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David’s song of praise

¹David sang the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from the power of all his enemies and from the power of Saul. ²He said: \q “The LORD is my cliff, my stronghold, the one who sets me free, ³my God, my rock, in whom I shelter, \q my shield, my strong salvation, my tower on the heights and my place of escape, \q my savior; you save me from violence. ⁴I call on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, \q and from my enemies I am rescued. ⁵For the waves of death swirled around me; \q floods of ruin overwhelmed me with terror. ⁶The ropes of Sheol coiled around me; \q death’s traps lay right in front of me. ⁷When I was hard pressed I called on the LORD; I called to my God. \q Out of his temple he listened to my voice; my cry reached his ears. ⁸Then the earth shuddered and rocked; \q the foundations of the heavens trembled and were shaken, \q because he was furious. ⁹Smoke rose from his nostrils, \q and fire that consumes came from his mouth; \q burning coals flamed out of it. ¹⁰He bowed the heavens low and came down; \q storm clouds were dark beneath his feet. ¹¹Riding on a cherub, he flew; \q he appeared on the wings of the wind. ¹²He made darkness a tent all around him, \q a mass of rain clouds, thick clouds of the sky. ¹³Out of the brightness in front of him \q burning coals flamed up. ¹⁴The LORD thundered from heaven; \q the Most High raised his voice. ¹⁵He let arrows fly and scattered the enemy; \q he sent lightning and threw them into confusion. ¹⁶The beds of the sea came into view; \q the world’s foundations lay bare \q at the rebuke of the LORD, \q at the blast of breath from his nostrils. ¹⁷From on high he stretched out his hand and seized me; \q he pulled me out of deep waters. ¹⁸He snatched me away from my powerful enemy, \q from those who hated me, \q because they were stronger than I was. ¹⁹They came at me on my day of disaster, \q but the LORD held me up. ²⁰He led me out into open country; \q he set me free, because he was pleased with me. ²¹The LORD treated me as my right conduct deserved; \q he rewarded me because my hands were clean. ²²For I have walked in the LORD’s ways \q and have not turned from my God to do evil. ²³All his rulings have been in front of me; \q I have not turned aside from his laws. ²⁴I was whole-hearted toward him; \q I guarded myself from sin. ²⁵So the LORD rewarded me for doing right, \q for the cleanness he could see in me. ²⁶To the faithful you are faithful; \q to the strong who have integrity you show integrity. ²⁷To the pure you prove yourself pure, \q but with the crooked you are subtle. ²⁸You rescue people who are humbled, \q but your eyes are on the proud, and you bring them down. ²⁹You are my lamp, LORD; \q the LORD brightens my darkness. ³⁰With you I can rush an armed band; \q by the strength of my God I can vault a wall. ³¹This is God: his way is without flaw; \q the word of the LORD is tested and true; \q he is a shield for all who make him their refuge. ³²Is there any God but the LORD? \q Is there any rock but our God? ³³the God who is my strong fortress, \q who sets my way free and makes it secure, ³⁴who makes my feet as sure as a deer’s \q and sets me firm on the heights, ³⁵who trains my hands for war, \q so that my arms can draw a bronze bow. ³⁶You have handed me your saving shield, \q and your answer has made me great. ³⁷You make room for my steps, \q so my ankles do not turn. ³⁸I chased my enemies and wiped them out; \q I did not give up the chase until I had made an end of them. ³⁹I made an end of them and shattered them, and they did not stand again; \q they lay fallen at my feet. ⁴⁰You strapped strength on me for the fight; \q you brought my attackers to their knees beneath me. ⁴¹You put my enemies to flight before me, \q and I destroyed those who hated me. ⁴²They looked for help, but no one came to save them; \q they looked to the LORD, but he gave them no answer. ⁴³I ground them as fine as the dust of the ground; \q I crushed them and trampled them like mud in the streets. ⁴⁴You set me free from the quarrels of my own people; \q you kept me at the head of the nations. \q A nation I never knew now serves me. ⁴⁵Foreigners come to me cringing; \q the moment they hear, they obey me. ⁴⁶Foreigners lose heart; \q they put on their belts and come out of their fortresses. ⁴⁷The LORD is alive! Blessed be my rock! \q May God, the rock who saves me, be lifted high, ⁴⁸the God who avenges me \q and brings nations down beneath me, ⁴⁹who brings me out from among my enemies. \q You raise me high above my attackers; \q you save me from the violent man. ⁵⁰That is why I will give you thanks, LORD, among the nations, \q and sing praise to your name. ⁵¹He is a tower of victories for his king; \q he keeps faith in loyal love with his anointed one, with David and his line for all time.”