⁴ The ^(J)ropes of death encompassed me,
And the ^(K)torrents of ^[b]destruction ^[c]terrified me.
⁵ The ^(L)ropes of ^[d]Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
⁶ In my ^(M)distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice ^(N)from His temple,
And my ^(O)cry for help before Him came into His ears.

⁷ Then the ^(P)earth shook and quaked;
And the ^(Q)foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
⁸ Smoke went up ^[e]out of His nostrils,
And ^(R)fire from His mouth was devouring;
Coals burned from it.
⁹ He also ^(S)bowed the heavens down low, and came down
With thick ^(T)darkness under His feet.
¹⁰ He rode on a ^(U)cherub and flew;
And He sped on the ^(V)wings of the wind.
¹¹ He made ^(W)darkness His hiding place, ^(X)His ^[f]canopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds.
¹² From the ^(Y)brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and ^(Z)coals of fire.
¹³ The Lord also ^(AA)thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
¹⁴ He ^(AB)sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and ^[g]routed them.
¹⁵ Then the ^(AC)channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world were exposed
By Your ^(AD)rebuke, Lord,
At the blast of the ^(AE)breath of Your nostrils.

¹⁶ He ^(AF)sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of ^(AG)many waters.
¹⁷ He ^(AH)saved me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were ^(AI)too mighty for me.
¹⁸ They confronted me in ^(AJ)the day of my disaster,
But ^(AK)the Lord was my support.
¹⁹ He also brought me out into an ^(AL)open place;
He rescued me, because ^(AM)He delighted in me.

²⁰ The Lord has ^(AN)rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the ^(AO)cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.
²¹ For I have ^(AP)kept the ways of the Lord,
And have ^(AQ)not acted wickedly against my God.
²² For all ^(AR)His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His ^(AS)statutes from me.
²³ I was also ^[h](AT)blameless with Him,
And I ^(AU)kept myself from my wrongdoing.
²⁴ Therefore the Lord has ^(AV)repaid me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

²⁵ With ^(AW)the faithful You show Yourself faithful;
With the ^[i]blameless ^(AX)You prove Yourself blameless;
²⁶ With the pure You show Yourself ^(AY)pure,
And with the crooked ^(AZ)You show Yourself ^[j]astute.
²⁷ For You ^(BA)save an afflicted people,
But You humiliate ^(BB)haughty eyes.
²⁸ For You ^(BC)light my lamp;
The Lord my God ^(BD)illumines my darkness.
²⁹ For by You I can ^(BE)run at a ^[k]troop of warriors;
And by my God I can ^(BF)leap over a wall.

³⁰ As for God, His way is ^[l](BG)blameless;
The ^(BH)word of the Lord is refined;
He is a ^(BI)shield to all who take refuge in Him.
³¹ For ^(BJ)who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a ^(BK)rock, except our God,
³² The God who ^(BL)encircles me with strength,
And ^[m]makes my way ^[n](BM)blameless?
³³ He ^(BN)makes my feet like deer’s feet,
And ^(BO)sets me up on my high places.
³⁴ He ^(BP)trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can ^(BQ)bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You have also given me ^(BR)the shield of Your salvation,
And Your ^(BS)right hand upholds me;
And ^(BT)Your ^[o]gentleness makes me great.
³⁶ You ^(BU)enlarge my steps under me,
And my ^[p](BV)feet have not slipped.

³⁷ I ^(BW)pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back ^(BX)until they were consumed.
³⁸ I shattered them, so that they were ^(BY)not able to rise;
They fell ^(BZ)under my feet.
³⁹ For You have ^(CA)encircled me with strength for battle;
You have forced those who rose up against me ^(CB)to bow down under me.
⁴⁰ You have also made my enemies ^(CC)turn their backs to me,
And I ^[q](CD)destroyed those who hated me.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was ^(CE)no one to save,
They cried to the Lord, but ^(CF)He did not answer them.
⁴² Then I beat them fine like the ^(CG)dust before the wind;
I emptied them out like the mud of the streets.

⁴³ You have rescued me from the ^(CH)contentions of the people;
You have placed me as ^(CI)head of the nations;
A ^(CJ)people whom I have not known serve me.
⁴⁴ As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners ^(CK)pretend to obey me.
⁴⁵ Foreigners ^(CL)lose heart,
And ^(CM)come trembling out of their ^[r]fortresses.

⁴⁶ The Lord ^(CN)lives, and blessed be ^(CO)my rock;
And exalted be ^(CP)the God of my salvation,
⁴⁷ The God who ^(CQ)executes vengeance for me,
And ^(CR)subdues peoples under me.
⁴⁸ He ^(CS)rescues me from my enemies;
You indeed ^(CT)lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from a ^(CU)violent man.
⁴⁹ Therefore I will ^(CV)give thanks to You among the nations, Lord,
And I will ^(CW)sing praises to Your name.
⁵⁰ He gives great ^[s](CX)salvation to His king,
And shows faithfulness to ^(CY)His anointed,
To David and ^(CZ)his ^[t]descendants forever.

^7 (DH)The Law of the Lord is ^[x](DI)perfect, ^(DJ)restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is ^(DK)sure, making ^(DL)wise the simple.
⁸ The precepts of the Lord are ^(DM)right, ^(DN)rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is ^(DO)pure, ^(DP)enlightening the eyes.
⁹ The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are ^(DQ)true; they are ^(DR)righteous altogether.
¹⁰ They are more desirable than ^(DS)gold, yes, than much pure gold;
^(DT)Sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
¹¹ Moreover, ^(DU)Your servant is warned by them;
In keeping them there is great ^(DV)reward.
¹² Who can ^(DW)discern his errors? ^(DX)Acquit me of ^(DY)hidden faults.
¹³ Also keep Your servant back ^(DZ)from presumptuous sins;
Let them not ^(EA)rule over me;
Then I will be ^(EB)innocent,
And I will be blameless of ^(EC)great wrongdoing.
¹⁴ May the words of my mouth and ^(ED)the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
Lord, ^(EE)my rock and my ^(EF)Redeemer.