1. For the music director: a psalm of David the servant of Adonai. He chanted the words of this song to Adonai on the day Adonai delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
2. He said, I love You, Adonai my strength!
3. Adonai is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in Him I take refuge, my shield, my horn of salvation, my stronghold.
4. I called upon Adonai, worthy of praise, and I was rescued from my enemies.
5. Cords of death entangled me. Torrents of Belial overwhelmed me.
6. Cords of Sheol coiled around me. Snares of death came before me.
7. In my distress I called on Adonai, and cried to my God for help. From His Temple He heard my voice, my cry before Him came into His ears.
8. Then the earth rocked and quaked. The foundations of mountains trembled. They reeled because He was angry.
9. Smoke rose from His nostrils and consuming fire from His mouth. Coals blazed from Him.
10. He parted the heavens and came down, with thick darkness under His feet.
11. He rode upon a cheruv and flew. He soared on the wings of the wind.
12. He made darkness His cover, His sukkah all around Him— dark waters, thick clouds.
13. Out of the brilliance before Him passed His thick clouds, hail and fiery coals.
14. Adonai also thundered in the heavens, and Elyon gave forth His voice, hail and fiery coals.
15. He shot His arrows and scattered them, hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
16. Then ravines of water appeared. The foundations of earth were exposed, at Your rebuke, Adonai, at a blast of breath from Your nostrils.
17. He reached down from on high and took hold of me. He drew me out of mighty waters.
18. He saved me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me— for they were much stronger than me.