The Victory Song of David

22 Then David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song,[fn] on the day Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

• 2 “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
• 3 [fn] my shield, and the [fn] of my salvation. My stronghold and my refuge, O my savior, you will save me from violence!
• 4 upon Yahweh who is praiseworthy, and I am saved from those who hate me.
• 5  the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
• 6  the snares of death confronted me.
• 7 upon Yahweh, and to my God I called. He heard my voice from his temple,
• and my cry for help was to his ears.
• 8  the foundations of heaven trembled and heaved
• because[fn]
• 9  Burning coals devoured, they burned from him.
• 10  a very thick cloud was under his feet.
• 11  he was seen on the wings of the wind.
• 12 as a canopy all around him, a collection of[fn]
• 13  flamed burning coals of fire.
• 14  and the Most High[fn]
• 15  lightning, and he directed them.
• 16  the foundations of the world,
• at the rebuke of Yawheh,
• from the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
• 17 and took me; he drew me from mighty waters.
• 18  from those who hate me, for they were mightier than I.
• 19  but Yahweh was my support.
• 20  He delivered me because he delighted in me.
• 21  according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
• 22  I have not acted wickedly against my God.
• 23 were before me, and I did not turn aside from his statutes.
• 24  and I kept myself from my iniquity.
• 25  according to my cleanness before his eyes.
• 26  and with the blameless, you show yourself blameless.
• 27  but with the crooked, you appear as a fool.
• 28  but your eyes are on the haughty, whom you bring down.
• 29 are my lamp, and Yahweh lightens my darkness.
• 30  by my God I can leap over a wall.
• 31 is blameless; the promise of Yahweh is flawless.
• He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.
• 32 is God apart from Yahweh? And who is a rock apart from our God?
• 33 is my strong refuge, he has fully opened my way.[fn]
• 34 [fn] like a doe deer, and on my high places he has set me.
• 35  so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
• 36  your willingness to help has made me great.
• 37  my ankles have not wobbled.
• 38  I did not turn back until finishing them.
• 39  they did not get up; they fell under my feet.
• 40  you caused those who rose up against me to kneel under me.
• 41 [fn] I destroy those who hate me.
• 42  even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
• 43  like the mire of the streets, I crushed them, I stamped them down.
• 44  you preserved me as the head of the nations.
• A people I had not known served me.
• 45 [fn] they became obedient to me.
• 46  and came trembling from their strongholds.
• 47  May God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted!
• 48  bringing down peoples under me.
• 49  and from those who rose up against me you lift me up,
• and from men of violence you rescue me.
• 50  I will sing praises to your name!
• 51 for his king and shows loyal love to his anointed one, David
• and to his descendants forever.”