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class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022001-a">a</a> <span id="v10022002" class="ver">2</span>He said:<a id="ren10022002-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022002-b">b</a></p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf">O <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer,</p> <p class="sl1"><span id="v10022003" class="ver">3</span>my God, my rock of refuge!</p> <p class="sl">My shield, my saving horn,<a id="rfn10022003-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn10022003-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">my stronghold, my refuge,</p> <p class="sl1">my savior, from violence you keep me safe.<a id="ren10022003-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022003-c">c</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022004" class="ver">4</span>Praised be the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, I exclaim!</p> <p class="sl1">I have been delivered from my enemies.</p> <p class="slf"><span id="v10022005" class="ver">5</span>The breakers of death surged round about me,</p> <p class="sl1">the menacing floods<a id="rfn10022005-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn10022005-1">*</a> terrified me;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022006" class="ver">6</span>The cords of Sheol tightened;</p> <p class="sl1">the snares of death lay in wait for me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022007" class="ver">7</span>In my distress I called out: <span class="tetr">Lord</span>!</p> <p class="sl1">I cried out to my God;</p> <p class="sl">From his temple<a id="rfn10022007-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn10022007-1">*</a> he heard my voice,</p> <p class="sl1">my cry reached his ears.</p> <p class="slf"><span id="v10022008" class="ver">8</span>The earth rocked and shook;<a id="rfn10022008-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn10022008-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">the foundations of the heavens trembled;</p> <p class="sl1">they shook as his wrath flared up.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022009" class="ver">9</span>Smoke rose in his nostrils,</p> <p class="sl1">a devouring fire from his mouth;</p> <p class="sl1">it kindled coals into flame.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022010" class="ver">10</span>He parted the heavens and came down,</p> <p class="sl1">a dark cloud under his feet.<a id="ren10022010-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022010-d">d</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022011" class="ver">11</span>Mounted on a cherub<a id="rfn10022011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn10022011-1">*</a> he flew,</p> <p class="sl1">borne along on the wings of the wind.<a id="ren10022011-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022011-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022012" class="ver">12</span>He made darkness the cover about him,</p> <p class="sl1">a mass of water, heavy thunderheads.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022013" class="ver">13</span>From the brightness of his presence</p> <p class="sl1">coals were kindled to flame.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022014" class="ver">14</span>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> thundered from heaven;</p> <p class="sl1">the Most High made his voice resound.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022015" class="ver">15</span>He let fly arrows and scattered them;</p> <p class="sl1">lightning, and dispersed them.<a id="ren10022015-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022015-f">f</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022016" class="ver">16</span>Then the bed of the sea appeared;</p> <p class="sl1">the world’s foundations lay bare,</p> <p class="sl">At the roar of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">at the storming breath of his nostrils.<a id="ren10022016-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022016-g">g</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022017" class="ver">17</span>He reached down from on high and seized me,</p> <p class="sl1">drew me out of the deep waters.<a id="ren10022017-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022017-h">h</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022018" class="ver">18</span>He rescued me from my mighty enemy,</p> <p class="sl1">from foes too powerful for me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022019" class="ver">19</span>They attacked me on a day of distress,</p> <p class="sl1">but the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> came to my support.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022020" class="ver">20</span>He set me free in the open;</p> <p class="sl1">he rescued me because he loves me.</p> <p class="slf"><span id="v10022021" class="ver">21</span>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> acknowledged my righteousness;</p> <p class="sl1">rewarded my clean hands.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022022" class="ver">22</span>For I kept the ways of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>;</p> <p class="sl1">I was not disloyal to my God.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022023" class="ver">23</span>His laws were all before me,</p> <p class="sl1">his decrees I did not cast aside.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022024" class="ver">24</span>I was honest toward him;</p> <p class="sl1">I was on guard against sin.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022025" class="ver">25</span>So the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> rewarded my righteousness,</p> <p class="sl1">the cleanness of my hands in his sight.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022026" class="ver">26</span><a id="ren10022026-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022026-i">i</a> Toward the faithful you are faithful;<a id="rfn10022026-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn10022026-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">to the honest you are honest;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022027" class="ver">27</span>Toward the sincere you are sincere;</p> <p class="sl1">but to the perverse you are devious.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022028" class="ver">28</span>Humble people you save,</p> <p class="sl1">though on the haughty your eyes look down.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022029" class="ver">29</span>You are my lamp, O <span class="tetr">Lord</span>!</p> <p class="sl1">My God brightens the darkness about me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022030" class="ver">30</span>With you I can rush an armed band,</p> <p class="sl1">with my God to help I can leap a wall.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022031" class="ver">31</span>God’s way is unerring;</p> <p class="sl1">the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>’s promise is tried and true;</p> <p class="sl1">he is a shield for all who trust in him.<a id="ren10022031-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022031-j">j</a></p> <p class="slf"><span id="v10022032" class="ver">32</span>Truly, who is God except the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>?</p> <p class="sl1">Who but our God is the rock?</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022033" class="ver">33</span>This God who girded me with might,</p> <p class="sl1">kept my way unerring,</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022034" class="ver">34</span>Who made my feet swift as a deer’s,</p> <p class="sl1">set me safe on the heights,<a id="ren10022034-k" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022034-k">k</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022035" class="ver">35</span>Who trained my hands for war,</p> <p class="sl1">my arms to bend even a bow of bronze.</p> <p class="slf"><span id="v10022036" class="ver">36</span>You have given me your protecting shield,</p> <p class="sl1">and your help has made me great.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022037" class="ver">37</span>You gave me room to stride;</p> <p class="sl1">my feet never stumbled.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022038" class="ver">38</span>I pursued my enemies and overtook them;</p> <p class="sl1">I did not turn back till I destroyed them.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022039" class="ver">39</span>I struck them down, and they did not rise;</p> <p class="sl1">they fell dead at my feet.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022040" class="ver">40</span>You girded me with strength for war;</p> <p class="sl1">subdued adversaries at my feet.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022041" class="ver">41</span>My foes you put to flight before me;</p> <p class="sl1">those who hated me I destroyed.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022042" class="ver">42</span>They cried for help, but no one saved them,</p> <p class="sl1">cried to the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> but got no answer.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022043" class="ver">43</span>I ground them fine as the dust of the earth;</p> <p class="sl1">like mud in the streets I trod them down.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022044" class="ver">44</span>You rescued me from the strife of my people;</p> <p class="sl1">you made me head over nations.</p> <p class="sl">A people I had not known became my slaves;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022045" class="ver">45</span>Foreigners cringed before me;</p> <p class="sl1">as soon as they heard of me they obeyed.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022046" class="ver">46</span>Their courage failed;</p> <p class="sl1">they came trembling from their fortresses.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022047" class="ver">47</span>The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> lives! Blessed be my rock!</p> <p class="sl1">Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022048" class="ver">48</span>O God who granted me vindication,</p> <p class="sl1">subdued peoples under me,</p> <p class="sl1"><span id="v10022049" class="ver">49</span>and helped me escape from my enemies,</p> <p class="sl">Truly you have exalted me above my adversaries,</p> <p class="sl1">from the violent you have rescued me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022050" class="ver">50</span>Thus I will proclaim you, <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, among the nations;</p> <p class="sl1">I will sing the praises of your name.<a id="ren10022050-l" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en10022050-l">l</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v10022051" class="ver">51</span>You have given great victories to your king,</p> <p class="sl1">and shown kindness to your anointed,</p> <p class="sl1">to David and his posterity forever.</p> </div> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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