New Living Translation

New King James Version

David’s Song of Praise

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

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Praise for God’s Deliverance

Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

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

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And he said:
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

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my 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.

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The God of my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn[a] of my salvation,
My stronghold and my refuge;
My Savior, You save me from violence.

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

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I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.

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

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“When the waves of death surrounded me,
The floods of ungodliness [b]made me afraid.

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

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The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.

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But 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.

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In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry entered His ears.

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

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“Then the earth shook and trembled;
The foundations of [c]heaven quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.

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

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Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.

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

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He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With darkness under His feet.

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Mounted on a mighty angelic being,b he flew,
soaringc on the wings of the wind.

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He rode upon a cherub, and flew;
And He [d]was seen upon the wings of the wind.

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

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He made darkness canopies around Him,
Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

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

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From the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were kindled.

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

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“The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.

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

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He sent out arrows and scattered them;
Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.

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Then 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.

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Then the channels of the sea were seen,
The foundations of the world were uncovered,
At the rebuke of the Lord,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

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

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“He sent from above, He took me,
He drew me out of many waters.

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

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He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me;
For they were too strong for me.

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

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They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.

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

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He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.

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

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“The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.

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

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For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.

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

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For all His judgments were before me;
And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

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

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I was also blameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.

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

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Therefore the Lord has [e]recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to [f]my cleanness in His eyes.

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

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“With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

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

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With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

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

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You will save the humble[g] people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down.

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

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“For You are my lamp, O Lord;
The Lord shall enlighten my darkness.

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

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For by You I can run against a troop;
By my God I can leap over a wall.

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“God’s way is perfect.
All the LORD’s promises prove true.
He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

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As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

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

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“For who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?

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

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[h]God is my strength and power,
And He makes [i]my way perfect.

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

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He makes [j]my feet like the feet of deer,
And sets me on my high places.

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

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He teaches my hands [k]to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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

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“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your gentleness has made me great.

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

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You enlarged my path under me;
So my feet did not slip.

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

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“I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.

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

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And I have destroyed them and wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.

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

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For You have armed me with strength for the battle;
You have [l]subdued under me those who rose against me.

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

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You have also [m]given me the necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.

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

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They looked, but there was none to save;
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

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

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Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth;
I trod them like dirt in the streets,
And I [n]spread them out.

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“You gave me victory over my accusers.
You preserved me as the ruler over nations;
people I don’t even know now serve me.

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“You have also delivered me from the [o]strivings of my people;
You have kept me as the head of the nations.
A people I have not known shall serve me.

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

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The foreigners submit to me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.

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They all lose their courage
and come tremblingg from their strongholds.

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The foreigners fade away,
And [p]come frightened from their hideouts.

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

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“The Lord lives!
Blessed be my Rock!
Let God be exalted,
The Rock of my salvation!

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

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It is God who avenges me,
And subdues the peoples under me;

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

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He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.

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

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Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your name.

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

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“He is the tower of salvation to His king,
And shows mercy to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forevermore.”

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