| New Living Translation | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. | 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. |
| 2He sang: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; | 2He said: The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, |
| 3my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence. | 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. |
| 4I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. | 4I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies. |
| 5“The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me. | 5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me. |
| 6The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path. | 6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. |
| 7But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I cried to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears. | 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. |
| 8“Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger. | 8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because He burned with anger. |
| 9Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him. | 9Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; coals were set ablaze by it. |
| 10He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. | 10He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud beneath His feet. |
| 11Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind. | 11He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind. |
| 12He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dense rain clouds. | 12He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds. |
| 13A great brightness shone around him, and burning coals blazed forth. | 13From the radiance of His presence, flaming coals were ignited. |
| 14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. | 14The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High projected His voice. |
| 15He shot arrows and scattered his enemies; his lightning flashed, and they were confused. | 15He shot arrows and scattered them; He hurled lightning bolts and routed them. |
| 16Then at the command of the LORD, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare. | 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. |
| 17“He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters. | 17He reached down from heaven and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters. |
| 18He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me. | 18He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. |
| 19They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the LORD supported me. | 19They confronted me in the day of my distress, but the LORD was my support. |
| 20He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me. | 20He brought me out to a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. |
| 21The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence. | 21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. |
| 22For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil. | 22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not turned from my God to wickedness. |
| 23I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees. | 23Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind and have not disregarded His statutes. |
| 24I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin. | 24I was blameless before Him and kept myself from sinning. |
| 25The LORD rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence. | 25So the LORD repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. |
| 26“To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity. | 26With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless; |
| 27To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. | 27with the pure You prove Yourself pure, but with the crooked You prove Yourself shrewd. |
| 28You rescue the humble, but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them. | 28You rescue an afflicted people, but Your eyes are set against the proud-- You humble them. |
| 29O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD lights up my darkness. | 29 LORD, You are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness. |
| 30In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall. | 30With You I can attack a barrier, and with my God I can leap over a wall. |
| 31“God’s way is perfect. All the LORD’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. | 31God--His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. |
| 32For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock? | 32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is a rock? Only our God. |
| 33God is my strong fortress, and he makes my way perfect. | 33God is my strong refuge; He makes my way perfect. |
| 34He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. | 34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights. |
| 35He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. | 35He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. |
| 36You have given me your shield of victory; your help has made me great. | 36You have given me the shield of Your salvation; Your help exalts me. |
| 37You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. | 37You widen a place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way. |
| 38“I chased my enemies and destroyed them; I did not stop until they were conquered. | 38I pursue my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out. |
| 39I consumed them; I struck them down so they did not get up; they fell beneath my feet. | 39I wipe them out and crush them, and they do not rise; they fall beneath my feet. |
| 40You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet. | 40You have clothed me with strength for battle; You subdue my adversaries beneath me. |
| 41You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me. | 41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me. |
| 42They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer. | 42They look, but there is no one to save them-- they look to the LORD, but He does not answer them. |
| 43I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trampled them in the gutter like dirt. | 43I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets. |
| 44“You gave me victory over my accusers. You preserved me as the ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me. | 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. |
| 45Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit. | 45Foreigners submit to me grudgingly; as soon as they hear, they obey me. |
| 46They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds. | 46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications. |
| 47“The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted! | 47The LORD lives--may my rock be praised! God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted. |
| 48He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he brings down the nations under me | 48God--He gives me vengeance and casts down peoples under me. |
| 49and delivers me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents. | 49He frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my adversaries; You rescue me from violent men. |
| 50For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name. | 50Therefore I will praise You, LORD, among the nations; I will sing about Your name. |
| 51You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.” | 51He is a tower of salvation for His king; He shows loyalty to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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