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1 David prayed to God the words of this song after God saved him from all his enemies and from Saul.
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1 David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
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2 God is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight.
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2 He said: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
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3 My God - the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout; My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men.
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3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior-- from violent men you save me.
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4 I sing to God the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved.
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4 I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
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5 The waves of death crashed over me, devil waters rushed over me.
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5 "The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
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6 Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit.
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6 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
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7 A hostile world! I called to God, to my God I cried out. From his palace he heard me call; my cry brought me right into his presence - a private audience!
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7 In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
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8 Earth wobbled and lurched; the very heavens shook like leaves, Quaked like aspen leaves because of his rage.
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8 "The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
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9 His nostrils flared, billowing smoke; his mouth spit fire. Tongues of fire darted in and out;
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9 Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
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10 he lowered the sky. He stepped down; under his feet an abyss opened up.
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10 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
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11 He rode a winged creature, swift on wind-wings.
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11 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
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12 He wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black rain-cloud darkness.
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12 He made darkness his canopy around him-- the dark rain clouds of the sky.
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13 But his cloud-brightness burst through, a grand comet of fireworks.
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13 Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
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14 Then God thundered out of heaven; the High God gave a great shout.
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14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
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15 God shot his arrows - pandemonium! He hurled his lightnings - a rout!
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15 He shot arrows and scattered [the enemies], bolts of lightning and routed them.
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16 The secret sources of ocean were exposed, the hidden depths of earth lay uncovered The moment God roared in protest, let loose his hurricane anger.
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16 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
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17 But me he caught - reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out
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17 "He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
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18 Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning.
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18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
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19 They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me.
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19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
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20 He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved - surprised to be loved!
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20 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
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21 God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I cleaned up my act, he gave me a fresh start.
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21 "The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
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22 Indeed, I've kept alert to God's ways; I haven't taken God for granted.
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22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
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23 Every day I review the ways he works, I try not to miss a trick.
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23 All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
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24 I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step.
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24 I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
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25 God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.
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25 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
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26 You stick by people who stick with you, you're straight with people who're straight with you,
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26 "To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
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27 You're good to good people, you shrewdly work around the bad ones.
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27 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
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28 You take the side of the down-and-out, but the stuck-up you take down a peg.
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28 You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
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29 Suddenly, God, your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness.
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29 You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
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30 I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences.
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30 With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
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31 What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God-direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it.
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31 "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
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32 Is there any god like God? Are we not at bedrock?
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32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
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33 Is not this the God who armed me well, then aimed me in the right direction?
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33 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
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34 Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain.
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34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
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35 He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow!
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35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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36 You protect me with salvation-armor; you touch me and I feel ten feet tall.
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36 You give me your shield of victory; you stoop down to make me great.
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37 You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm.
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37 You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.
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38 When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men.
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38 "I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
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39 I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them.
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39 I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
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40 You armed me well for this fight; you smashed the upstarts.
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40 You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
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41 You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters.
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41 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
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42 They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer.
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42 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them-- to the LORD, but he did not answer.
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43 I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.
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43 I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
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44 You rescued me from a squabbling people; you made me a leader of nations. People I'd never heard of served me;
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44 "You have delivered me from the attacks of my people; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know are subject to me,
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45 the moment they got wind of me they submitted.
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45 and foreigners come cringing to me; as soon as they hear me, they obey me.
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46 They gave up; they came trembling from their hideouts.
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46 They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
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47 Live, God! Blessing to my Rock, my towering Salvation-God!
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47 "The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!
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48 This God set things right for me and shut up the people who talked back.
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48 He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,
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49 He rescued me from enemy anger. You pulled me from the grip of upstarts, You saved me from the bullies.
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49 who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me.
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50 That's why I'm thanking you, God, all over the world. That's why I'm singing songs that rhyme your name.
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50 Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
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51 God's king takes the trophy; God's chosen is beloved. I mean David and all his children - always.
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51 He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever."
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| Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved. (The Message Bible Online) |
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