[001] I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
[002] 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.
[003] I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
[004] The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
[005] The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
[006] 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.
[007] Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
[008] There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
[009] He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
[010] And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
[011] He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
[012] At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
[013] The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
[014] Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
[015] 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.
[016] He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
[017] He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
[018] They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
[019] He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
[020] The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
[021] For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
[022] For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
[023] I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
[024] Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
[025] With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
[026] With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
[027] For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
[028] For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
[029] For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
[030] 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.
[031] For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
[032] It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
[033] He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
[034] He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
[035] 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.
[036] Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
[037] I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
[038] I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
[039] For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
[040] Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
[041] They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
[042] Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
[043] 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.
[044] As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
[045] The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
[046] The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
[047] It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
[048] 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.
[049] Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
[050] Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.