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| 1I love you, O LORD, my strength. | 1For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love you, LORD, my strength. |
| 2The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. | 2The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. |
| 3I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. | 3I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies. |
| 4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me; | 4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. |
| 5the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. | 5The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. |
| 6In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. | 6In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. |
| 7Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry. | 7The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry. |
| 8Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. | 8Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. |
| 9He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. | 9He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. |
| 10He rode on a cherub and flew; he came swiftly on the wings of the wind. | 10He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. |
| 11He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him, thick clouds dark with water. | 11He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him-- the dark rain clouds of the sky. |
| 12Out of the brightness before him hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds. | 12Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning. |
| 13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire. | 13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. |
| 14And he sent out his arrows and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings and routed them. | 14He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them. |
| 15Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils. | 15The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils. |
| 16He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. | 16He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. |
| 17He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. | 17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. |
| 18They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. | 18They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support. |
| 19He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. | 19He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. |
| 20The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. | 20The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. |
| 21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. | 21For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God. |
| 22For all his rules were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me. | 22All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees. |
| 23I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt. | 23I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. |
| 24So the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. | 24The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. |
| 25With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; | 25To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, |
| 26with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. | 26to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. |
| 27For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down. | 27You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty. |
| 28For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness. | 28You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. |
| 29For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. | 29With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. |
| 30This God—his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. | 30As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. |
| 31For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?— | 31For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? |
| 32the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless. | 32It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. |
| 33He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. | 33He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. |
| 34He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. | 34He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. |
| 35You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. | 35You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great. |
| 36You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip. | 36You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. |
| 37I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed. | 37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. |
| 38I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet. | 38I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. |
| 39For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. | 39You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me. |
| 40You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and those who hated me I destroyed. | 40You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes. |
| 41They cried for help, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them. | 41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them-- to the LORD, but he did not answer. |
| 42I beat them fine as dust before the wind; I cast them out like the mire of the streets. | 42I beat them as fine as windblown dust; I trampled them like mud in the streets. |
| 43You delivered me from strife with the people; you made me the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. | 43You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me, |
| 44As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me. | 44foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me. |
| 45Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses. | 45They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds. |
| 46The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation— | 46The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior! |
| 47the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me, | 47He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me, |
| 48who rescued me from my enemies; yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from the man of violence. | 48who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me. |
| 49For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing to your name. | 49Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name. |
| 50Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever. | 50He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing love to his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever. |
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