1. David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from all his enemies, especially from Saul.
2. He said,The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior,
3. my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield,the strength of my salvation, my stronghold,my refuge, and my Savior who saved me from violence.
4. The Lord should be praised.I called on him, and I was saved from my enemies.
5. The waves of death had surrounded me.The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
6. The ropes of the grave had surrounded me.The clutches of death had confronted me.
7. I called on the Lord in my distress.I called to my God for help.He heard my voice from his temple,and my cry for help reached his ears.
8. Then the earth shook and quaked.Even the foundations of the heavens trembled.They shook violently because he was angry.
9. Smoke went up from his nostrils,and a raging fire came out of his mouth.Glowing coals flared up from it.
10. He spread apart the heavensand came down with a dark cloud under his feet.
11. He rode on one of the angels as he flew,and he soared on the wings of the wind.
12. He surrounded himself with darkness.He made the dark rain clouds his covering.
13. Out of the brightness in front of him, he made lightning.
14. The Lord thundered from heaven.The Most High made his voice heard.
15. He shot arrows and scattered them.He flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion.
16. Then the ocean floor could be seen.The foundations of the earth were laid bareat the Lord’s stern warning,at the blast of the breath from his nostrils.
17. He reached down from high above and took hold of me.He pulled me out of the raging water.
18. He rescued me from my strong enemyand from those who hated me,because they were too strong for me.
19. On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me,but the Lord became my defense.
20. He brought me out to a wide-open place.He rescued me because he was pleased with me.