¹David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

¹וידבר דוד ליהוה את דברי השירה הזאת ביום הציל יהוה אתו מכף כל איביו ומכף שאול׃

²and he said, “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

²ויאמר יהוה סלעי ומצדתי ומפלטי לי׃

³God, my rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

³אלהי צורי אחסה בו מגני וקרן ישעי משגבי ומנוסי משעי מחמס תשעני׃

⁴I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from my enemies.

⁴מהלל אקרא יהוה ומאיבי אושע׃

⁵For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

⁵כי אפפני משברי מות נחלי בליעל יבעתני׃

⁶The cords of Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. were around me. The snares of death caught me.

⁶חבלי שאול סבני קדמני מקשי מות׃

⁷In my distress I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.

⁷בצר לי אקרא יהוה ואל אלהי אקרא וישמע מהיכלו קולי ושועתי באזניו׃

⁸Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

⁸ותגעש ותרעש הארץ מוסדות השמים ירגזו ויתגעשו כי חרה לו׃

⁹Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.

⁹עלה עשן באפו ואש מפיו תאכל גחלים בערו ממנו׃

¹⁰He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰ויט שמים וירד וערפל תחת רגליו׃

¹¹He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

¹¹וירכב על כרוב ויעף וירא על כנפי רוח׃

¹²He made darkness pavilions around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

¹²וישת חשך סביבתיו סכות חשרת מים עבי שחקים׃

¹³At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.

¹³מנגה נגדו בערו גחלי אש׃

¹⁴Yahweh thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.

¹⁴ירעם מן שמים יהוה ועליון יתן קולו׃

¹⁵He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and confused them.

¹⁵וישלח חצים ויפיצם ברק ויהמם׃

¹⁶Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of Yahweh, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

¹⁶ויראו אפקי ים יגלו מסדות תבל בגערת יהוה מנשמת רוח אפו׃

¹⁷He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.

¹⁷ישלח ממרום יקחני ימשני ממים רבים׃

¹⁸He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

¹⁸יצילני מאיבי עז משנאי כי אמצו ממני׃

¹⁹They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.

¹⁹יקדמני ביום אידי ויהי יהוה משען לי׃

²⁰He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

²⁰ויצא למרחב אתי יחלצני כי חפץ בי׃

²¹Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.

²¹יגמלני יהוה כצדקתי כבר ידי ישיב לי׃

²²For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²²כי שמרתי דרכי יהוה ולא רשעתי מאלהי׃

²³For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

²³כי כל משפטו לנגדי וחקתיו לא אסור ממנה׃

²⁴I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

²⁴ואהיה תמים לו ואשתמרה מעוני׃

²⁵Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

²⁵וישב יהוה לי כצדקתי כברי לנגד עיניו׃

²⁶With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.

²⁶עם חסיד תתחסד עם גבור תמים תתמם׃

²⁷With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

²⁷עם נבר תתבר ועם עקש תתפל׃

²⁸You will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.

²⁸ואת עם עני תושיע ועיניך על רמים תשפיל׃

²⁹For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.

²⁹כי אתה נירי יהוה ויהוה יגיה חשכי׃

³⁰For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

³⁰כי בכה ארוץ גדוד באלהי אדלג שור׃

³¹As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

³¹האל תמים דרכו אמרת יהוה צרופה מגן הוא לכל החסים בו׃

³²For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?

³²כי מי אל מבלעדי יהוה ומי צור מבלעדי אלהינו׃

³³God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.

³³האל מעוזי חיל ויתר תמים דרכו׃

³⁴He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.

³⁴משוה רגליו כאילות ועל במותי יעמדני׃

³⁵He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.

³⁵מלמד ידי למלחמה ונחת קשת נחושה זרעתי׃

³⁶You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.

³⁶ותתן לי מגן ישעך וענתך תרבני׃

³⁷You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.

³⁷תרחיב צעדי תחתני ולא מעדו קרסלי׃

³⁸I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.

³⁸ארדפה איבי ואשמידם ולא אשוב עד כלותם׃

³⁹I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.

³⁹ואכלם ואמחצם ולא יקומון ויפלו תחת רגלי׃

⁴⁰For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

⁴⁰ותזרני חיל למלחמה תכריע קמי תחתני׃

⁴¹You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

⁴¹ואיבי תתה לי ערף משנאי ואצמיתם׃

⁴²They looked, but there was none to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.

⁴²ישעו ואין משיע אל יהוה ולא ענם׃

⁴³Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.

⁴³ואשחקם כעפר ארץ כטיט חוצות אדקם ארקעם׃

⁴⁴You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.

⁴⁴ותפלטני מריבי עמי תשמרני לראש גוים עם לא ידעתי יעבדני׃

⁴⁵The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

⁴⁵בני נכר יתכחשו לי לשמוע אזן ישמעו לי׃

⁴⁶The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.

⁴⁶בני נכר יבלו ויחגרו ממסגרותם׃

⁴⁷Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

⁴⁷חי יהוה וברוך צורי וירם אלהי צור ישעי׃

⁴⁸even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,

⁴⁸האל הנתן נקמת לי ומוריד עמים תחתני׃

⁴⁹who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

⁴⁹ומוציאי מאיבי ומקמי תרוממני מאיש חמסים תצילני׃

⁵⁰Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. Will sing praises to your name.

⁵⁰על כן אודך יהוה בגוים ולשמך אזמר׃

⁵¹He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, forevermore.”

⁵¹מגדיל ישועות מלכו ועשה חסד למשיחו לדוד ולזרעו עד עולם׃