1 GLT And David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song on the day Yahweh rescued him from the palm of all his enemies and from the palm of Saul. BSB BSB: 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.
2 GLT And he said,“Yahweh{ is} my rock and my fortress and the one who delivers me, even me. BSB BSB: He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3 GLT God of my rock— I take refuge in him, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my elevated place and my refuge, my savior— you save me from violence. BSB BSB: 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.
4 GLT “Praiseworthy, I called{ to} Yahweh, and from my enemies, I was saved. BSB BSB: I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 GLT For the waves of death surrounded me, the streams of worthlessness terrified me. BSB BSB: For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
6 GLT The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death met me. BSB BSB: The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7 GLT “In the distress{ which belonged} to me, I called{ to} Yahweh, and to my God I called. And he heard my voice from his temple, and my cry{ was} in his ears. BSB BSB: 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.
8 GLT And the earth reeled, and it shook. The foundations of the heavens trembled, and they shook, because it became hot to him. BSB BSB: Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
9 GLT Smoke went up in his nose, and fire from his mouth consumed. Coals burned from him. BSB BSB: Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
10 GLT And he stretched out the heavens, and he came down, and darkness{ was} under his feet. BSB BSB: He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
11 GLT And he rode on a cherub, and he flew. He was seen on the wings of the wind. BSB BSB: He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
12 GLT And he put darkness all around him{ as} a covering, a sieve of waters, clouds of thick clouds. BSB BSB: He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13 GLT From the brightness before him coals of fire burned. BSB BSB: From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
14 GLT Yahweh thundered from heaven; The Most High gave his voice. BSB BSB: The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 GLT And he sent out arrows, and he scattered them— lightning, and he confused them. BSB BSB: He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
16 GLT And the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were uncovered at the rebuke of Yahweh, from the breath of the wind of his nose. BSB BSB: 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.
17 GLT “He sent out from the heights; he took me. He drew me from the great waters. BSB BSB: He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
18 GLT He rescued me from my strong enemy, from the people who hated me, for they were stronger than me. BSB BSB: He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
19 GLT They met me on the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was support for me. BSB BSB: They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20 GLT And he brought me out to a broad place. He delivered me because he delighted in me. BSB BSB: He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
21 GLT “Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands, he has returned to me, BSB BSB: The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 GLT for I have kept the paths of Yahweh, and I have not acted wickedly away from my God. BSB BSB: For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 GLT For all his judgments{ are} before me, and his statutes— I have not turned away from them. BSB BSB: For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
24 GLT And I have been blameless toward him, and I have kept myself from my iniquity. BSB BSB: And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
25 GLT And Yahweh returned to me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in front of his eyes. BSB BSB: So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
26 GLT “With a faithful person, you show yourself faithful; with a blameless mighty man, you prove yourself blameless. BSB BSB: To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
27 GLT With a purified person, you show yourself pure, but with a crooked person, you show yourself deceptive. BSB BSB: to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
28 GLT You save afflicted people, but your eyes{ are} against the proud— you bring down. BSB BSB: You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 GLT “For you{ are} my lamp, Yahweh, and Yahweh lightens my darkness. BSB BSB: For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
30 GLT For by you, I can run{ against} a troop of warriors; by my God I can leap{ over} a wall. BSB BSB: For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
31 GLT “This God— his path{ is} perfect. The word of Yahweh is refined. He{ is} a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him. BSB BSB: 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.
32 GLT For who{ is} God apart from Yahweh? And who{ is} a rock apart from our God? BSB BSB: For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33 GLT This God{ is} my stronghold of strength, and he sets loose the blameless person, my path. BSB BSB: God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear.
34 GLT The one who makes my feet like the deer, and on my high places he makes me stand. BSB BSB: He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
35 GLT The one who trains my hands for war, and my arms pull back a bow of bronze. BSB BSB: He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 GLT And you gave to me the shield of your salvation, and{ with} your answering, you made me great. BSB BSB: You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
37 GLT You made my step wide under me, and my feet did not slip. BSB BSB: You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
38 GLT “Let me pursue my enemies, and let me destroy them, and I will not return until they are finished. BSB BSB: I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 GLT And I will consume them, and I will smash them, and they will not rise. And they will fall under my feet. BSB BSB: I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
40 GLT And you gird me{ with} military prowess for the war; you make the people who rise up under me bow down. BSB BSB: You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
41 GLT And my enemies— you give to me{ the} back of{ their} neck; the people who hate me, and I destroy them. BSB BSB: You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
42 GLT They look, but there is no savior; to Yahweh, but he does not answer them. BSB BSB: They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
43 GLT And I crush them like the dust of{ the} earth. Like{ the} mud of the streets, I pulverize them; I trample them. BSB BSB: I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 GLT “And you deliver me from the disputes of my people. You keep me as the head of nations. People{ whom} I did not know— they serve me. BSB BSB: 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.
45 GLT Sons of{ the} foreigner— they cower in fear to me. At the report of an ear, they obey me. BSB BSB: Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
46 GLT Sons of{ the} foreigner wear out, and they tremble from their prisons. BSB BSB: Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
47 GLT “Yahweh{ is} living! And may my rock be blessed, and may the God of the rock of my salvation be exalted. BSB BSB: The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
48 GLT This God{ is} the one who gives vengeance to me, and the one who brings down peoples under me, BSB BSB: the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
49 GLT and the one who brings me out from my enemies. And from the ones who rise up{ against} me, you lift me up; from a man of violence, you deliver me. BSB BSB: who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
50 GLT “Therefore, I praise you, Yahweh, among the nations, and to your name I sing praise. BSB BSB: Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
51 GLT The one who magnifies the salvation of his king, and the one who does faithfulness to his anointed one, to David, and to his seed until forever.” BSB BSB: Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
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