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To the chief Musician[H5329], A Psalm of David[H1732], the servant[H5650] of the LORD[H3068], who spake[H1696] unto the LORD[H3068] the words[H1697] of this song[H7892] in the day[H3117] that the LORD[H3068]delivered[H5337] him from the hand[H3709] of all his enemies[H341], and from the hand[H3027] of Saul[H7586]: And he said[H559], I will love[H7355] thee, O LORD[H3068], my strength[H2391].
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The LORD[H3068] is my rock[H5553], and my fortress[H4686], and my deliverer[H6403]; my God[H410], my strength[H6697], in whom I will trust[H2620]; my buckler[H4043], and the horn[H7161] of my salvation[H3468], and my high tower[H4869].
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I will call[H7121] upon the LORD[H3068], who is worthy to be praised[H1984]: so shall I be saved[H3467] from mine enemies[H341].
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The sorrows[H2256] of death[H4194]compassed[H661] me, and the floods[H5158] of ungodly men[H1100] made me afraid[H1204].
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The sorrows[H2256] of hell[H7585] compassed me about[H5437]: the snares[H4170] of death[H4194]prevented[H6923] me.
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In my distress[H6862] I called[H7121] upon the LORD[H3068], and cried[H7768] unto my God[H430]: he heard[H8085] my voice[H6963] out of his temple[H1964], and my cry[H7775]came[H935]before[H6440] him, even into his ears[H241].
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Then the earth[H776]shook[H1607] and trembled[H7493]; the foundations[H4146] also of the hills[H2022]moved[H7264] and were shaken[H1607], because he was wroth[H2734].
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There went up[H5927] a smoke[H6227] out of his nostrils[H639], and fire[H784] out of his mouth[H6310]devoured[H398]: coals[H1513] were kindled[H1197] by it.
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He bowed[H5186] the heavens[H8064] also, and came down[H3381]: and darkness[H6205] was under his feet[H7272].
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And he rode[H7392] upon a cherub[H3742], and did fly[H5774]: yea, he did fly[H1675] upon the wings[H3671] of the wind[H7307].
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He made[H7896]darkness[H2822] his secret place[H5643]; his pavilion[H5521] round about[H5439] him were dark[H2824]waters[H4325] and thick clouds[H5645] of the skies[H7834].
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At the brightness[H5051] that was before him his thick clouds[H5645]passed[H5674], hail[H1259] stones and coals[H1513] of fire[H784].
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The LORD[H3068] also thundered[H7481] in the heavens[H8064], and the Highest[H5945]gave[H5414] his voice[H6963]; hail[H1259] stones and coals[H1513] of fire[H784].
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Yea, he sent out[H7971] his arrows[H2671], and scattered[H6327] them; and he shot out[H7232]lightnings[H1300], and discomfited[H2000] them.
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Then the channels[H650] of waters[H4325] were seen[H7200], and the foundations[H4146] of the world[H8398] were discovered[H1540] at thy rebuke[H1606], O LORD[H3068], at the blast[H5397] of the breath[H7307] of thy nostrils[H639].
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He sent[H7971] from above[H4791], he took[H3947] me, he drew[H4871] me out of many[H7227]waters[H4325].
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He delivered[H5337] me from my strong[H5794]enemy[H341], and from them which hated[H8130] me: for they were too strong[H553] for me.
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They prevented[H6923] me in the day[H3117] of my calamity[H343]: but the LORD[H3068] was my stay[H4937].
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He brought me forth[H3318] also into a large place[H4800]; he delivered[H2502] me, because he delighted[H2654] in me.
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The LORD[H3068]rewarded[H1580] me according to my righteousness[H6664]; according to the cleanness[H1252] of my hands[H3027] hath he recompensed[H7725] me.
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For I have kept[H8104] the ways[H1870] of the LORD[H3068], and have not wickedly departed[H7561] from my God[H430].
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For all his judgments[H4941] were before me, and I did not put away[H5493] his statutes[H2708] from me.
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I was also upright[H8549] before him, and I kept[H8104] myself from mine iniquity[H5771].
