1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,
I WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?
32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
46 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

1To the chiefe musicion, a psalme of Dauid, the seruant of the Lord, who spake vnto the Lord the words of this song, in the day that the Lord deliuered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will loue thee, O Lord, my strength.

2The Lord is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower.

3I will call vpon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saued from mine enemies.

4The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.

5The sorrowes of hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.

6In my distresse I called vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: hee heard my voyce out of his temple, and my crie came before him, euen into his eares.

7Then the earth shooke and trembled; the foundations also of the hilles mooued and were shaken, because hee was wroth.

8There went vp a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth deuoured, coales were kindled by it.

9He bowed the heauens also, and came downe: and darkenesse was vnder his feet.

10And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: yea he did flie vpon the wings of the wind.

11He made darkenes his secret place: his pauilion round about him, were darke waters, and thicke cloudes of the skies.

12At the brightnes that was before him his thicke clouds passed, haile stones and coales of fire.

13The Lord also thundered in the heauens, and the highest gaue his voyce; hailestones and coales of fire.

14Yea, he sent out his arrowes, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15Then the chanels of waters were seene, and the foundations of the world were discouered: at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16He sent from aboue, he tooke me, he drew me out of many waters.

17He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.

19He brought me forth also into a large place: he deliuered me, because he delighted in me.

20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands hath hee recompensed me.

21For I haue kept the wayes of the Lord, and haue not wickedly departed from my God.

22For all his iudgements were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

23I was also vpright before him: and I kept my selfe from mine iniquity.

24Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands in his eye-sight.

25With the mercifull thou wilt shew thy selfe mercifull, with an vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.

26With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt shew thy selfe froward.

27For thou wilt saue the afflicted people: but wilt bring downe high lookes.

28For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkenesse.

29For by thee I haue run through a troupe? and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall.

30As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31For who is God saue the Lord? or who is a rocke saue our God?

32It is God that girdeth mee with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

33Hee maketh my feete like hindes feete, and setteth me vpon my high places.

34He teacheth my hands to warre, so that a bow of steele is broken by mine armes.

35Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation: and thy right hand hath holden me vp, and thy gentlenesse hath made me great.

36Thou hast enlarged my steppes vnder me; that my feete did not slippe.

37I haue pursued mine enemies, and ouertaken them: neither did I turne againe till they were consumed.

38I haue wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete.

39For thou hast girded mee with strength vnto the battell: thou hast subdued vnder me, those that rose vp against me.

40Thou hast also giuen mee the neckes of mine enemies: that I might destroy them that hate me.

41They cried, but there was none to saue them: euen vnto the Lord, but he answered them not.

42Then did I beate them small as the dust before the winde: I did cast them out, as the dirt in the streetes.

43Thou hast deliuered me from the striuings of the people, and thou hast made mee the head of the heathen: a people whom I haue not knowen, shall serue me.

44As soone as they heare of mee, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselues vnto me.

45The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

46The Lord liueth, and blessed be my rocke: and let the God of my saluation be exalted.

47It is God that auengeth mee, and subdueth the people vnder me.

48He deliuereth me from mine enemies: yea thou liftest mee vp aboue those that rise vp against me; thou hast deliuered me from the violent man.

49Therfore will I giue thankes vnto thee, (O Lord) among the heathen: and sing prayses vnto thy name.

50Great deliuerance giueth he to his King: and sheweth mercy to his Annointed, to Dauid, and to his seede for euermore.

 

 

 

 

 

II == Heb 2:13

 

 

IV == Ps 116:3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII == Acts 4:31

 

 

 

 

IX == 144:5

X == Ps 99:1 ; 104:3

 

XI ==Ps 97:2

 

 

XII == Ps 97:3

 

XIII == PS 29:3

 

XIV == Josh 10:10 : Ps 144:6 ; Isa 30:30

XV == Ex 15:8 ; Ps 108:9

 

 

XVI == Ps 144:7

 

 

 

 

XIX == Ps 31:8 ; 118:5

 

XX == 1st Sam 24:19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXIV == 1st Sam 26:23

 

XXV == 1st Kings 8:32

 

XXVI == Lev 26:23-24 , 27 ; Prov 3:34

XXVII == Ps 101:5 ; Prov 6:17

XXVIII == Job 18:6 ; 29:3

 

XXX == Deut 32:4 ; pS 119:140 ; Prov 30:5

XXXI == Deut 32:31 , 39 1st Sam 2:2 ; Ps 86:8 ; Isa 45:5

XXXII == Ps 91:2

XXXIII == Deut 32:13 ; 33:29 ; 2nd Sam 2:18 ; Hab 3:19

XXXIV == Ps 144:4

 

