- 0. To him that excelleth.<br>
A Psalme of Dauid the seruant of the Lorde,<br>
which spake vnto the Lord the wordes of this song<br>
(in the day that the Lorde deliuered him from the hande of all his enemies,<br>
and from the hand of Saul) and sayd, - 1. I will loue thee dearely, O Lord my strength.
- 2. The Lorde is my rocke, and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth me, my God and my strength: in him will I trust, my shield, the horne also of my saluation, and my refuge.
- 3. I will call vpon the Lorde, which is worthie to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
- 4. The sorowes of death compassed me, and the floods of wickednes made me afraide.
- 5. The sorowes of the graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertooke me.
- 6. But in my trouble did I call vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: he heard my voyce out of his Temple, and my crye did come before him, euen into his eares.
- 7. Then the earth trembled, and quaked: the foundations also of the mountaines mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.
- 8. Smoke went out at his nostrels, & a consuming fire out of his mouth: coales were kindled thereat.
- 9. He bowed the heauens also & came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.
- 10. And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and he came flying vpon the wings of the winde.
- 11. He made darkenes his secrete place, and his pauilion round about him, euen darkenesse of waters, and cloudes of the ayre.
- 12. At the brightnes of his presence his clouds passed, haylestones and coles of fire.
- 13. The Lord also thundred in the heauen, and the Highest gaue his voyce, haylestones and coales of fire.
- 14. Then hee sent out his arrowes and scattred them, and he increased lightnings and destroyed them.
- 15. And the chanels of waters were seene, and the foundations of the worlde were discouered at thy rebuking, O Lorde, at the blasting of the breath of thy nostrels.
- 16. He hath sent downe from aboue and taken mee: hee hath drawen mee out of many waters.
- 17. He hath deliuered mee from my strong enemie, and from them which hate me: for they were too strong for me.
- 18. They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.
- 19. Hee brought mee foorth also into a large place: hee deliuered mee because hee fauoured me.
- 20. The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnes: according to the purenes of mine hands he recompensed me:
- 21. Because I kept the wayes of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.
- 22. For all his Lawes were before mee, and I did not cast away his commaundements from mee.
- 23. I was vpright also with him, & haue kept me from my wickednes.
- 24. Therefore the Lorde rewarded me according to my righteousnesse, and according to the purenes of mine hands in his sight.
- 25. With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.
- 26. With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt shewe thy selfe froward.
- 27. Thus thou wilt saue the poore people, and wilt cast downe the proude lookes.
- 28. Surely thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God wil lighten my darkenes.
- 29. For by thee I haue broken through an hoste, and by my God I haue leaped ouer a wall.
- 30. The way of God is vncorrupt: the worde of the Lord is tried in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.
- 31. For who is God besides the Lord? And who is mightie saue our God?
- 32. God girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way vpright.
- 33. He maketh my feete like hindes feete, and setteth me vpon mine high places.
- 34. He teacheth mine hands to fight: so that a bowe of brasse is broken with mine armes.
- 35. Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation, and thy right hand hath stayed me, and thy louing kindenes hath caused me to increase.
- 36. Thou hast enlarged my steps vnder mee, and mine heeles haue not slid.
- 37. I haue pursued mine enemies, and taken them, and haue not turned againe till I had consumed them.
- 38. I haue wounded them, that they were not able to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete.
- 39. For thou hast girded me with strength to battell: them, that rose against me, thou hast subdued vnder me.
- 40. And thou hast giuen me the neckes of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
- 41. They cryed but there was none to saue them, euen vnto the Lorde, but hee answered them not.
- 42. Then I did beate them small as the dust before the winde: I did treade them flat as the clay in the streetes.
- 43. Thou hast deliuered me from the contentions of the people: thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people, whom I haue not knowen, shal serue me.
- 44. As soone as they heare, they shall obey me: the strangers shall be in subiection to me.
- 45. Strangers shall shrinke away, and feare in their priuie chambers.
- 46. Let the Lorde liue, and blessed be my strength, and the God of my saluation be exalted.
- 47. It is God that giueth me power to auenge me, and subdueth the people vnder me.
- 48. O my deliuerer from mine enemies, euen thou hast set mee vp from them, that rose against me: thou hast deliuered mee from the cruell man.
- 49. Therefore I will prayse thee, O Lorde, among the nations, and wil sing vnto thy Name.
- 50. Great deliuerances giueth hee vnto his King, and sheweth mercie to his anoynted, euen to Dauid, and to his seede for euer.
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