| New Living Translation | Berean Study Bible |
| 1I love you, LORD; you are my strength. | 1For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who 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. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength. |
| 2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. | 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 called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. | 3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. |
| 4The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me. | 4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. |
| 5The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path. | 5The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. |
| 6But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. | 6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears. |
| 7Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger. | 7Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. |
| 8Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him. | 8Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. |
| 9He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. | 9He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. |
| 10Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind. | 10He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. |
| 11He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds. | 11He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him. |
| 12Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him and rained down hail and burning coals. | 12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire. |
| 13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals. | 13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire. |
| 14He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused. | 14He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. |
| 15Then at your command, O LORD, at the blast of your breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare. | 15The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. |
| 16He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters. | 16He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. |
| 17He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me. | 17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. |
| 18They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the LORD supported me. | 18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. |
| 19He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me. | 19He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me. |
| 20The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence. | 20The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. |
| 21For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil. | 21For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. |
| 22I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees. | 22For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes. |
| 23I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin. | 23And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity. |
| 24The LORD rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence. | 24So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. |
| 25To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity. | 25To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless; |
| 26To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. | 26to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. |
| 27You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud. | 27For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes. |
| 28You light a lamp for me. The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness. | 28For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness. |
| 29In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall. | 29For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall. |
| 30God’s way is perfect. All the LORD’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. | 30As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. |
| 31For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock? | 31For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? |
| 32God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect. | 32It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear. |
| 33He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. | 33He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. |
| 34He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. | 34He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. |
| 35You have given me your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me; your help has made me great. | 35You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me. |
| 36You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. | 36You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way. |
| 37I chased my enemies and caught them; I did not stop until they were conquered. | 37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. |
| 38I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet. | 38I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. |
| 39You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet. | 39You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. |
| 40You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me. | 40You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me. |
| 41They called for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer. | 41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer. |
| 42I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. I swept them into the gutter like dirt. | 42I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets. |
| 43You gave me victory over my accusers. You appointed me ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me. | 43You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. |
| 44As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me. | 44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me. |
| 45They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds. | 45Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds. |
| 46The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted! | 46The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted— |
| 47He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he subdues the nations under me | 47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me, |
| 48and rescues me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents. | 48who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. |
| 49For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name. | 49Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name. |
| 50You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever. | 50Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever. |
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