“The Lord is my rock,^(C) my fortress^(D) and my deliverer;^(E)
3     my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(F)
    my shield^[a](G) and the horn^[b](H) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,^(I) my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

⁴ “I called to the Lord, who is worthy^(J) of praise,
    and have been saved from my enemies.
⁵ The waves^(K) of death swirled about me;
    the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁶ The cords of the grave^(L) coiled around me;
    the snares of death confronted me.

⁷ “In my distress^(M) I called^(N) to the Lord;
    I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
    my cry came to his ears.
⁸ The earth^(O) trembled and quaked,^(P)
    the foundations^(Q) of the heavens^[c] shook;
    they trembled because he was angry.
⁹ Smoke rose from his nostrils;
    consuming fire^(R) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(S) blazed out of it.
¹⁰ He parted the heavens and came down;
    dark clouds^(T) were under his feet.
¹¹ He mounted the cherubim^(U) and flew;
    he soared^[d] on the wings of the wind.^(V)
12 He made darkness^(W) his canopy around him—
    the dark^[e] rain clouds of the sky.
¹³ Out of the brightness of his presence
    bolts of lightning^(X) blazed forth.
¹⁴ The Lord thundered^(Y) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.
¹⁵ He shot his arrows^(Z) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
¹⁶ The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke^(AA) of the Lord,
    at the blast^(AB) of breath from his nostrils.

¹⁷ “He reached down from on high^(AC) and took hold of me;
    he drew^(AD) me out of deep waters.
¹⁸ He rescued^(AE) me from my powerful enemy,
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.
¹⁹ They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
    but the Lord was my support.^(AF)
20 He brought me out into a spacious^(AG) place;
    he rescued^(AH) me because he delighted^(AI) in me.^(AJ)

²¹ “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(AK)
    according to the cleanness^(AL) of my hands^(AM) he has rewarded me.
²² For I have kept^(AN) the ways of the Lord;
    I am not guilty of turning from my God.
²³ All his laws are before me;^(AO)
    I have not turned^(AP) away from his decrees.
²⁴ I have been blameless^(AQ) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
²⁵ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^(AR)
    according to my cleanness^[f] in his sight.

²⁶ “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
²⁷ to the pure^(AS) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^(AT)
28 You save the humble,^(AU)
    but your eyes are on the haughty^(AV) to bring them low.^(AW)
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;^(AX)
    the Lord turns my darkness into light.
³⁰ With your help I can advance against a troop^[g];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

³¹ “As for God, his way is perfect:^(AY)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(AZ)
    he shields^(BA) all who take refuge in him.
³² For who is God besides the Lord?
    And who is the Rock^(BB) except our God?^(BC)
33 It is God who arms me with strength^[h]
    and keeps my way secure.
³⁴ He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^(BD)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.^(BE)
35 He trains my hands^(BF) for battle;
    my arms can bend a bow^(BG) of bronze.
³⁶ You make your saving help my shield;^(BH)
    your help has made^[i] me great.
³⁷ You provide a broad path^(BI) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.

³⁸ “I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
³⁹ I crushed^(BJ) them completely, and they could not rise;
    they fell beneath my feet.
⁴⁰ You armed me with strength for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries before me.^(BK)
41 You made my enemies turn their backs^(BL) in flight,
    and I destroyed my foes.
⁴² They cried for help,^(BM) but there was no one to save them—^(BN)
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.^(BO)
43 I beat them as fine as the dust^(BP) of the earth;
    I pounded and trampled^(BQ) them like mud^(BR) in the streets.

⁴⁴ “You have delivered^(BS) me from the attacks of the peoples;
    you have preserved^(BT) me as the head of nations.
People^(BU) I did not know now serve me,
⁴⁵     foreigners cower^(BV) before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.^(BW)
46 They all lose heart;
    they come trembling^[j](BX) from their strongholds.

⁴⁷ “The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
    Exalted^(BY) be my God, the Rock, my Savior!^(BZ)
48 He is the God who avenges^(CA) me,^(CB)
    who puts the nations under me,
⁴⁹     who sets me free from my enemies.^(CC)
You exalted me^(CD) above my foes;
    from a violent man you rescued me.
⁵⁰ Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing the praises^(CE) of your name.^(CF)

⁵¹ “He gives his king great victories;^(CG)
    he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,^(CH)
    to David^(CI) and his descendants forever.”^(CJ)

“I will praise^(B) you, Lord.
    Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away^(C)
    and you have comforted^(D) me.
² Surely God is my salvation;^(E)
    I will trust^(F) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,^(G) is my strength^(H) and my defense^[a];
    he has become my salvation.^(I)”
³ With joy you will draw water^(J)
    from the wells^(K) of salvation.

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;^(M)
    make known among the nations^(N) what he has done,
    and proclaim that his name is exalted.^(O)
5 Sing^(P) to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;^(Q)
    let this be known to all the world.
⁶ Shout aloud and sing for joy,^(R) people of Zion,
    for great^(S) is the Holy One of Israel^(T) among you.^(U)”

¹⁹ The righteous person may have many troubles,^(A)
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;^(B)

“My heart rejoices^(B) in the Lord;
    in the Lord my horn^[a](C) is lifted high.
My mouth boasts^(D) over my enemies,^(E)
    for I delight in your deliverance.

² “There is no one holy^(F) like^(G) the Lord;
    there is no one besides you;
    there is no Rock^(H) like our God.

³ “Do not keep talking so proudly
    or let your mouth speak such arrogance,^(I)
for the Lord is a God who knows,^(J)
    and by him deeds^(K) are weighed.^(L)

⁴ “The bows of the warriors are broken,^(M)
    but those who stumbled are armed with strength.^(N)
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
    but those who were hungry^(O) are hungry no more.
She who was barren^(P) has borne seven children,
    but she who has had many sons pines away.

⁶ “The Lord brings death and makes alive;^(Q)
    he brings down to the grave and raises up.^(R)
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;^(S)
    he humbles and he exalts.^(T)
8 He raises^(U) the poor^(V) from the dust^(W)
    and lifts the needy^(X) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.^(Y)

“For the foundations^(Z) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.
⁹ He will guard the feet^(AA) of his faithful servants,^(AB)
    but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.^(AC)

“It is not by strength^(AD) that one prevails;
¹⁰     those who oppose the Lord will be broken.^(AE)
The Most High will thunder^(AF) from heaven;
    the Lord will judge^(AG) the ends of the earth.

“He will give strength^(AH) to his king
    and exalt the horn^(AI) of his anointed.”