XXXVI == Prov 4:12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XLI == Isa 1:15 ; Jer 11:11 ; 14:12 ; Ezek 8:18 ; Mic 3:4 ; Zech 7:13

XLII == Zech 10:5

XLIII == 2nd Sam 2:9-10 ; 3:1 ; Isa 52:15 ; 55:2

XLIV == Deut 33:29 ; Ps 66:3 ; 81:15

 

XLV == Mic 7:17

 

 

 

 

XLVIII Ps 59:1

 

 

XLIX == Rom 15:9

 

L == 2nd Sam 7:13 ; Ps 144:10

1 For the leader. Of David, the servant of the LORD, who sang to the LORD the words of this song after the LORD had rescued him from the clutches of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

2 He said:I love you, LORD, my strength,

3 LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, My God, my rock of refuge, my shield, my saving horn, my stronghold!

4 Praised be the LORD, I exclaim! I have been delivered from my enemies.

5 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

6 The cordsof Sheol encircled me; the snares of death lay in wait for me.

7 In my distress I called out: LORD! I cried out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry to him reached his ears.

8 The earth rocked and shook; the foundations of the mountains trembled; they shook as his wrath flared up.

9 Smoke rose from his nostrils,a devouring fire from his mouth; it kindled coals into flame.

10 He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud under his feet.

11Mounted on a cherub he flew, borne along on the wings of the wind.

12 He made darkness his cloak around him; his canopy, water-darkened stormclouds.

13 From the gleam before him, his clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.

14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High made his voice resound.

15 He let fly his arrows and scattered them; shot his lightning bolts and dispersed them.

16 Then the bed of the sea appeared; the world’s foundations lay bare, At your rebuke, O LORD, at the storming breath of your nostrils.

17 He reached down from on high and seized me; drew me out of the deep waters.

18 He rescued me from my mighty enemy, from foes too powerful for me.

19 They attacked me on my day of distress, but the LORD was my support.

20 He set me free in the open; he rescued me because he loves me.

21 The LORD acknowledged my righteousness, rewarded my clean hands.

22 For I kept the ways of the LORD; I was not disloyal to my God.

23 For his laws were all before me, his decrees I did not cast aside.

24 I was honest toward him; I was on guard against sin.

25 So the LORD rewarded my righteousness, the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

26 Toward the faithful you are faithful; to the honest man you are honest;

27 Toward the pure, you are pure; but to the perverse you are devious.

28 For humble people you save; haughty eyes you bring low.

29 For you, LORD, give light to my lamp; my God brightens my darkness.

30 With you I can rush an armed band, with my God to help I can leap a wall.

31 God’s way is unerring; the LORD’s promise is refined; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

32 Truly, who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is the rock?

33 This God who girded me with might, kept my way unerring,

34 Who made my feet like a deer’s, and set me on the heights,

35 Who trained my hands for war, my arms to string a bow of bronze.

36 You have given me your saving shield; your right hand has upheld me; your favor made me great.

37 You made room for my steps beneath me;my ankles never twisted.

38 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till I destroyed them.

39 I decimated them; they could not rise; they fell at my feet.

40 You girded me with valor for war, subjugated my opponents beneath me.

41 You made my foes expose their necks to me;those who hated me I silenced.

42 They cried for help, but no one saved them; cried to the LORD but received no answer.

43 I ground them to dust before the wind; I left them like mud in the streets.

44 You rescued me from the strife of peoples; you made me head over nations. A people I had not known served me;

45 as soon as they heard of me they obeyed. Foreigners submitted before me;

46 foreigners cringed; they came cowering from their dungeons.

47 The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, my savior!

48 O God who granted me vengeance, made peoples subject to me,

49 and saved me from my enemies, Truly you have elevated me above my opponents, from a man of lawlessness you have rescued me.

50 Thus I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.

51 You have given great victories to your king, and shown mercy to his anointed, to David and his posterity forever

v 1-3. The superscription of this Psalm informs us that it was written by David after God delivered him from his enemies including Saul. He uses many terms to describe the character of God, and asserts God is worthy of praise.

 

 

 

 

v 4-29. David reports how the Lord delivered him. In v 6 David called out in distress and God heard. God used earthquake, clouds, hail, lightning, thunder, and floods, and David was rescued by God as though he were drowning, v 16. David had lived uprightly and God had blessed him, as he would others who did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 30-50.  David is giving praise for God’s character, especially that God’s way is perfect. He stresses that all his deliverance is due to the Lord and His mercy.