Holman Christian Standard Bible

New Living Translation

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.

1David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul.

2He said: The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,

2He sang: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;

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.

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.

4I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies.

4I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.

5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

5“The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.

6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

6The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.

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.

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.

8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because He burned with anger.

8“Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger.

9Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; coals were set ablaze by it.

9Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.

10He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud beneath His feet.

10He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.

11He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.

11Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.

12He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.

12He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.

13From the radiance of His presence, flaming coals were ignited.

13A great brightness shone around him, and burning coals blazed forth.

14The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High projected His voice.

14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.

15He shot arrows and scattered them; He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.

15He shot arrows and scattered his enemies; his lightning flashed, and they were confused.

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.

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.

17He reached down from heaven and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters.

17“He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.

18He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

18He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.

19They confronted me in the day of my distress, but the LORD was my support.

19They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the LORD supported me.

20He brought me out to a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

20He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.

21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

21The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.

22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

22For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

23Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind and have not disregarded His statutes.

23I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees.

24I was blameless before Him and kept myself from sinning.

24I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.

25So the LORD repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.

25The LORD rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.

26With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;

26“To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

27with the pure You prove Yourself pure, but with the crooked You prove Yourself shrewd.

27To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

28You rescue an afflicted people, but Your eyes are set against the proud-- You humble them.

28You rescue the humble, but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them.

29 LORD, You are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness.

29O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD lights up my darkness.

30With You I can attack a barrier, and with my God I can leap over a wall.

30In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.

31God--His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

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.

32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is a rock? Only our God.

32For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock?

33God is my strong refuge; He makes my way perfect.

33God is my strong fortress, and he makes my way perfect.

34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights.

34He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

35He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.

36You have given me the shield of Your salvation; Your help exalts me.

36You have given me your shield of victory; your help has made me great.

37You widen a place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way.

37You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.

38I pursue my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out.

38“I chased my enemies and destroyed them; I did not stop until they were conquered.

39I wipe them out and crush them, and they do not rise; they fall beneath my feet.

39I consumed them; I struck them down so they did not get up; they fell beneath my feet.

40You have clothed me with strength for battle; You subdue my adversaries beneath me.

40You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.

41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me.

41You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me.

42They look, but there is no one to save them-- they look to the LORD, but He does not answer them.

42They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.

43I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.

43I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trampled them in the gutter like dirt.

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.

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.

45Foreigners submit to me grudgingly; as soon as they hear, they obey me.

45Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.

46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications.

46They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.

47The LORD lives--may my rock be praised! God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted.

47“The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!

48God--He gives me vengeance and casts down peoples under me.

48He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he brings down the nations under me

49He frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my adversaries; You rescue me from violent men.

49and delivers me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.

50Therefore I will praise You, LORD, among the nations; I will sing about Your name.

50For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.

51He is a tower of salvation for His king; He shows loyalty to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

51You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.”

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