[1] I love you, Lord; you are my strength.
[2] The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.
[3] I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.
[4] The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.
[5] The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
[6] But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears.
[7] Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger.
[8] Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
[9] He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
[10] Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
[11] He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.
[12] Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him and rained down hail and burning coals.
[13] The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals.
[14] He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused.
[15] Then at your command, O Lord, at the blast of your breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.
[16] He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
[17] He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
[18] They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the Lord supported me.
[19] He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
[20] The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.
[21] For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
[22] I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees.
[23] I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.
[24] The Lord rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.
[25] To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.
[26] To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
[27] You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.
[28] You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
[29] In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.
[30] God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
[31] For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?
[32] God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect.
[33] He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
[34] He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
[35] You have given me your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me; your help has made me great.
[36] You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.
[37] I chased my enemies and caught them; I did not stop until they were conquered.
[38] I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.
[39] You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
[40] You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me.
[41] They called for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.
[42] I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. I swept them into the gutter like dirt.
[43] You gave me victory over my accusers. You appointed me ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me.
[44] As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.
[45] They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.
[46] The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted!
[47] He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he subdues the nations under me
[48] and rescues me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.
[49] For this, O Lord, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
[50] You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.