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1  (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,) I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

2  The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

3  I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4  The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

5  The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

6  In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

7  Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

8  There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

9  He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

10  And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

11  He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12  At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

13  The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

14  Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15  Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16  He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

17  He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18  They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

19  He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20  The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

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

22  For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

23  I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

24  Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25  With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

26  With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

27  For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

28  For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

29  For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

30  As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31  For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

32  It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

33  He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

34  He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

35  Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

36  Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

37  I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

38  I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

39  For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

40  Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

41  They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

42  Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

43  Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

44  As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

45  The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

46  The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

47  It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

48  He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

49  Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

50  Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

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1  To the chiefe musicion, a psalme of Dauid, the seruant of the Lord, who spake vnto the Lord the words of this song, in the day that the Lord deliuered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will loue thee, O Lord, my strength.

2  The Lord is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower.

3  I will call vpon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saued from mine enemies.

4  The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.

5  The sorrowes of hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.

6  In my distresse I called vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: hee heard my voyce out of his temple, and my crie came before him, euen into his eares.

7  Then the earth shooke and trembled; the foundations also of the hilles mooued and were shaken, because hee was wroth.

8  There went vp a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth deuoured, coales were kindled by it.

9  He bowed the heauens also, and came downe: and darkenesse was vnder his feet.

10  And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: yea he did flie vpon the wings of the wind.

11  He made darkenes his secret place: his pauilion round about him, were darke waters, and thicke cloudes of the skies.

12  At the brightnes that was before him his thicke clouds passed, haile stones and coales of fire.

13  The Lord also thundered in the heauens, and the highest gaue his voyce; hailestones and coales of fire.

14  Yea, he sent out his arrowes, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15  Then the chanels of waters were seene, and the foundations of the world were discouered: at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16  He sent from aboue, he tooke me, he drew me out of many waters.

17  He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18  They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.

19  He brought me forth also into a large place: he deliuered me, because he delighted in me.

20  The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands hath hee recompensed me.

21  For I haue kept the wayes of the Lord, and haue not wickedly departed from my God.

22  For all his iudgements were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

23  I was also vpright before him: and I kept my selfe from mine iniquity.

24  Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands in his eye-sight.

25  With the mercifull thou wilt shew thy selfe mercifull, with an vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.

26  With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt shew thy selfe froward.

27  For thou wilt saue the afflicted people: but wilt bring downe high lookes.

28  For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkenesse.

29  For by thee I haue run through a troupe? and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall.

30  As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31  For who is God saue the Lord? or who is a rocke saue our God?

32  It is God that girdeth mee with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

33  Hee maketh my feete like hindes feete, and setteth me vpon my high places.

34  He teacheth my hands to warre, so that a bow of steele is broken by mine armes.

35  Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation: and thy right hand hath holden me vp, and thy gentlenesse hath made me great.

36  Thou hast enlarged my steppes vnder me; that my feete did not slippe.

37  I haue pursued mine enemies, and ouertaken them: neither did I turne againe till they were consumed.

38  I haue wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete.

39  For thou hast girded mee with strength vnto the battell: thou hast subdued vnder me, those that rose vp against me.

40  Thou hast also giuen mee the neckes of mine enemies: that I might destroy them that hate me.

41  They cried, but there was none to saue them: euen vnto the Lord, but he answered them not.

42  Then did I beate them small as the dust before the winde: I did cast them out, as the dirt in the streetes.

43  Thou hast deliuered me from the striuings of the people, and thou hast made mee the head of the heathen: a people whom I haue not knowen, shall serue me.

44  As soone as they heare of mee, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselues vnto me.

45  The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

46  The Lord liueth, and blessed be my rocke: and let the God of my saluation be exalted.

47  It is God that auengeth mee, and subdueth the people vnder me.

48  He deliuereth me from mine enemies: yea thou liftest mee vp aboue those that rise vp against me; thou hast deliuered me from the violent man.

49  Therfore will I giue thankes vnto thee, (O Lord) among the heathen: and sing prayses vnto thy name.

50  Great deliuerance giueth he to his King: and sheweth mercy to his Annointed, to Dauid, and to his seede for euermore.