David’s Song of Praise
1David sang to the Lord the words of this song 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, my fortress and my deliverer;
3my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield22:3 Or sovereign and the horn22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength. of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
from violent people you save me.
4“I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and have been saved from my enemies.
5The waves of death swirled about me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
7“In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
8The earth trembled and quaked,
the foundations of the heavens22:8 Hebrew; Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:7) mountains shook;
they trembled because he was angry.
9Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
10He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds were under his feet.
11He mounted the cherubim and flew;
he soared22:11 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts appeared on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness his canopy around him—
the dark22:12 Septuagint (see also Psalm 18:11); Hebrew massed rain clouds of the sky.
13Out of the brightness of his presence
bolts of lightning blazed forth.
14The Lord thundered from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.
15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
16The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
17“He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support.
20He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
21“The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
22For I have kept the ways of the Lord;
I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23All his laws are before me;
I have not turned away from his decrees.
24I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.
25The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
26“To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
28You save the humble,
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
29You, Lord, are my lamp;
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
30With your help I can advance against a troop22:30 Or can run through a barricade;
with my God I can scale a wall.
31“As for God, his way is perfect:
The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him.
32For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
33It is God who arms me with strength22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge
and keeps my way secure.
34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he causes me to stand on the heights.
35He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36You make your saving help my shield;
your help has made22:36 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text shield; / you stoop down to make me great.
37You provide a broad path for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.
38“I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
39I crushed them completely, and they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.
40You armed me with strength for battle;
you humbled my adversaries before me.
41You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.
42They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
to the Lord, but he did not answer.
43I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth;
I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44“You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples;
you have preserved me as the head of nations.
People I did not know now serve me,
45foreigners cower before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
46They all lose heart;
they come trembling22:46 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:45); Masoretic Text they arm themselves from their strongholds.
47“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
48He is the God who avenges me,
who puts the nations under me,
49who sets me free from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from a violent man you rescued me.
50Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of your name.
51“He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.”
大卫的颂歌
1耶和华从扫罗及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我的上帝是庇护我的磐石，
是我的盾牌，是拯救我的力量，
是我的坚垒，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，
祂便救我脱离仇敌。
5“死亡的波涛环绕我，
毁灭的狂流淹没我。
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，大地震动颤抖，
穹苍的根基摇晃。
9祂的鼻孔冒烟，
口喷烈焰和火炭。
10祂使穹苍低垂，亲自降临，
脚下踩着密云。
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，
从大水中把我拉上来。
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；
祂搭救我，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因为我遵行祂的道，
没有作恶背弃我的上帝。
23“我遵守祂的一切法令，
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耶和华按我的公义，
照我在祂面前的清白奖赏我。
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；
乖谬的人，你以计谋待他。
28你拯救谦卑的人，
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我靠着你迎战敌军，
靠着我的上帝跃过墙垣。
31“上帝的道完美，
耶和华的话纯全，
祂是一切投靠祂之人的盾牌。
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祂训练我的手如何争战，
使我的臂膀能拉开铜弓。
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你使我的仇敌败逃，
我歼灭了恨我的人。
42他们呼救，却无人拯救。
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，
压碎并践踏他们，如同街上的泥土。
44你救我脱离我百姓的攻击，
立我做列国的元首，
素不相识的民族也服侍我。
45外族人望风而降，对我俯首称臣。
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，
我的磐石当受颂赞，
拯救我的磐石，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，
向你膏立的大卫及其后代广施慈爱，
直到永远。”
