Praise for God’s Deliverance
1 Then Davidspoke to theLordthe words of this song, on the day when theLordhaddelivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
2 And hesaid:
# “TheLordismy rock and myfortress and my deliverer;
3 The God of my strength,in whom I will trust;
# Myshield and thehorn of my salvation,
# Mystronghold and myrefuge;
My Savior, You save me from violence.
4 I will call upon theLord,whoisworthyto be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 “When the waves of death surrounded me,
The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
6 Thesorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
7 In my distressI called upon theLord,
And cried out to my God;
# Heheard my voice from His temple,
And my cryenteredHis ears.
8 “Thenthe earth shook and trembled;
# The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.
9 Smoke went up from His nostrils,
# And devouringfire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
10 Hebowed the heavens also, and came down
# Withdarkness under His feet.
11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew;
# And He was seenupon the wings of the wind.
12 He madedarkness canopies around Him,
Dark watersandthick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were kindled.
14 “TheLordthundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
15 He sent outarrows and scattered them;
Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.
16 Then the channels of the seawere seen,
The foundations of the world were uncovered,
# At therebuke of theLord,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17 “Hesent from above, He took me,
He drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me;
For they were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
# But theLordwas mysupport.
20 He also brought me out into a broad place;
# He delivered me because Hedelighted in me.
21 “TheLordrewarded me according to my righteousness;
# According to thecleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.
22 For I havekept the ways of theLord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all Hisjudgmentswerebefore me;
AndasforHis statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 I was alsoblameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 ThereforetheLordhas recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His eyes.
26 “Withthe merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
27 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
# Andwith the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
28 You will save thehumble people;
# But Your eyesareonthe haughty,thatYou may bringthemdown.
29 “For Youaremylamp, OLord;
TheLordshall enlighten my darkness.
30 For by You I can run against a troop;
# By my God I can leap over awall.
31 AsforGod,His wayisperfect;
# The word of theLordisproven;
Heisa shield to all who trust in Him.
32 “ForwhoisGod, except theLord?
And whoisa rock, except our God?
33 Godismystrengthandpower,
# And Hemakes my wayperfect.
34 He makes my feetlike thefeetof deer,
# Andsets me on my high places.
35 He teaches my hands to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your gentleness has made me great.
37 Youenlarged my path under me;
So my feet did not slip.
38 “I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
39 And I have destroyed them and wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
# They have fallenunder my feet.
40 For You havearmed me with strength for the battle;
# You have subdued under methose who rose against me.
41 You have also given me thenecks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.
42 They looked, buttherewasnone to save;
# Evento theLord, but He did not answer them.
43 Then I beat them as fineas the dust of the earth;
# I trod themlike dirt in the streets,
AndI spread them out.
44 “Youhave also delivered me from the strivings of my people;
# You have kept me as thehead of the nations.
# A people I have not known shall serve me.
45 The foreigners submit to me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
46 The foreigners fade away,
# And come frightenedfrom their hideouts.
47 “TheLordlives!
Blessedbemy Rock!
Let God be exalted,
# TheRock of my salvation!
48 ItisGod who avenges me,
# Andsubdues the peoples under me;
49 He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
# You have delivered me from theviolent man.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to You, OLord, amongthe Gentiles,
# And sing praises to Yourname.
51 “Heis the tower of salvation to His king,
# And shows mercy to Hisanointed,
# To David andhis descendants forevermore.”