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David’s Song of Praise
David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
David’s Song of Deliverance
And 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.
And 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.
He said:
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
He said,
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
“I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and have been saved from my enemies.
and have been saved from my enemies.
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
and I am saved from my enemies.
The waves of death swirled about me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
the snares of death confronted me.
the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
the snares of death confronted me.
“In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
“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.
to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry came to his ears.
“Then the earth reeled and rocked;
the foundations of the heavens trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
the foundations of the heavens trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds were under his feet.
dark clouds were under his feet.
He bowed the heavens and came down;
thick darkness was under his feet.
thick darkness was under his feet.
He rode on a cherub and flew;
he was seen on the wings of the wind.
he was seen on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness around him his canopy,
thick clouds, a gathering of water.
thick clouds, a gathering of water.
Out of the brightness of his presence
bolts of lightning blazed forth.
bolts of lightning blazed forth.
Out of the brightness before him
coals of fire flamed forth.
coals of fire flamed forth.
The Lord thundered from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.
the voice of the Most High resounded.
The Lord thundered from heaven,
and the Most High uttered his voice.
and the Most High uttered his voice.
He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
And he sent out arrows and scattered them;
lightning, and routed them.
lightning, and routed them.
The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
Then 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.
the foundations of the world were laid bare,
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
“He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
he drew me out of deep waters.
“He sent from on high, he took me;
he drew me out of many waters.
he drew me out of many waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
He rescued me from my strong enemy,
from those who hated me,
for they were too mighty for me.
from those who hated me,
for they were too mighty for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support.
but the Lord was my support.
They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
but the Lord was my support.
He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
He brought me out into a broad place;
he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
“The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
“The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord;
I am not guilty of turning from my God.
I am not guilty of turning from my God.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
All his laws are before me;
I have not turned away from his decrees.
I have not turned away from his decrees.
For all his rules were before me,
and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.
and have kept myself from sin.
I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
and I kept myself from guilt.
And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in his sight.
according to my cleanness in his sight.
“To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
“With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
with the purified you deal purely,
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
You save the humble,
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
You save a humble people,
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
You, Lord, are my lamp;
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
For you are my lamp, O Lord,
and my God lightens my darkness.
and my God lightens my darkness.
For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
“As for God, his way is perfect:
The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him.
The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him.
This God — his way is perfect;
the word of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
the word of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
And who is the Rock except our God?
“For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
And who is a rock, except our God?
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he causes me to stand on the heights.
he causes me to stand on the heights.
He made my feet like the feet of a deer
and set me secure on the heights.
and set me secure on the heights.
He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your gentleness made me great.
and your gentleness made me great.
You provide a broad path for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.
so that my ankles do not give way.
“I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
and did not turn back until they were consumed.
and did not turn back until they were consumed.
I crushed them completely, and they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.
they fell beneath my feet.
I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise;
they fell under my feet.
they fell under my feet.
You armed me with strength for battle;
you humbled my adversaries before me.
you humbled my adversaries before me.
For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made those who rise against me sink under me.
you made those who rise against me sink under me.
You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.
and I destroyed my foes.
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them —
to the Lord, but he did not answer.
to the Lord, but he did not answer.
They looked, but there was none to save;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth;
I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
I beat them fine as the dust of the earth;
I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
“You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples;
you have preserved me as the head of nations.
People I did not know now serve me,
you have preserved me as the head of nations.
People I did not know now serve me,
foreigners cower before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
Foreigners came cringing to me;
as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
He is the God who avenges me,
who puts the nations under me,
who puts the nations under me,
the God who gave me vengeance
and brought down peoples under me,
and brought down peoples under me,
who sets me free from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from a violent man you rescued me.
You exalted me above my foes;
from a violent man you rescued me.
who brought me out from my enemies;
you exalted me above those who rose against me;
you delivered me from men of violence.
you exalted me above those who rose against me;
you delivered me from men of violence.
Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of your name.
I will sing the praises of your name.
“For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations,
and sing praises to your name.
and sing praises to your name.