1 And David 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. | C | TOSK | TT |
2 He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. | C | TOSK |
3 My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence. | C | TOSK |
4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. | C | TOSK |
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. | C | TOSK |
6 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. | C | TOSK |
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears. | C | TOSK |
8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. | C | TOSK |
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. | C | TOSK |
10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. | C | TOSK |
11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. | C | TOSK |
12 He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds. | C | TOSK |
13 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth. | C | TOSK |
14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. | C | TOSK |
15 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. | C | TOSK |
16 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils. | C | TOSK |
17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. | C | TOSK |
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. | C | TOSK |
19 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. | C | TOSK |
20 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me. | C | TOSK |
21 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. | C | TOSK |
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. | C | TOSK |
23 For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes. | C | TOSK |
24 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity. | C | TOSK |
25 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. | C | TOSK |
26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless; | C | TOSK |
27 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. | C | TOSK |
28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. | C | TOSK |
29 For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness. | C | TOSK |
30 For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall. | C | TOSK |
31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. | C | TOSK |
32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? | C | TOSK |
33 God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear. | IP¹ | IP² | C | TOSK |
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. | IP | C | TOSK |
35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. | C | TOSK |
36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me. | C | TOSK |
37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way. | C | TOSK |
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. | C | TOSK |
39 I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. | C | TOSK |
40 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. | C | TOSK |
41 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me. | C | TOSK |
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer. | C | TOSK |
43 I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets. | C | TOSK |
44 You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. | C | TOSK |
45 Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me. | C | TOSK |
46 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds. | C | TOSK |
47 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted— | C | TOSK |
48 the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me, | C | TOSK |
49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. | C | TOSK |
50 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name. | C | TOSK |
51 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.” | C | TOSK |