大卫的颂歌
1耶和华从扫罗和所有仇敌手中拯救大卫那天，他向耶和华吟唱此诗：
2“耶和华是我的磐石，
我的堡垒，我的拯救者；
3我的上帝是保护我的磐石，
是我的盾牌，是拯救我的力量，
是我的堡垒，我的避难所，
我的救主。
你救我脱离残暴之徒。
4我求告当受颂赞的耶和华，
祂就从仇敌手中把我救出。
5“死亡的波涛环绕我，
罪恶的狂流淹没我。
6阴间的绳索捆绑我，
死亡的网罗笼罩我。
7“我在苦难中呼求耶和华，
向我的上帝求助，
祂从殿中垂听我的呼求，
我的声音达到祂耳中。
8“祂一发怒，大地震动，
穹苍的根基摇晃。
9祂的鼻孔冒烟，
口喷烈焰和火炭。
10祂拨开云天，
脚踩密云，亲自降临。
11祂乘着基路伯天使飞翔，
在风的翅膀上显现。
12祂藏身于黑暗中，
四围以密云作幔幕。
13祂面前的荣光中发出道道闪电。
14耶和华在天上打雷，
至高者发出声音。
15祂射出利箭驱散仇敌，
发出闪电击溃他们。
16耶和华斥责一声，
祂的鼻孔一吹气，
海底就显现，
大地也露出根基。
17“祂从高天伸手抓住我，
从深渊中把我拉上来。
18祂救我脱离强敌，
脱离我无法战胜的仇敌。
19他们在我危难之时攻击我，
但耶和华扶持我。
20祂领我到宽阔之地；
祂拯救我，因为祂喜悦我。
21“耶和华因我公义而善待我，
因我清白而赏赐我。
22因为我坚守祂的道，
没有作恶背弃我的上帝。
23“我遵守祂一切的法令，
没有把祂的律例弃置一旁。
24我在祂面前纯全无过，
没有沾染罪恶。
25耶和华因我公义、
在祂面前清白而奖赏我。
26“仁慈的人，你以仁慈待他；
纯全的人，你以纯全待他。
27纯洁的人，你以纯洁待他；
心术不正的人，你以计谋待他。
28你搭救谦卑的人，
鉴察、贬抑高傲的人。
29耶和华啊！你是我的明灯，
你使我的黑暗变为光明。
30我依靠你的力量迎战敌军，
靠着我的上帝跃过墙垣。
31“上帝的道完美，
耶和华的话纯全，
祂是投靠祂之人的盾牌。
32除了耶和华，谁是上帝呢？
除了我们的上帝，谁是磐石呢？
33上帝是我的坚固堡垒，
祂使我行为纯全。
34祂使我的脚如母鹿的蹄，
稳踏在高处。
35祂训练我的手怎样作战，
使我的手臂能拉开铜弓。
36你是拯救我的盾牌，
你的垂顾使我强大。
37你使我脚下的道路宽阔，
不致滑倒。
38我追赶仇敌，击溃他们，
不消灭他们决不回头。
39我打垮他们，
使他们倒在我的脚下，
再也站不起来。
40你赐我征战的能力，
使我的仇敌降服在我脚下。
41你使我的仇敌狼狈而逃，
我歼灭了恨我的人。
42他们求助，却无人搭救。
他们呼求耶和华，祂也不应允。
43我把他们打得粉碎，
如同地上的灰尘，践踏他们，
就像践踏街上的泥土。
44你救我脱离我百姓的攻击，
让我成为列国的元首，
素不相识的民族也归顺我。
45外族人望风而降，俯首称臣。
46他们闻风丧胆，
战战兢兢地走出他们的城池。
47“耶和华永远活着，
保护我的磐石当受颂赞，
拯救我的上帝当受尊崇。
48祂是为我申冤的上帝，
祂使列邦臣服于我。
49祂救我脱离仇敌，
使我胜过强敌，
救我脱离残暴之徒。
50因此，耶和华啊，
我要在列邦中赞美你，
歌颂你的名。
51你使你立的王大获全胜，
向你膏立的王，
就是大卫和他的后代广施慈爱，
直到永远。”
David’s Song of Praise
1David sang the words of this song to the Lord. He sang them when the Lord saved him from the power of all his enemies and of Saul. 2He said,
“The Lord is my rock and my fort. He is the God who saves me.
