1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke 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.⇆ compare2The 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.⇆ compare3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.⇆ compare4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.⇆ compare5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.⇆ compare6In 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.⇆ compare7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.⇆ compare8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.⇆ compare9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.⇆ compare10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.⇆ compare11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.⇆ compare12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.⇆ compare13The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.⇆ compare14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.⇆ compare15Then 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.⇆ compare16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.⇆ compare17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.⇆ compare18They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.⇆ compare19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.⇆ compare20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.⇆ compare21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.⇆ compare22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.⇆ compare23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.⇆ compare24Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.⇆ compare25With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright;⇆ compare26With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward.⇆ compare27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.⇆ compare28For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.⇆ compare29For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.⇆ compare30As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.⇆ compare31For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?⇆ compare32It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.⇆ compare33He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.⇆ compare34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.⇆ compare35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.⇆ compare36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.⇆ compare37I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.⇆ compare38I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.⇆ compare39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.⇆ compare40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.⇆ compare41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.⇆ compare42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.⇆ compare43Thou 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.⇆ compare44As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.⇆ compare45The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.⇆ compare46The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.⇆ compare47It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.⇆ compare48He 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.⇆ compare49Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.⇆ compare50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed forevermore.⇆ compare