1 Y HABLO David á Jehová las palabras de este cántico, el día que Jehová le había librado de la mano de todos sus enemigos, y de la mano de Saúl.

2 Y dijo: Jehová es mi roca, y mi fortaleza, y mi libertador;

3 Dios de mi roca, en él confiaré: Mi escudo, y el cuerno de mi salud, mi fortaleza, y mi refugio; Mi salvador, que me librarás de violencia.

4 Invocaré á Jehová, digno de ser loado. Y seré salvo de mis enemigos.

5 Cuando me cercaron ondas de muerte, Y arroyos de iniquidad me asombraron,

6 Me rodearon los dolores del infierno, Y me tomaron descuidado lazos de muerte.

7 Tuve angustia, invoqué á Jehová, Y clamé á mi Dios: Y él oyó mi voz desde su templo; Llegó mi clamor á sus oídos.

8 La tierra se removió, y tembló; Los fundamentos de los cielos fueron movidos, Y se estremecieron, porque él se airó.

9 Subió humo de sus narices, Y de su boca fuego consumidor, Por el cual se encendieron carbones.

10 Y abajo los cielos, y descendió: Una oscuridad debajo de sus pies.

11 Subió sobre el querubín, y voló: Aparecióse sobre las alas del viento.

12 Puso tinieblas alrededor de sí á modo de pabellones; Aguas negras y espesas nubes.

13 Del resplandor de su presencia Se encendieron ascuas ardientes.

14 Jehová tronó desde los cielos, Y el Altísimo dió su voz;

15 Arrojó saetas, y desbaratólos; Relampagueó, y consumiólos.

16 Entonces aparecieron los manantiales de la mar, Y los fundamentos del mundo fueron descubiertos, A la reprensión de Jehová, Al resoplido del aliento de su nariz.

17 Extendió su mano de lo alto, y arrebatóme, Y sacóme de copiosas aguas.

18 Libróme de fuertes enemigos, De aquellos que me aborrecían, los cuales eran más fuertes que yo.

19 Asaltáronme en el día de mi calamidad; Mas Jehová fué mi sostén.

20 Sacóme á anchura; Libróme, porque puso su voluntad en mí.

21 Remuneróme Jehová conforme á mi justicia: Y conforme á la limpieza de mis manos, me dió la paga.

22 Porque yo guardé los caminos de Jehová; Y no me aparté impíamente de mi Dios.

23 Porque delante de mí tengo todas sus ordenanzas; Y atento á sus fueros, no me retiraré de ellos.

24 Y fuí íntegro para con él, Y guardéme de mi iniquidad.

25 Remuneróme por tanto Jehová conforme á mi justicia, Y conforme á mi limpieza delante de sus ojos.

26 Con el bueno eres benigno, Y con el íntegro te muestras íntegro;

27 Limpio eres para con el limpio, Mas con el perverso eres rígido.

28 Y tú salvas al pueblo humilde; Mas tus ojos sobre los altivos, para abatirlos.

29 Porque tú eres mi lámpara, oh Jehová: Jehová da luz á mis tinieblas.

30 Porque en ti romperé ejércitos, Y con mi Dios saltaré las murallas.

31 Dios, perfecto su camino: La palabra de Jehová purificada, Escudo es de todos los que en él esperan.

32 Porque ¿qué Dios hay sino Jehová? ¿O quién es fuerte sino nuestro Dios?

33 Dios es el que con virtud me corrobora, y el que despeja mi camino;

34 El que hace mis pies como de ciervas, Y el que me asienta en mis alturas;

35 El que enseña mis manos para la pelea, y da que con mis brazos quiebre el arco de acero.

36 Tú me diste asimismo el escudo de tu salud, Y tu benignidad me ha acrecentado.

37 Tú ensanchaste mis pasos debajo de mí, Para que no titubeasen mis rodillas.

38 Perseguiré á mis enemigos, y quebrantarélos; Y no me volveré hasta que los acabe.

39 Los consumiré, y los heriré, y no se levantarán; Y caerán debajo de mis pies.

40 Ceñísteme de fortaleza para la batalla, Y postraste debajo de mí los que contra mí se levantaron.

41 Tú me diste la cerviz de mis enemigos, De mis aborrecedores, y que yo los destruyese.

42 Miraron, y no hubo quien los librase; A Jehová, mas no les respondió.

43 Yo los desmenuzaré como polvo de la tierra; Hollarélos como á lodo de las plazas, y los disiparé.

44 Tú me libraste de contiendas de pueblos: Tú me guardaste para que fuese cabeza de gentes: Pueblos que no conocía, me sirvieron.

45 Los extraños titubeaban á mí: En oyendo, me obedecían.

46 Los extraños desfallecían, Y temblaban en sus escondrijos.

47 Viva Jehová, y sea bendita mi roca; Sea ensalzado el Dios, la roca de mi salvamento:

48 El Dios que me ha vengado, Y sujeta los pueblos debajo de mí:

49 Y que me saca de entre mis enemigos: Tu me sacaste en alto de entre los que se levantaron contra mi: Librásteme del varón de iniquidades.

50 Por tanto yo te confesaré entre las gentes, oh Jehová, Y cantaré á tu nombre.

51 El que engrandece las saludes de su rey, Y hace misericordia á su ungido, A David, y á su simiente, para siempre.

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.