GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 I love you, O LORD, my strength.
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To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on 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 You, O Lord, my strength.
2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
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The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 The LORD should be praised. I called on him, and I was saved from my enemies.
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I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
4 The ropes of death had become tangled around me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
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The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5 The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me.
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The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
6 I called on the LORD in my distress. I cried to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears.
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In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.
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Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
8 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it.
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Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
9 He spread apart the heavens and came down with a dark cloud under his feet.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.
10 He rode on one of the angels as he flew, and he soared on the wings of the wind.
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And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made the darkness his hiding place, the dark rain clouds his covering.
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He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies.
12 Out of the brightness in front of him, those rain clouds passed by with hailstones and lightning.
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From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.
13 The LORD thundered in the heavens. The Most High made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning.
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The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
14 He shot his arrows and scattered them. He flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion.
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He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
15 Then the ocean floor could be seen. The foundations of the earth were laid bare at your stern warning, O LORD, at the blast of the breath from your nostrils.
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Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16 He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.
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He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
17 He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me.
18 On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me, but the LORD came to my defense.
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They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support.
19 He brought me out to a wide-open place. He rescued me because he was pleased with me.
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He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
20 The LORD rewarded me because of my righteousness, because my hands are clean. He paid me back
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The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
21 because I have kept the ways of the LORD and I have not wickedly turned away from my God,
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For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 because all his judgments are in front of me and I have not turned away from his laws.
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For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.
23 I was innocent as far as he was concerned. I have kept myself from guilt.
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I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
24 The LORD paid me back because of my righteousness, because he can see that my hands are clean.
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Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
25 [In dealing] with faithful people you are faithful, with innocent people you are innocent,
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With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
26 with pure people you are pure. [In dealing] with devious people you are clever.
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With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
27 You save humble people, but you bring down a conceited look.
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For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks.
28 O LORD, you light my lamp. My God turns my darkness into light.
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For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my God I can break through barricades.
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For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall.
30 God's way is perfect! The promise of the LORD has proven to be true. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
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As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
31 Who is God but the LORD? Who is a rock except our God?
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For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?
32 God arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
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It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.
33 He makes my feet like those of a deer and gives me sure footing on high places.
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He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.
34 He trains my hands for battle so that my arms can bend an [archer's] bow of bronze.
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He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand supports me. Your gentleness makes me great.
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You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great.
36 You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip.
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You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.
37 I chased my enemies and caught up with them. I did not return until I had ended their lives.
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I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
38 I wounded them so badly that they were unable to get up. They fell under my feet.
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I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.
39 You armed me with strength for battle. You made my opponents bow at my feet.
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For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me.
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You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.
41 They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
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They cried out, but there was none to save; Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
42 I beat them into a powder as fine as the dust blown by the wind. I threw them out as though they were dirt on the streets.
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Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like dirt in the streets.
43 You rescued me from my conflicts with the people. You made me the leader of nations. A people I did not know will serve me:
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You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. Foreigners will cringe in front of me.
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As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me.
45 Foreigners will lose heart, and they will tremble when they come out of their fortifications.
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The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.
46 The LORD lives! Thanks be to my rock! May God my Savior be honored.
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The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 God gives me vengeance! He brings people under my authority.
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It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;
48 He saves me from my enemies. You lift me up above my opponents. You rescue me from violent people.
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He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man.
49 That is why I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the nations and make music to praise your name.
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Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.
50 He gives great victories to his king. He shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his descendant forever.
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Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.