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.

³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(I)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.^(J)
4 The cords of death^(K) entangled me;
    the torrents^(L) of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁵ The cords of the grave coiled around me;
    the snares of death^(M) confronted me.

⁶ In my distress^(N) I called to the Lord;^(O)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;^(P)
    my cry came^(Q) before him, into his ears.
⁷ The earth trembled^(R) and quaked,^(S)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;^(T)
    they trembled because he was angry.^(U)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;^(V)
    consuming fire^(W) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(X) blazed out of it.
⁹ He parted the heavens and came down;^(Y)
    dark clouds^(Z) were under his feet.
¹⁰ He mounted the cherubim^(AA) and flew;
    he soared^(AB) on the wings of the wind.^(AC)
11 He made darkness his covering,^(AD) his canopy^(AE) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
¹² Out of the brightness of his presence^(AF) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones^(AG) and bolts of lightning.^(AH)
13 The Lord thundered^(AI) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.^[d]
14 He shot his arrows^(AJ) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning^(AK) he routed them.^(AL)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations^(AM) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,^(AN) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.^(AO)

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(AP)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,^(AQ)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.^(AR)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,^(AS)
    but the Lord was my support.^(AT)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;^(AU)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.^(AV)

²⁰ The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(AW)
    according to the cleanness of my hands^(AX) he has rewarded me.^(AY)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;^(AZ)
    I am not guilty of turning^(BA) from my God.
²² All his laws are before me;^(BB)
    I have not turned away from his decrees.
²³ I have been blameless^(BC) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
²⁴ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^(BD)
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁵ To the faithful^(BE) you show yourself faithful,^(BF)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
²⁶ to the pure^(BG) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^(BH)
27 You save the humble^(BI)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.^(BJ)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp^(BK) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.^(BL)
29 With your help^(BM) I can advance against a troop^[e];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

³⁰ As for God, his way is perfect:^(BN)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(BO)
    he shields^(BP) all who take refuge^(BQ) in him.
³¹ For who is God besides the Lord?^(BR)
    And who is the Rock^(BS) except our God?
³² It is God who arms me with strength^(BT)
    and keeps my way secure.^(BU)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^(BV)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.^(BW)
34 He trains my hands for battle;^(BX)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains^(BY) me;
    your help has made me great.
³⁶ You provide a broad path^(BZ) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.^(CA)

³⁷ I pursued my enemies^(CB) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
³⁸ I crushed them^(CC) so that they could not rise;^(CD)
    they fell beneath my feet.^(CE)
39 You armed me with strength^(CF) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries^(CG) before me.
⁴⁰ You made my enemies turn their backs^(CH) in flight,
    and I destroyed^(CI) my foes.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was no one to save them^(CJ)—
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.^(CK)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;^(CL)
    I trampled them^[f] like mud in the streets.
⁴³ You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.^(CM)
People I did not know^(CN) now serve me,
⁴⁴     foreigners^(CO) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
⁴⁵ They all lose heart;^(CP)
    they come trembling^(CQ) from their strongholds.^(CR)

⁴⁶ The Lord lives!^(CS) Praise be to my Rock!^(CT)
    Exalted be God^(CU) my Savior!^(CV)
47 He is the God who avenges^(CW) me,
    who subdues nations^(CX) under me,
⁴⁸     who saves^(CY) me from my enemies.^(CZ)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man^(DA) you rescued me.
⁴⁹ Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;^(DB)
    I will sing^(DC) the praises of your name.^(DD)

⁵⁰ He gives his king great victories;
    he shows unfailing love to his anointed,^(DE)
    to David^(DF) and to his descendants forever.^(DG)

“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)