2 “I love You, O LORD, my strength.”
The LORD is mya Or cragrock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. | |
3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies. | |
4 The cords of death encompassed me,
And the torrents ofb Or destruction; Heb Belialungodlinessc Or were assailing or terrifyingterrified me. | |
5 The cords ofd I.e. the nether worldSheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me. | |
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice out of His temple,
And my cry for help before Him came into His ears. | |
7 Then the earth shook and quaked;
And the foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry. | |
8 Smoke went upe Or in His wrathout of His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it. | |
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet. | |
10 He rode upon a cherub and flew;
And He sped upon the wings of the wind. | |
11 He made darkness His hiding place, Hisf Or pavilioncanopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. | |
12 From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and coals of fire. | |
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire. | |
14 He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, andg Lit confusedrouted them. | |
15 Then the channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world wereh Or uncoveredlaid bare
At Your rebuke, O LORD,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. | |
16 He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters. | |
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. | |
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my stay. | |
19 He brought me forth also into a broad place;
He rescued me, because He delighted in me. | |
20 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. | |
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God. | |
22 For all His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me. | |
23 I was alsoi Lit complete; or having integrity; or perfectblameless with Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity. | |
24 Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. | |
25 With the kind You show Yourself kind;
With thej V 23, note 1blameless You show Yourself blameless; | |
26 With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the crooked You show Yourselfk Lit twistedastute. | |
27 For You save an afflicted people,
But haughty eyes You abase. | |
28 For You light my lamp;
The LORD my God illumines my darkness. | |
29 For by You I canl Or crush a trooprun upon a troop;
And by my God I can leap over a wall. | |
30 As for God, His way ism V 23, note 1blameless;
The word of the LORD is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. | |
31 For who is God, but the LORD?
And who is a rock, except our God, | |
32 The God who girds me with strength
Andn Or has mademakes my wayo Lit complete; or having integrityblameless? | |
33 He makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And sets me upon my high places. | |
34 He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. | |
35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds me;
And Yourp Or condescensiongentleness makes me great. | |
36 You enlarge my steps under me,
And myq Lit anklesfeet have not slipped. | |
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed. | |
38 I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise;
They fell under my feet. | |
39 For You have girded me with strength for battle;
You haver Lit caused to bow downsubdued under me those who rose up against me. | |
40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me,
And Is Or silenceddestroyed those who hated me. | |
41 They cried for help, but there was none to save,
Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them. | |
42 Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the mire of the streets. | |
43 You have delivered me from the contentions of the people;
You have placed me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me. | |
44 As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreignerst Lit deceive me; i.e. give feigned obediencesubmit to me. | |
45 Foreigners fade away,
And come trembling out of theiru Lit fastnessesfortresses. | |
46 The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be the God of my salvation, | |
47 The God who executes vengeance for me,
And subdues peoples under me. | |
48 He delivers me from my enemies;
Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man. | |
49 Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O LORD,
And I will sing praises to Your name. | |
50 He gives greatv I.e. victories; lit salvationsdeliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and hisw Lit seeddescendants forever. | |
