David spoke the words of this song to the LORD when the LORD rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
“In my distress I called upon the LORD;
I cried out to my God,
And from His temple [in the heavens] He heard my voice;
My cry for help came into His ears.
“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the heavens trembled
And were shaken, because He was angry.
“Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
“The channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were uncovered
At the rebuke of the LORD,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
“He rescued me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
“The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.
“For all His judgments (legal decisions) were before me,
And from His statutes I did not turn aside.
“Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His sight.
“With the loving and loyal You show Yourself loving and loyal,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless.
“And You save the afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase (humiliate).
“As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;
The word of the LORD is tested.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.
“He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift];
He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.
“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your help and gentleness make me great.
“I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed (eliminated).
“For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who stood against me.
“You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in retreat],
And I destroyed those who hated me.
“They looked, but there was no savior for them—
Even to the LORD [they looked], but He did not answer them.
“Then I beat them as [small as] the dust of the earth;
I crushed and stamped them as the mire (dirt, mud) of the streets.
“You also have rescued me from strife with my [own] people;
You have kept me as the head of the nations.
People whom I have not known served me.
“It is God who executes vengeance for me,
And brings down [and disciplines] the peoples under me,
Who also brings me out from my enemies.
You even lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.
“For this I will give thanks and praise You, O LORD, among the nations;
I will sing praises to Your name.
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