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| [1]To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: -- I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength. |
[1]I will love thee dearly, O Lord my strength. |
| [2]Jehovah [is] my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God [is] my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower. |
[2]The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and he that delivereth me, my God and my strength: in him will I trust, my shield, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. |
| [3]The `Praised One' I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved. |
[3]I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy to be praised: so shall I be safe from mine enemies. |
| [4]Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid. |
[4]The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of wickedness made me afraid. |
| [5]Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death. |
[5]The sorrows of the grave have compassed me about: the snares of death overtook me. |
| [6]In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears. |
[6]But in my trouble did I call upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry did come before him, even into his ears. |
| [7]And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake -- because He hath wrath. |
[7]Then the earth trembled, and quaked: the foundations also of the mountains moved and shook, because he was angry. |
| [8]Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it. |
[8]Smoke went out at his nostrils, and a consuming fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled there at. |
| [9]And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet. |
[9]He bowed the heavens also and came down, and darkness was under his feet. |
| [10]And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind. |
[10]And he rode upon cherub and did fly, and he came flying upon the wings of the wind. |
| [11]He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. |
[11]He made darkness his secret place, and his pavilion round about him, even darkness of waters, and clouds of the air. |
| [12]From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire. |
[12]At the brightness of his presence his clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire. |
| [13]And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire. |
[13]The Lord also thundered in the heaven, and the Highest gave his voice, hailstones and coals of fire. |
| [14]And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them. |
[14]Then he sent out his arrows and scattered them, and he increased lightnings and destroyed them. |
| [15]And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger. |
[15]And the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuking, O Lord, at the blasting of the breath of thy nostrils. |
| [16]He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters. |
[16]He hath sent down from above and taken me: he hath drawn me out of many waters. |
| [17]He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I. |
[17]He hath delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hate me: for they were too strong for me. |
| [18]They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me. |
[18]They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. |
| [19]And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me. |
[19]He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me because he favored me. |
| [20]Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me. |
[20]The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the pureness of mine hands he recompensed me: |
| [21]For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God. |
[21]Because I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God. |
| [22]For all His judgments [are] before me, And His statutes I turn not from me. |
[22]For all his Laws were before me, and I did not cast away his commandments from me. |
| [23]And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity. |
[23]I was upright also with him, and have kept me from my wickedness. |
| [24]And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes. |
[24]Therefore the Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of mine hands in his sight. |
| [25]With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect. |
[25]With the godly thou wilt show thyself godly: with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright. |
| [26]With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler, |
[26]With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure, and with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward. |
| [27]For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall. |
[27]Thus thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt cast down the proud looks. |
| [28]For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness. |
[28]Surely thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will lighten my darkness. |
| [29]For by Thee I run -- a troop! And by my God I leap a wall. |
[29]For by thee I have broken through an host, and by my God I have leaped over a wall. |
| [30]God! perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield [is] He to all those trusting in Him. |
[30]The way of God is uncorrupt: the word of the Lord is tried in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him. |
| [31]For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God? |
[31]For who is God besides the Lord? And who is mighty save our God? |
| [32]God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh perfect my way. |
[32]God girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way upright. |
| [33]Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand. |
[33]He maketh my feet like hinds feet, and setteth me upon mine high places. |
| [34]Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms. |
[34]He teacheth mine hands to fight: so that a bow of brass is broken with mine arms. |
| [35]And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great. |
[35]Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand hath stayed me, and thy loving kindness hath caused me to increase. |
| [36]Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden. |
[36]Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and mine heels have not slid. |
| [37]I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed. |
[37]I have pursued mine enemies, and taken them, and have not turned again till I had consumed them. |
| [38]I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet, |
[38]I have wounded them, that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. |
| [39]And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me. |
[39]For thou hast girded me with strength to battle them, that rose against me, thou hast subdued under me. |
| [40]As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me -- I cut them off. |
[40]And thou hast given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. |
| [41]They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them. |
[41]They cried but there was none to save them, even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. |
| [42]And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out. |
[42]Then I did beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did tread them flat as the clay in the streets. |
| [43]Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me. |
[43]Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people: thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people, whom I have not known, shall serve me. |
| [44]At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, |
[44]As soon as they hear, they shall obey me: the strangers shall be in subjection to me. |
| [45]Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places. |
[45]Strangers shall shrink away, and fear in their privy chambers. |
| [46]Jehovah liveth -- and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation. |
[46]Let the Lord live, and blessed be my strength, and the God of my salvation be exalted. |
| [47]God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me, |
[47]It is God that giveth me power to avenge me, and subdueth the people under me. |
| [48]My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me. |
[48]O my deliverer from mine enemies, even thou hast set me up from them, that rose against me: thou hast delivered me from the cruel man. |
| [49]Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise, |
[49]Therefore I will praise thee, O Lord, among the nations, and will sing unto thy name. |
| [50]Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed -- unto the age! |
[50]Great deliverances giveth he unto his king, and showeth mercy to his anointed , even to David, and to his seed forever. |