1 And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul:
2 And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;
3 My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.
4 I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
5 For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;
6 The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.
7 In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came to his ears.
8 Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
9 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.
10 The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
11 And he went through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
12 And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.
14 The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out.
15 And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
16 Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.
17 He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
18 He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
19 They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.
20 He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
21 The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
23 For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
24 And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
25 Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
26 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
27 He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
28 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.
29 For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.
30 By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in: by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith in him.
32 For who is God but the Lord? and who is a Rock but our God?
33 God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
34 He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
35 He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
36 You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.
37 You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet make no slip.
38 I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
39 I have sent destruction on them and given them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
40 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.
41 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
42 They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
43 Then they were crushed as small as the dust of the earth, stamped down under my feet like the waste of the streets.
44 You have made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
45 Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
46 They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
47 The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:
48 It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
49 He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
50 Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.
51 Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
1 David compôs este cântico para o Senhor após ter sido salvo por ele das mãos de Saul e dos seus outros inimigos:
2 O Senhor é o meu rochedo,a minha fortaleza e o meu salvador.
3 Confiarei em Deus, que é a minha rocha e o meu alto retiro. Ele é o meu escudo, o poder da minha salvaçãoe o meu refúgio. Ó meu Salvador, tu me livras da violência.
4 Invocarei o Senhor, que é digno de todo o louvor;salvar-me-á de todos os meus adversários.
5 Ondas de morte me cercaram;torrentes de maldade desabaram sobre mim.
6 Fui ligado e atado, pelo inferno e pela morte;
7 O meu clamor chegou aos seus ouvidos.
8 Então a terra abanou e tremeu;os fundamentos dos céus abalaram-se, por causa da sua ira.
9 Saiu-lhe fumo do seu rosto, da boca, um fogo devorador,que tudo consome na sua frente, pondo o mundo em chamas.
10 Fez baixar os céus e desceu,andando sobre espessas nuvens.
11 Voou sobre um querubim, sobre as asas do vento.
12 As trevas rodearam-no, espessas nuvens o circundaram;
13 mas a terra resplendeu com o brilho da sua presença.
14 O Senhor trovejou desde os céus;o Deus supremo fez ecoar a sua voz.
15 Disparou as suas frechas de luz, e dispersou os inimigos.
16 Pelo sopro da sua respiração até o mar se dividiu em dois,e viu-se o fundo das águas pela repreensão do Senhor.
17 Desde o alto me livrou, salvou-me de ser levado pelas vagas;
18 libertou-me do meu poderoso inimigo, daqueles que me odiavam,dos que tinham muito mais força que eu.
19 Saltaram sobre mim, no dia da calamidade. Mas o Senhor foi a minha salvação.
20 Fez-me reaver a liberdade, resgatou-me, porque me amava.
21 O Senhor recompensou-me, conforme a minha rectidão,porque tinha as mãos limpas,
22 e não me afastei impiamente do meu Deus.
23 Tive sempre presentes as suas leis,e não me desviei dos seus estatutos.
24 Fui sempre sincero perante ele, e fugi ao pecado.
26 Tu és misericordioso para com os que têm misericórdia;revelas a tua justiça para com os que são rectos.
28 Salvarás os que estão aflitos, mas abates os orgulhosos,pois que tens os olhos sempre sobre eles.
29 Senhor, tu és a minha luz! Transformaste em luz a minha escuridão.
30 Pelo teu poder posso esmagar um exército;pela tua força saltarei muralhas.
31 O caminho de Deus é perfeito; a palavra do Senhor é verdade. É um escudo para com os que procuram a sua protecção.
32 Só o Senhor é Deus.Quem é como um rochedo senão o nosso Deus?
33 Deus é a minha poderosa fortificação;faz-me andar em perfeita segurança.
34 Faz com que caminhe com passo bem firme,como as gazelas sobre as rochas.
35 Torna-me hábil nos combates,dá-me força capaz de dobrar um arco de bronze;
36 Deste-me o escudo da tua salvação;pela tua bondade me engrandeceste.
37 Fizeste-me andar sobre caminhos lisos,onde os meus pés não vacilaram.
38 Persegui os meus inimigos e os destruí,não desisti sem os derrotar.
39 Consumi-os e destrocei-os de tal forma que mais nenhum deles se poderá levantar.Caíram debaixo dos meus pés.
40 Pois deste-me força para a batalha. Fizeste com que subjugassetodos os que se levantaram contra mim.
41 Obrigaste os meus inimigos a fazerem meia volta e a fugirem; destrui-os a todos, os que me odiavam.
42 Em vão pediam ajuda; clamaram a Deus,mas recusou ouvi-los.
43 Pisei-os como o pó do chão, esmaguei-os e dispersei-os,como pó pelas ruas
44 Guardaste-me da rebelião do meu povo;livraste-me, para que seja cabeça das nações. Estrangeiros me servirão;
45 em breve me serão sujeitos,quando ouvirem falar do meu poder.
46 Perderão a altivez, e virão a tremer, lá dos seus esconderijos.
47 O Senhor vive! Bendito seja aquele que é a minha rocha. Que ele seja louvado,aquele que é a pedra da minha salvação.
50 Por isso te dou honra, ó Senhor, entre as nações,e canto louvores ao poder do teu nome.
51 O Senhor deu uma maravilhosa salvação ao seu rei,manifestou misericórdia ao seu ungido -a David e à sua família, para sempre.