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The Lord is My Rock
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,} I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,} I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
“I love You, O LORD, my strength.”
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
The LORD is my rock 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.
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy 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.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
The cords of death encompassed me,
And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me.
And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me.
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented 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 the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
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.
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.
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
Then the earth shook and quaked;
And the foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
And the foundations of the mountains 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 were kindled by it.
Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
He bowed the heavens also, 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: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
He rode upon a cherub and flew;
And He sped upon the wings of the wind.
And He sped upon the wings of the wind.
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
Hailstones and coals of fire.
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
The LORD also thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.
And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Then the channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O LORD,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O LORD,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many 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, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my stay.
But the LORD was my stay.
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
He brought me forth also into a broad place;
He rescued me, because He delighted in me.
He rescued me, because He delighted in me.
The LORD 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 the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
For all His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
I was also blameless with Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.
According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt 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 wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
For You save an afflicted people,
But haughty eyes You abase.
But haughty eyes You abase.
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
For You light my lamp;
The LORD my God illumines my darkness.
The LORD my God illumines my darkness.
For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
For by You I can run upon a troop;
And by my God I can leap over a wall.
And by my God I can leap over a wall.
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
As for God, His way is blameless;
The word of the LORD is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
The word of the LORD is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
For who is God, but the LORD?
And who is a rock, except our God,
And who is a rock, except our God,
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
The God who girds me with strength
And makes my way blameless?
And makes my way blameless?
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
He makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And sets me upon my high places.
And sets me upon my high places.
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds me;
And Your gentleness makes me great.
And Your right hand upholds me;
And Your gentleness makes me great.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
You enlarge my steps under me,
And my feet have not slipped.
And my feet have not slipped.
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise;
They fell under my feet.
They fell under my feet.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued 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.
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
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 cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
They cried for help, 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.
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.
I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
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.
You have placed me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners submit to me.
Foreigners submit to me.
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
Foreigners fade away,
And come trembling out of their fortresses.
And come trembling out of their fortresses.
The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be the God of my salvation,
And exalted be the God of my salvation,
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
The God who executes vengeance for me,
And subdues peoples under me.
And subdues peoples under me.
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
He delivers me from my enemies;
Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.
Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O LORD,
And I will sing praises to Your name.
And I will sing praises to Your name.