¶ And David¹ spake unto the LORD the words² of this song in³ the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out⁴ of the hand of Saul:

¶⁵And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

The God of my rock; in him⁶ will I trust: he is my shield⁷, and the horn⁸ of my salvation, my high⁹ tower, and my refuge¹⁰, my saviour¹¹; thou savest¹² me from violence.

I will¹³ call on the LORD, who is worthy¹⁴ to be praised: so¹⁵ shall I be saved from mine enemies.

When the waves¹⁶ of death compassed me, the floods¹⁷ of ungodly men¹⁸ made me afraid;

The sorrows¹⁹ of hell compassed me about; the snares²⁰ of death prevented me;

In my distress²¹ I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear²² my voice out²³ of his temple, and my cry²⁴ did enter into his ears.

Then the earth²⁵ shook and trembled; the foundations²⁶ of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

There went²⁷ up a smoke out of his²⁸ nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

¶ He bowed²⁹ the heavens also, and came down; and darkness³⁰ was under his feet.

And he rode upon a cherub³¹, and did fly: and he was seen upon the³² wings of the wind.

And he made³³ darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters³⁴, and thick clouds of the skies.

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire³⁵ kindled.

The LORD thundered³⁶ from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

And he sent out arrows³⁷, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

And the channels³⁸ of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking³⁹ of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils⁴⁰.

He sent⁴¹ from above, he took me; he drew⁴² me out of many⁴³ waters;

He delivered⁴⁴ me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

They prevented⁴⁵ me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD⁴⁶ was my stay.

¶ He brought⁴⁷ me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted⁴⁸ in me.

The LORD rewarded⁴⁹ me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness⁵⁰ of my hands hath he recompensed me.

For I have kept⁵¹ the ways⁵² of the LORD, and have not⁵³ wickedly departed from my God.

For all⁵⁴ his judgments⁵⁵ were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not⁵⁶ depart from them.

I was also upright⁵⁷ before him,⁵⁸ and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

Therefore the LORD hath recompensed⁵⁹ me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight⁶⁰.

With the merciful⁶¹ thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

With the pure⁶² thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury⁶⁴.

And the afflicted⁶⁵ people thou wilt save: but thine⁶⁶ eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

For thou art my lamp⁶⁷, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten⁶⁸ my darkness.

¶ For by thee I have run through⁶⁹ a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

As for God, his way⁷⁰ is perfect; the word⁷¹ of the LORD is tried⁷²: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

For who⁷³ is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock⁷⁴, save our God?

God is my strength⁷⁵ and power: and he maketh⁷⁶ my way perfect⁷⁷.

He maketh⁷⁸ my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth⁷⁹ me upon my high places.

He teacheth⁸⁰ my hands to war⁸¹; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

Thou hast also given me the shield⁸² of thy salvation: and thy gentleness⁸³ hath made me great⁸⁴.

Thou hast enlarged⁸⁵ my steps under me; so that my feet⁸⁶ did not slip.

⁸⁷I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

⁸⁸And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

¶ For thou hast girded⁸⁹ me with strength to battle: them⁹⁰ that rose up against me hast thou subdued⁹¹ under me.

Thou hast also given me the necks⁹² of mine enemies, that I might⁹³ destroy them that hate me.

They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD⁹⁴, but he answered them not.

Then did I beat them as small⁹⁵ as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire⁹⁶ of the street, and did spread⁹⁷ them abroad.

Thou also hast delivered⁹⁸ me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head⁹⁹ of the heathen: a people¹⁰⁰ which I knew not shall serve me.

Strangers¹⁰¹ shall submit themselves¹⁰² unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

Strangers shall fade away¹⁰³, and they shall be afraid out¹⁰⁴ of their close places.

The LORD¹⁰⁵ liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of¹⁰⁶ my salvation.

It is God that avengeth me,¹⁰⁷ and that bringeth¹⁰⁸ down the people under me,

And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also¹⁰⁹ hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent¹¹⁰ man.

¶ Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among¹¹¹ the heathen, and I will sing¹¹² praises unto thy name.

He is the tower¹¹³ of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed¹¹⁴, unto David, and to his seed¹¹⁵ for evermore.