref} 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 Ref} He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;

^{18 Ref} He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

^{19 Ref} They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

^{20 Ref} He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

^{21 Ref} Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

^{22 Ref} For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

^{23 Ref} For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

^{24 Ref} I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

^{25 Ref} Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

^{26 Ref} With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

^{27 Ref} With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

^{28 Ref} And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

^{29 Ref} For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.

^{30 Ref} For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.

^{31 Ref} 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 Ref} For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?

^{33 Ref} God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.

^{34 Ref} He maketh his feet like hinds' `feet', And setteth me upon my high places.

^{35 Ref} He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

^{36 Ref} Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.

^{37 Ref} Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.

^{38 Ref} I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

^{39 Ref} And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.

^{40 Ref} For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

^{41 Ref} Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.

^{42 Ref} They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

^{43 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

^{46 Ref} The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.

^{47 Ref} Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

^{48 Ref} Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,

^{49 Ref} 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 Ref} Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.

^{51 Ref} Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.

^{1 Ref} David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

^{2 Ref} and he said, Yahweh is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

^{3 Ref} God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My savior, you save me from violence.

^{4 Ref} I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from my enemies.

^{5 Ref} For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

^{6 Ref} The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came on me.

^{7 Ref} In my distress I called on Yahweh; Yes, I called to my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, My cry [came] into his ears.

^{8 Ref} Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked Were shaken, because he was angry.

^{9 Ref} There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, Fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

^{10 Ref} He bowed the heavens also, and came down; Thick darkness was under his feet.

^{11 Ref} He rode on a cherub, and did fly; Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

^{12 Ref} He made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

^{13 Ref} At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.

^{14 Ref} Yahweh thundered from heaven, The Most High uttered his voice.

^{15 Ref} He sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and confused them.

^{16 Ref} Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

^{17 Ref} He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;

^{18 Ref} He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

^{19 Ref} They came on me in the day of my calamity; But Yahweh was my stay.

^{20 Ref} He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

^{21 Ref} Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.

^{22 Ref} For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

^{23 Ref} For all his ordinances were before me; As for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

^{24 Ref} I was also perfect toward him; I kept myself from my iniquity.

^{25 Ref} Therefore has Yahweh recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

^{26 Ref} With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect;

^{27 Ref} With the pure you will show yourself pure; With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

^{28 Ref} The afflicted people you will save; But your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.

^{29 Ref} For you are my lamp, Yahweh; Yahweh will lighten my darkness.

^{30 Ref} For by you I run on a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.

^{31 Ref} As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

^{32 Ref} For who is God, save Yahweh? Who is a rock, save our God?

^{33 Ref} God is my strong fortress; He guides the perfect in his way.

^{34 Ref} He makes his feet like hinds' [feet], Sets me on my high places.

^{35 Ref} He teaches my hands to war, So that my arms do bend a bow of brass.

^{36 Ref} You have also given me the shield of your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.

^{37 Ref} You have enlarged my steps under me; My feet have not slipped.

^{38 Ref} I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again until they were consumed.

^{39 Ref} I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can't arise: Yes, they are fallen under my feet.

^{40 Ref} For you have girded me with strength to the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

^{41 Ref} You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, That I might cut off those who hate me.

^{42 Ref} They looked, but there was none to save; Even to Yahweh, but he didn't answer them.

^{43 Ref} 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 Ref} You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

^{45 Ref} The foreigners shall submit themselves to me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

^{46 Ref} The foreigners shall fade away, Shall come trembling out of their close places.

^{47 Ref} Yahweh lives; Blessed be my rock; Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

^{48 Ref} Even the God who executes vengeance for me, Who brings down peoples under me,

^{49 Ref} Who brings me forth from my enemies: Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me; You deliver me from the violent man.

^{50 Ref} Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, Will sing praises to your name.

^{51 Ref} Great deliverance gives he to his king, Shows loving kindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, forevermore.