² The Lord is my rock,^(C) my fortress^(D) and my deliverer;^(E)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(F)
    my shield^[b](G) and the horn^[c] of my salvation,^(H) my stronghold.

⁶ In my distress^(A) I called to the Lord;^(B)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(C)
    my cry came^(D) before him, into his ears.

¹¹ He made darkness his covering,^(A) his canopy^(B) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
¹² Out of the brightness of his presence^(C) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones^(D) and bolts of lightning.^(E)
13 The Lord thundered^(F) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.^[a]

²⁸ You, Lord, keep my lamp^(A) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.^(B)
29 With your help^(C) I can advance against a troop^[a];
    with my God I can scale a wall.