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.”
大衛的頌歌
1耶和華從掃羅和所有仇敵手中拯救大衛那天，他向耶和華吟唱此詩：
2「耶和華是我的磐石，
我的堡壘，我的拯救者；
3我的上帝是保護我的磐石，
是我的盾牌，是拯救我的力量，
是我的堡壘，我的避難所，
我的救主。
你救我脫離殘暴之徒。
4我求告當受頌讚的耶和華，
祂就從仇敵手中把我救出。
5「死亡的波濤環繞我，
罪惡的狂流淹沒我。
6陰間的繩索捆綁我，
死亡的網羅籠罩我。
7「我在苦難中呼求耶和華，
向我的上帝求助，
祂從殿中垂聽我的呼求，
我的聲音達到祂耳中。
8「祂一發怒，大地震動，
穹蒼的根基搖晃。
9祂的鼻孔冒煙，
口噴烈焰和火炭。
10祂撥開雲天，
腳踩密雲，親自降臨。
11祂乘著基路伯天使飛翔，
在風的翅膀上顯現。
12祂藏身於黑暗中，
四圍以密雲作幔幕。
13祂面前的榮光中發出道道閃電。
14耶和華在天上打雷，
至高者發出聲音。
15祂射出利箭驅散仇敵，
發出閃電擊潰他們。
16耶和華斥責一聲，
祂的鼻孔一吹氣，
海底就顯現，
大地也露出根基。
17「祂從高天伸手抓住我，
從深淵中把我拉上來。
18祂救我脫離強敵，
脫離我無法戰勝的仇敵。
19他們在我危難之時攻擊我，
但耶和華扶持我。
20祂領我到寬闊之地；
祂拯救我，因為祂喜悅我。
21「耶和華因我公義而善待我，
因我清白而賞賜我。
22因為我堅守祂的道，
沒有作惡背棄我的上帝。
23「我遵守祂一切的法令，
沒有把祂的律例棄置一旁。
24我在祂面前純全無過，
沒有沾染罪惡。
25耶和華因我公義、
在祂面前清白而獎賞我。
26「仁慈的人，你以仁慈待他；
純全的人，你以純全待他。
27純潔的人，你以純潔待他；
心術不正的人，你以計謀待他。
28你搭救謙卑的人，
鑒察、貶抑高傲的人。
29耶和華啊！你是我的明燈，
你使我的黑暗變為光明。
30我依靠你的力量迎戰敵軍，
靠著我的上帝躍過牆垣。
31「上帝的道完美，
耶和華的話純全，
祂是投靠祂之人的盾牌。
32除了耶和華，誰是上帝呢？
除了我們的上帝，誰是磐石呢？
33上帝是我的堅固堡壘，
祂使我行為純全。
34祂使我的腳如母鹿的蹄，
穩踏在高處。
35祂訓練我的手怎樣作戰，
使我的手臂能拉開銅弓。
36你是拯救我的盾牌，
你的垂顧使我強大。
37你使我腳下的道路寬闊，
不致滑倒。
38我追趕仇敵，擊潰他們，
不消滅他們決不回頭。
39我打垮他們，
使他們倒在我的腳下，
再也站不起來。
40你賜我征戰的能力，
使我的仇敵降服在我腳下。
41你使我的仇敵狼狽而逃，
我殲滅了恨我的人。
42他們求助，卻無人搭救。
他們呼求耶和華，祂也不應允。
43我把他們打得粉碎，
如同地上的灰塵，踐踏他們，
就像踐踏街上的泥土。
44你救我脫離我百姓的攻擊，
讓我成為列國的元首，
素不相識的民族也歸順我。
45外族人望風而降，俯首稱臣。
46他們聞風喪膽，
戰戰兢兢地走出他們的城池。
47「耶和華永遠活著，
保護我的磐石當受頌讚，
拯救我的上帝當受尊崇。
48祂是為我伸冤的上帝，
祂使列邦臣服於我。
49祂救我脫離仇敵，
使我勝過強敵，
救我脫離殘暴之徒。
50因此，耶和華啊，
我要在列邦中讚美你，
歌頌你的名。
51你使你立的王大獲全勝，
向你膏立的王，
就是大衛和他的後代廣施慈愛，
直到永遠。」
