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| [1]To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke to 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. |
[1] (18:1a) I wyll entirely loue thee O God my strength |
| [2]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. |
[2](18:1b) God is my stony rocke & my fortresse, and my delyuerer: my Lorde, my castell in whom I wyll trust, my buckler, the horne of my saluation, & my refuge |
| [3]I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies. |
[3](18:2) I wyll call vpon God, who is most worthy to be praysed: so I shall be safe from myne enemies |
| [4]The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. |
[4](18:3) The panges of death haue compassed me about: and the outragiousnes of the wicked haue astonyed me with feare |
| [5]The sorrows of hell encompassed me: the snares of death seized me. |
[5](18:4) The panges of a graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertoke me |
| [6]In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. |
[6](18:5) But in this my distresse I dyd call vppon God, and I made my complaynt vnto my Lorde: he hearde my voyce out of his temple, and my crye came before his face, euen vnto his eares |
| [7]Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. |
[7](18:6) The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations of the hylles tottered and shooke, because he was wroth |
| [8]There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. |
[8](18:7) In his anger a smoke ascended vp: and a fire out of his mouth dyd cosume, and euery cole therof dyd set a fire |
| [9]He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. |
[9](18:8) He bowed the heauens also, and he came downe: and it was darke vnder his feete |
| [10]And he rode upon a cherub, and flew; yes, he flew upon the wings of the wind. |
[10](18:9) He ridde vpon the Cherub, and he dyd flee: he came fleeyng vpon the wynges of the wynde |
| [11]He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion around him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. |
[11](18:10) For his secrete place he dyd put darkenesse: and for his pauilion rounde about hym, he dyd put darknesse of waters in cloudes of the ayre |
| [12]At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. |
[12](18:11) His cloudes, haylestones, and coles of fire: fell downe before hym after lyghtnyng |
| [13]The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. |
[13](18:12) God also thundred out of heauen: and the most hyghest made his voyce to sounde, haylestones, and coles of fire |
| [14]Yes, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. |
[14](18:13) He shot out his arrowes, and scattered them: he cast foorth much lyghtnynges, and destroyed them |
| [15]Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. |
[15](18:14) And the bottomes of waters appeared, and the foundations of the rounde worlde were discouered at thy chidyng, O God: at the blast of the breath of thine anger |
| [16]He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. |
[16](18:15) He hath sent downe from aboue to fetch me: he hath taken me out of many waters |
| [17]He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them who hated me: for they were too strong for me. |
[17](18:16) He hath deliuered me from my strong enemie: and from them which hate me, for they were to stout for me |
| [18]They attacked me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. |
[18](18:17) They preuented me in the day of my trouble: but God was vnto me a sure stay |
| [19]He brought me forth also in a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. |
[19](18:18) He brought me also foorth into a place of libertie: he brought me foorth, because he had a fauour vnto me |
| [20]The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. |
[20](18:19) God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: accordyng to the cleannesse of myne handes he recompensed me |
| [21]For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. |
[21](18:20) Because I had kept the wayes of God: and had not wickedly shronke from my God |
| [22]For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. |
[22](18:21) For all his lawes were before me: and I reiected none of his commaundementes from me |
| [23]I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. |
[23](18:22) And I was sounde & pure towardes hym: and I was weery lest I shoulde offende hym with my wickednesse |
| [24]Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. |
[24](18:23) Therfore hath God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: and accordyng to my cleannesse of my handes in his syght |
| [25]With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright; |
[25](18:24) With the holy thou wylt be holy: with a perfect man thou wylt be perfect |
| [26]With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend. |
[26](18:25) With the cleane thou wylt be cleane: and with the frowarde thou wylt be frowarde |
| [27]For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. |
[27](18:26) For thou hast saued the people oppressed: and thou hast brought downe the hygh lokes of the proude |
| [28]For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. |
[28](18:27) Thou also hast lyghtened my candell: God my Lorde hath made my darknesse to be lyght |
| [29]For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. |
[29](18:28) For in thee I haue discomfited an hoast of men: and with the helpe of my Lorde I haue skipped ouer the wall |
| [30]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. |
[30](18:29) The way of the Lorde is a perfect way, the worde of God is tryed in the fire: he is a shielde vnto all them that put their trust in hym |
| [31]For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? |
[31](18:30) For who is a Lorde besides God: or who hath any strength besides our Lorde |
| [32]It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. |
[32](18:31) It is God that hath gyrded me with valiauntnesse of warre: and he hath made my way playne |
| [33]He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. |
[33](18:32) He hath made my feete lyke Hartes feete: and he hath set me vp on hygh |
| [34]He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms. |
[34](18:33) He hath taught my handes to fyght: and myne armes to breake a bowe of steele |
| [35]Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up and thy gentleness hath made me great. |
[35](18:34) Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation: thy ryght hande also hath helde me vp, and through thy great gentlenesse I haue increased |
| [36]Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. |
[36](18:35) Thou hast made me roomth inough for to go on: so that my feete haue not slypt |
| [37]I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. |
[37](18:36) I haue pursued myne enemies and onertaken them: neither dyd I returne backe vntyll I had destroyed them |
| [38]I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet. |
[38](18:37) I smote them downe, and they are not able to aryse: they haue taken such a fall vnder my feete |
| [39]For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. |
[39](18:38) Thou hast gyrded me with strength vnto battayle: thou hast made them to bowe downe vnder me who haue rysen vp agaynst me |
| [40]Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. |
[40](18:39) Thou hast geuen me myne enemies neckes: and I haue destroyed them that hated me |
| [41]They cried, but there was none to save them: even to the LORD, but he answered them not. |
[41](18:40) They cryed, but there was none to saue them: they cryed vnto God, but he dyd not heare them |
| [42]Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I cast them out as the dirt in the streets. |
[42](18:41) I dyd beat them to powder, like vnto dust in a wynde: I haue brought them as lowe as durt in the streates |
| [43]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. |
[43](18:42a) Thou hast deliuered me from sedition of the people, and thou hast made me head of the heathen: a people whom I haue not knowen serueth me |
| [44]As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me. |
[44](18:42b) assoone as they hearde of me, they obeyed me |
| [45]The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid from their close places. |
[45](18:43) Children of a straunger haue made a lie vnto me: the heartes of the children of a straunger hath fayled them, and they feared in their [strong] holdes |
| [46]The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. |
[46](18:44) God lyueth, and he [is] my strength most worthy of blisse: and the Lorde of my saluation ought to be magnified |
| [47]It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. |
[47](18:45) It is God that hath geuen me power to take auengeaunce: and he hath subdued the people vnder me |
| [48]He delivereth me from my enemies: yes, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. |
[48](18:46) It is he that is the aucthour of my deliuerie from myne enemies: and he hath set me vp aboue them that rose agaynst me, he hath ridde me from the wicked man |
| [49]Therefore will I give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises to thy name. |
[49](18:47) For this cause I wyll acknowledge thee O God among the gentiles: and syng psalmes vnto thy name |
| [50]He giveth great deliverance to his king; and showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever. |
[50](18:48) Who hath wonderfull oft deliuered his kyng: and he hath done mercifully vnto Dauid his annoynted, and vnto his seede for euermore |