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And David spake# unto the LORD the words of this song in the day
that the LORD had delivered# him out of the hand of all his enemies# , and out of the hand of Saul:
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2
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And he said# , The LORD
is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer# ;
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3
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The God of my rock; in him will I trust# :
he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour# ; thou savest# me from violence.
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4
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I will call# on the LORD,
who is worthy to be praised# : so shall I be saved# from mine enemies# .
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5
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When the waves of death compassed# me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid# ;
[waves: or, pangs]
[ungodly...: Heb. Belial]
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6
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The sorrows of hell compassed me about# ; the snares of death prevented# me;
[sorrows: or, cords]
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7
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In my distress I called# upon the LORD, and cried# to my God: and he did hear# my voice out of his temple, and my cry
did enter into his ears.
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8
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Then the earth shook# # # # and trembled# ; the foundations of heaven moved# and shook# , because he was wroth# .
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9
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There went up# a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured# : coals were kindled# by it.
[out of his nostrils: Heb. by, etc]
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10
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He bowed# the heavens also, and came down# ; and darkness
was under his feet.
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11
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And he rode# upon a cherub, and did fly# : and he was seen# upon the wings of the wind.
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12
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And he made# darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters,
and thick clouds of the skies.
[dark...: Heb. binding of waters]
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13
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Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled# .
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14
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The LORD thundered# from heaven, and the most High uttered# his voice.
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15
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And he sent out# arrows, and scattered# them; lightning, and discomfited# them.
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16
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And the channels of the sea appeared# , the foundations of the world were discovered# , at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
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17
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He sent# from above, he took# me; he drew# me out of many waters;
[many: or, great]
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18
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He delivered# me from my strong enemy# ,
and from them that hated# me: for they were too strong# for me.
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19
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They prevented# me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
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20
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He brought me forth# also into a large place: he delivered# me, because he delighted# in me.
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21
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The LORD rewarded# me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed# me.
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22
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For I have kept# the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed# from my God.
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23
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For all his judgments
were before me: and
as for his statutes, I did not depart# from them.
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24
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I was also upright before him, and have kept# myself from mine iniquity.
[before: Heb. to]
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25
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Therefore the LORD hath recompensed# me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight# .
[in...: Heb. before his eyes]
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26
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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful# ,
and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright# .
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27
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With the pure# thou wilt shew thyself pure# ; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury# .
[shew thyself unsavoury: or, wrestle]
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28
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And the afflicted people thou wilt save# : but thine eyes
are upon the haughty# ,
that thou mayest bring
them down# .
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29
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For thou
art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten# my darkness.
[lamp: or, candle]
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30
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For by thee I have run# through a troop: by my God have I leaped over# a wall.
[run: or, broken]
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31
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As for God, his way
is perfect; the word of the LORD
is tried# : he
is a buckler to all them that trust# in him.
[tried: or, refined]
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32
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For who
is God, save the LORD? and who
is a rock, save our God?
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33
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God
is my strength
and power: and he maketh# my way perfect.
[maketh: Heb. riddeth, or, looseth]
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34
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He maketh# my feet like# hinds'
feet : and setteth# me upon my high places.
[maketh: Heb. equalleth]
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35
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He teacheth# my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken# by mine arms.
[to war: Heb. for the war]
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36
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Thou hast also given# me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness# # # hath made me great# .
[made...: Heb. multiplied me]
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37
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Thou hast enlarged# my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip# .
[feet: Heb. ankles]
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38
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I have pursued# mine enemies# , and destroyed# them; and turned not again# until I had consumed# them.
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39
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And I have consumed# them, and wounded# them, that they could not arise# : yea, they are fallen# under my feet.
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40
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For thou hast girded# me with strength to battle: them that rose up# against me hast thou subdued# under me.
[subdued: Heb. caused to bow]
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41
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Thou hast also given# me the necks of mine enemies# , that I might destroy# them that hate# me.
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42
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They looked# , but
there was none to save# ;
even unto the LORD, but he answered# them not.
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43
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Then did I beat# them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp# them as the mire of the street,
and did spread them abroad# .
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44
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Thou also hast delivered# me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept# me
to be head of the heathen: a people
which I knew# not shall serve# me.
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45
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Strangers# shall submit# themselves unto me: as soon as they hear# # , they shall be obedient# unto me.
[Strangers: Heb. Sons of the stranger]
[submit...: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie]
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46
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Strangers# shall fade away# , and they shall be afraid# out of their close places.
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47
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The LORD liveth; and blessed#
be my rock; and exalted# be the God of the rock of my salvation.
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48
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It
is God that avengeth# # me, and that bringeth down# the people under me,
[avengeth: Heb. giveth avengement for]
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49
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And that bringeth me forth# from mine enemies# : thou also hast lifted me up on high# above them that rose up# against me: thou hast delivered# me from the violent man.
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50
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Therefore I will give thanks# unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises# unto thy name.
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51
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He is the tower# # # of salvation for his king: and sheweth# mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
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