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David's Song of Deliverance
And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
David’s Psalm of Deliverance
And David spoke the words of this song to the LORD in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
And David spoke the words of this song to the LORD in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and 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;
God is my rock, in him will I trust -- My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge;
My savior, You save me from violence.
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge;
My savior, You save me from violence.
I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine 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.
For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me;
The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me;
The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;
The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
The snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
“In my distress I called upon the LORD,
Yes, I cried to my God;
And from His temple He heard my voice,
And my cry for help came into His ears.
Yes, I cried to my God;
And from His temple He heard my voice,
And my cry for help came into His ears.
Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of heaven were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
The foundations of heaven were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
“Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
Fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
Fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
“He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.
With thick darkness under His feet.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
“And He rode on a cherub and flew;
And He appeared on the wings of the wind.
And He appeared on the wings of the wind.
And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
“And He made darkness canopies around Him,
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.
From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
“From the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were kindled.
Coals of fire were kindled.
Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
“The LORD thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
And the Most High uttered His voice.
And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.
“And He sent out arrows, and scattered them,
Lightning, and routed them.
Lightning, and routed them.
And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
“Then the channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were laid bare
By the rebuke of the LORD,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
The foundations of the world were laid bare
By the rebuke of the LORD,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
“He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
He drew me out of many waters.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
“He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
“They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my support.
But the LORD was my support.
And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
“He also brought me forth into a broad place;
He rescued me, because He delighted in me.
He rescued me, because He delighted in me.
Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
“The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
“For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not acted wickedly against my God.
And have not acted wickedly against my God.
For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
“For all His ordinances were before me,
And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
“I was also blameless toward Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
“Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness before His eyes.
According to my cleanness before His eyes.
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
“With the kind You show Yourself kind,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.
And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.
And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.
“And You save an afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.
For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
“For You are my lamp, O LORD;
And the LORD illumines my darkness.
And the LORD illumines my darkness.
For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
“For by You I can run upon a troop;
By my God I can leap over a wall.
By my God I can leap over a wall.
As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
“As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the LORD is tested;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
The word of the LORD is tested;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
“For who is God, besides the LORD?
And who is a rock, besides our God?
And who is a rock, besides our God?
God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
“God is my strong fortress;
And He sets the blameless in His way.
And He sets the blameless in His way.
He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
“He makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And sets me on my high places.
And sets me on my high places.
He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
“He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your help makes me great.
And Your help makes me great.
Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
“You enlarge my steps under me,
And my feet have not slipped.
And my feet have not slipped.
I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
“I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
“And I have devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise;
And they fell under my feet.
And they fell under my feet.
And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
“For You have girded me with strength for battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
“You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me,
And I destroyed those who hated me.
And I destroyed those who hated me.
They looked, and there was none to save -- Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
“They looked, but there was none to save;
Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.
“Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth;
I crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets.
I crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets.
And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:
“You have also delivered me from the contentions of my people;
You have kept me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
You have kept me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
“Foreigners pretend obedience to me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
“Foreigners lose heart,
And come trembling out of their fortresses.
And come trembling out of their fortresses.
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
“The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
The God who executes vengeance for me,
And brings down peoples under me,
And brings down peoples under me,
He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
Who also brings me out from my enemies;
You even lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.
You even lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.
Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
“Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the nations,
And I will sing praises to Your name.
And I will sing praises to Your name.