^1. «ILOVE You, O LORD, my strength.»

^2. The LORD is my [1] rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

^3. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

^4. The cords of death encompassed me, And the torrents of [3] ungodliness [2] terrified me.

^5. The cords of [4] Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

^6. In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.

^7. Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.

^8. Smoke went up [5] out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.

^9. He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet.

^10. He rode upon a cherub and flew; And He sped upon the wings of the wind.

^11. He made darkness His hiding place, His [6] canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

^12. From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of fire.

^13. The LORD also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

^14. He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance, and [7] routed them.

^15. Then the channels of water appeared, And the foundations of the world were [8] laid bare At Your rebuke, O LORD, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

^16. He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

^17. He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

^18. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my stay.

^19. He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.

^20. The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

^21. For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

^22. For all His ordinances were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.

^23. I was also [9] blameless with Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

^24. Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

^25. With the kind You show Yourself kind; With the [10] blameless You show Yourself blameless;

^26. With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself [11] astute.

^27. For You save an afflicted people, But haughty eyes You abase.

^28. For You light my lamp; The LORD my God illumines my darkness.

^29. For by You I can [12] run upon a troop; And by my God I can leap over a wall.

^30. As for God, His way is [13] blameless; The word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

^31. For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God,

^32. The God who girds me with strength And [15] makes my way [14] blameless?

^33. He makes my feet like hinds' feet, And sets me upon my high places.

^34. He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

^35. You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds me; And Your [16] gentleness makes me great.

^36. You enlarge my steps under me, And my [17] feet have not slipped.

^37. I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

^38. I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.

^39. For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have [18] subdued under me those who rose up against me.

^40. You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I [19] destroyed those who hated me.

^41. They cried for help, but there was none to save, Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

^42. Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.

^43. You have delivered me from the contentions of the people; You have placed me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me.

^44. As soon as they hear, they obey me; Foreigners [20] submit to me.

^45. Foreigners fade away, And come trembling out of their [21] fortresses.

^46. The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,

^47. The God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me.

^48. He delivers me from my enemies; Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man.

^49. Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O LORD, And I will sing praises to Your name.

^50. He gives great [23] deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his [22] descendants forever.