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Therefore hath the LORD[H3068]recompensed[H7725] me according to my righteousness[H6664], according to the cleanness[H1252] of my hands[H3027] in his eyesight[H5869].
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With the merciful[H2623] thou wilt shew thyself merciful[H2616]; with an upright[H8549]man[H1399] thou wilt shew thyself upright[H8552];
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With the pure[H1305] thou wilt shew thyself pure[H1305]; and with the froward[H6141] thou wilt shew thyself froward[H6617].
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For thou wilt save[H3467] the afflicted[H6041]people[H5971]; but wilt bring down[H8213]high[H7311]looks[H5869].
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For thou wilt light[H215] my candle[H5216]: the LORD[H3068] my God[H430] will enlighten[H5050] my darkness[H2822].
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For by thee I have run through[H7323] a troop[H1416]; and by my God[H430] have I leaped over[H1801] a wall[H7791].
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As for God[H410], his way[H1870] is perfect[H8549]: the word[H565] of the LORD[H3068] is tried[H6884]: he is a buckler[H4043] to all those that trust[H2620] in him.
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For who is God[H433]save[H1107] the LORD?[H3068] or who is a rock[H6697]save[H2108] our God?[H430]
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It is God[H410] that girdeth[H247] me with strength[H2428], and maketh[H5414] my way[H1870]perfect[H8549].
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He maketh[H7737] my feet[H7272] like hinds[H355]' feet[H7272], and setteth[H5975] me upon my high places[H1116].
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He teacheth[H3925] my hands[H3027] to war[H4421], so that a bow[H7198] of steel[H5154] is broken[H5181] by mine arms[H2220].
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Thou hast also given[H5414] me the shield[H4043] of thy salvation[H3468]: and thy right hand[H3225] hath holden me up[H5582], and thy gentleness[H6037] hath made me great[H7235].
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Thou hast enlarged[H7337] my steps[H6806] under me, that my feet[H7166] did not slip[H4571].
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I have pursued[H7291] mine enemies[H341], and overtaken[H5381] them: neither did I turn again[H7725] till they were consumed[H3615].
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I have wounded[H4272] them that they were not able[H3201] to rise[H6965]: they are fallen[H5307] under my feet[H7272].
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For thou hast girded[H247] me with strength[H2428] unto the battle[H4421]: thou hast subdued[H3766] under me those that rose up[H6965] against me.
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Thou hast also given[H5414] me the necks[H6203] of mine enemies[H341]; that I might destroy[H6789] them that hate[H8130] me.
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They cried[H7768], but there was none to save[H3467] them: even unto the LORD[H3068], but he answered[H6030] them not.
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Then did I beat[H7833] them small as the dust[H6083]before[H6440] the wind[H7307]: I did cast them out[H7324] as the dirt[H2916] in the streets[H2351].
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Thou hast delivered[H6403] me from the strivings[H7379] of the people[H5971]; and thou hast made[H7760] me the head[H7218] of the heathen[H1471]: a people[H5971] whom I have not known[H3045] shall serve[H5647] me.
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As soon as they hear[H8088] of me, they shall obey[H8085] me: the strangers[H1121] shall submit[H3584] themselves unto me.
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The strangers[H1121] shall fade away[H5034], and be afraid[H2727] out of their close places[H4526].
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The LORD[H3068]liveth[H2416]; and blessed[H1288] be my rock[H6697]; and let the God[H430] of my salvation[H3468] be exalted[H7311].
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It is God[H410] that avengeth[H5414] me, and subdueth[H1696] the people[H5971] under me.
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He delivereth[H6403] me from mine enemies[H341]: yea, thou liftest me up[H7311] above those that rise up[H6965] against me: thou hast delivered[H5337] me from the violent[H2555]man[H376].
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Therefore will I give thanks[H3034] unto thee, O LORD[H3068], among the heathen[H1471], and sing praises[H2167] unto thy name[H8034].
50Great[H1431]deliverance[H3444] giveth he to his king[H4428]; and sheweth[H6213]mercy[H2617] to his anointed[H4899], to David[H1732], and to his seed[H2233]for[H5704]evermore[H5769].