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1And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

1And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

2And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

2He said, “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

3my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.

4I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

5“For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;

6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

6the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

7In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

7“In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.

8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

8“Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.

9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

9Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.

10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

10He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.

11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

11He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.

12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

12He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water.

13Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

13Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth.

14The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

14The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.

15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

15And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them.

16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

16Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

17He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

17“He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.

18He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

19They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.

20He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.

21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

21“The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.

22For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

23For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside.

24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

24I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.

25Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

25And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.

26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

26“With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

27With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

27with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

28And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

28You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

29For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.

29For you are my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness.

30For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

30For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.

31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

31This God—his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

32For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?

32“For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

33God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

33This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless.

34He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

34He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.

35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

35He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

36You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.

37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

37You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip;

38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.

39And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

39I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet.

40For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

40For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me.

41Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

41You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.

42They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

42They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

43Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

43I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.

44Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

44“You delivered me from strife with my people; you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.

45Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

45Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

46Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses.

47The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

47“The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,

48It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,

48the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me,

49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

49who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence.

50Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

50“For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to your name.

51He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

51Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.”

King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com.

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