David's Song of Deliverance

¹And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. ²He said,

“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

³my1 God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,

my shield, and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold and my refuge,

my savior; you save me from violence.

⁴I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,

and I am saved from my enemies.

⁵“For the waves of death encompassed me,

the torrents of destruction assailed me;2

⁶the cords of Sheol entangled me;

the snares of death confronted me.

⁷“In my distress I called upon the Lord;

to my God I called.

From his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry came to his ears.

⁸“Then the earth reeled and rocked;

the foundations of the heavens trembled

and quaked, because he was angry.

⁹Smoke went up from his nostrils,3

and devouring fire from his mouth;

glowing coals flamed forth from him.

¹⁰He bowed the heavens and came down;

thick darkness was under his feet.

¹¹He rode on a cherub and flew;

he was seen on the wings of the wind.

¹²He made darkness around him his canopy,

thick clouds, a gathering of water.

¹³Out of the brightness before him

coals of fire flamed forth.

¹⁴The Lord thundered from heaven,

and the Most High uttered his voice.

¹⁵And he sent out arrows and scattered them;

lightning, and routed them.

¹⁶Then the channels of the sea were seen;

the foundations of the world were laid bare,

at the rebuke of the Lord,

at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

¹⁷“He sent from on high, he took me;

he drew me out of many waters.

¹⁸He rescued me from my strong enemy,

from those who hated me,

for they were too mighty for me.

¹⁹They confronted me in the day of my calamity,

but the Lord was my support.

²⁰He brought me out into a broad place;

he rescued me, because he delighted in me.

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