| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1David spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. | 1And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. |
| 2He said: The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, | 2He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. |
| 3my God, my mountain where I seek refuge. My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence. | 3My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence. |
| 4I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies. | 4I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. |
| 5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me. | 5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. |
| 6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. | 6The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. |
| 7I called to the LORD in my distress; I called to my God. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears. | 7In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears. |
| 8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because He burned with anger. | 8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. |
| 9Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; coals were set ablaze by it. | 9Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. |
| 10He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud beneath His feet. | 10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. |
| 11He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind. | 11He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. |
| 12He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds. | 12He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds. |
| 13From the radiance of His presence, flaming coals were ignited. | 13From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth. |
| 14The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High projected His voice. | 14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. |
| 15He shot arrows and scattered them; He hurled lightning bolts and routed them. | 15He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. |
| 16The depths of the sea became visible, the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils. | 16The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils. |
| 17He reached down from heaven and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters. | 17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. |
| 18He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. | 18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. |
| 19They confronted me in the day of my distress, but the LORD was my support. | 19They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. |
| 20He brought me out to a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. | 20He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me. |
| 21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. | 21The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. |
| 22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not turned from my God to wickedness. | 22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. |
| 23Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind and have not disregarded His statutes. | 23For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes. |
| 24I was blameless before Him and kept myself from sinning. | 24And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity. |
| 25So the LORD repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. | 25So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. |
| 26With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless; | 26To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless; |
| 27with the pure You prove Yourself pure, but with the crooked You prove Yourself shrewd. | 27to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. |
| 28You rescue an afflicted people, but Your eyes are set against the proud-- You humble them. | 28You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. |
| 29 LORD, You are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness. | 29For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness. |
| 30With You I can attack a barrier, and with my God I can leap over a wall. | 30For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall. |
| 31God--His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. | 31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. |
| 32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is a rock? Only our God. | 32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? |
| 33God is my strong refuge; He makes my way perfect. | 33God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear. |
| 34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights. | 34He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. |
| 35He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. | 35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. |
| 36You have given me the shield of Your salvation; Your help exalts me. | 36You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me. |
| 37You widen a place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way. | 37You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way. |
| 38I pursue my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out. | 38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. |
| 39I wipe them out and crush them, and they do not rise; they fall beneath my feet. | 39I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. |
| 40You have clothed me with strength for battle; You subdue my adversaries beneath me. | 40You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. |
| 41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me. | 41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me. |
| 42They look, but there is no one to save them-- they look to the LORD, but He does not answer them. | 42They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer. |
| 43I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets. | 43I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets. |
| 44You have freed me from the feuds among my people; You have appointed me the head of nations; a people I had not known serve me. | 44You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. |
| 45Foreigners submit to me grudgingly; as soon as they hear, they obey me. | 45Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me. |
| 46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications. | 46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds. |
| 47The LORD lives--may my rock be praised! God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted. | 47The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted— |
| 48God--He gives me vengeance and casts down peoples under me. | 48the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me, |
| 49He frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my adversaries; You rescue me from violent men. | 49who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. |
| 50Therefore I will praise You, LORD, among the nations; I will sing about Your name. | 50Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name. |
| 51He is a tower of salvation for His king; He shows loyalty to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever. | 51Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.” |
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