3My God is my rock. I go to him for safety.
He is like a shield to me. He’s the power that saves me.
He’s my place of safety. I go to him for help. He’s my Savior.
He saves me from those who want to hurt me.
4I called out to the Lord. He is worthy of praise.
He saved me from my enemies.
5“The waves of death were all around me.
A destroying flood swept over me.
6The ropes of the grave were tight around me.
Death set its trap in front of me.
7When I was in trouble I called out to the Lord.
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice.
My cry for help reached his ears.
8“The earth trembled and shook.
The pillars of the heavens rocked back and forth.
They trembled because the Lord was angry.
9Smoke came out of his nose.
Flames of fire came out of his mouth.
Burning coals blazed out of it.
10He opened the heavens and came down.
Dark clouds were under his feet.
11He got on the cherubim and flew.
The wings of the wind lifted him up.
12He covered himself with darkness.
The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.
13From the brightness all around him
flashes of lightning blazed out.
14The Lord thundered from heaven.
The voice of the Most High God was heard.
15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy.
He sent flashes of lightning and chased them away.
16The bottom of the sea could be seen.
The foundations of the earth were uncovered.
It happened when the Lord’s anger blazed out.
It came like a blast of breath from his nose.
17“He reached down from heaven. He took hold of me.
He lifted me out of deep waters.
18He saved me from my powerful enemies.
He set me free from those who were too strong for me.
19They stood up to me when I was in trouble.
But the Lord helped me.
20He brought me out into a wide and safe place.
He saved me because he was pleased with me.
21“The Lord has been good to me because I do what is right.
He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life.
22I have lived the way the Lord wanted me to.
I’m not guilty of turning away from my God.
23I keep all his laws in mind.
I haven’t turned away from his commands.
24He knows that I am without blame.
He knows I’ve kept myself from sinning.
25The Lord has rewarded me for doing what is right.
He has rewarded me because I haven’t done anything wrong.
26“Lord, to those who are faithful you show that you are faithful.
To those who are without blame you show that you are without blame.
27To those who are pure you show that you are pure.
But to those whose paths are crooked you show that you are clever.
28You save those who aren’t proud.
But you watch the proud to bring them down.
29Lord, you are my lamp.
You bring light into my darkness.
30With your help I can attack a troop of soldiers.
With the help of my God I can climb over a wall.
31“God’s way is perfect.
The Lord’s word doesn’t have any flaws.
He protects like a shield
all who go to him for safety.
32Who is God except the Lord?
Who is the Rock except our God?
33God gives me strength for the battle.
He keeps my way secure.
34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer.
He causes me to stand on the highest places.
35He trains my hands to fight every battle.
My arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36Lord, you shield me with your saving help.
Your help has made me great.
37You give me a wide path to walk in
so that I don’t twist my ankles.
38“I chased my enemies and crushed them.
I didn’t turn back until they were destroyed.
39I crushed them completely so that they couldn’t get up.
They fell under my feet.
40Lord, you gave me strength to fight the battle.
You caused my enemies to be humble in front of me.
41You made them turn their backs and run away.
So I destroyed my enemies.
42They cried out for help. But there was no one to save them.
They called out to the Lord. But he didn’t answer them.
43I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth.
I pounded them and walked on them like mud in the streets.
44“You saved me when people attacked me.
You have kept me as the ruler over nations.
People I didn’t know serve me now.
45People from other lands bow down to me in fear.
As soon as they hear about me, they obey me.
46All of them give up hope.
They come trembling out of their hiding places.
47“The Lord lives! Give praise to my Rock!
Give honor to my God, the Rock! He is my Savior!
48He is the God who pays back my enemies.
He brings the nations under my control.
49He sets me free from my enemies.
You have honored me more than them.
You have saved me from a man who wanted to hurt me.
50Lord, I will praise you among the nations.
I will sing your praise.
51He gives his king great victories.
He shows his faithful love to his anointed king.
He shows it to David and his family forever.”
