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[1]I will love thee dearly, O Lord my strength.
[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]I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy to be praised: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
[4]The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of wickedness made me afraid.
[5]The sorrows of the grave have compassed me about: the snares of death overtook me.
[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]Then the earth trembled, and quaked: the foundations also of the mountains moved and shook, because he was angry.
[8]Smoke went out at his nostrils, and a consuming fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled there at.
[9]He bowed the heavens also and came down, and darkness was under his feet.
[10]And he rode upon cherub and did fly, and he came flying upon the wings of the wind.
[11]He made darkness his secret place, and his pavilion round about him, even darkness of waters, and clouds of the air.
[12]At the brightness of his presence his clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
[13]The Lord also thundered in the heaven, and the Highest gave his voice, hailstones and coals of fire.
[14]Then he sent out his arrows and scattered them, and he increased lightnings and destroyed them.
[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 hath sent down from above and taken me: he hath drawn me out of many waters.
[17]He hath delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hate me: for they were too strong for me.
[18]They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
[19]He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me because he favored me.
[20]The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the pureness of mine hands he recompensed me:
[21]Because I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.
[22]For all his Laws were before me, and I did not cast away his commandments from me.
[23]I was upright also with him, and have kept me from my wickedness.
[24]Therefore the Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of mine hands in his sight.
[25]With the godly thou wilt show thyself godly: with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
[26]With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure, and with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward.
[27]Thus thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt cast down the proud looks.
[28]Surely thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will lighten my darkness.
[29]For by thee I have broken through an host, and by my God I have leaped over a wall.
[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 the Lord? And who is mighty save our God?
[32]God girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way upright.
[33]He maketh my feet like hinds feet, and setteth me upon mine high places.
[34]He teacheth mine hands to fight: so that a bow of brass is broken with mine arms.
[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 hast enlarged my steps under me, and mine heels have not slid.
[37]I have pursued mine enemies, and taken them, and have not turned again till I had consumed them.
[38]I have wounded them, that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
[39]For thou hast girded me with strength to battle them, that rose against me, thou hast subdued under me.
[40]And thou hast given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
[41]They cried but there was none to save them, even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
[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 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]As soon as they hear, they shall obey me: the strangers shall be in subjection to me.
[45]Strangers shall shrink away, and fear in their privy chambers.
[46]Let the Lord live, and blessed be my strength, and the God of my salvation be exalted.
[47]It is God that giveth me power to avenge me, and subdueth the people under 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 will praise thee, O Lord, among the nations, and will sing unto thy name.
[50]Great deliverances giveth he unto his king, and showeth mercy to his anointed , even to David, and to his seed forever.
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