To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,
1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet , and setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
46 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Pateicība glābējam Dievam.
1 Dziedātāju vadonim. Dāvida, ta Kunga kalpa, dziesma. Šīs dziesmas vārdus viņš veltījis tam Kungam, kad tas Kungs viņu bija izglābis no visu vina ienaidnieku un no Saula rokas.
2 Viņš teica: Es Tevi mīlu no sirds dziļumiem, Kungs, mans stiprums.
3 Tas Kungs ir mans akmenskalns, mana pils un mans glābējs, mans stiprais Dievs, mans patvērums, uz ko es paļaujos, mans vairogs un mans pestīšanas rags un mans augstais palīgs.
4 Es piesaukšu to Kungu, kas augsti teicams, un tad es tikšu pestīts no saviem ienaidniekiem.
5 Nāves bangas man vēlās virsū, iznīcības straumes mani biedēja.
6 Elles valgi jau tinās ap mani, nāves cilpas jau žņaudza mani.
7 Savās bailēs es piesaucu to Kungu un brēcu pēc sava Dieva. Viņš sadzirdēja manu balsi savā pilī, un mana brēkšana nāca Viņa ausīs.
8 Zeme līgojās un drebēja, un kalnu pamati trīcēja. Tie grīļojās Viņa bardzības priekšā.
9 Dūmi nāca no Viņa nāsīm un uguns liesmas no Viņa mutes, kvēlojošas ogles kā zibeņi dzirkstīja no Viņa.
10 Viņs pielieca debesis un pats nolaidās zemē, tin tumsa bija zem Viņa kājām.
11 Viņš brauca uz ķeruba un aizlidoja tālēs, Viņš lidinājās ar vētras spārniem.
12 Viņš tumsu darīja sev par apsegu, tumši ūdeņi un biezi padebeši bija Viņa mājoklis.
13 No spožuma Viņa priekšā šķēlās Viņa padebeši ar krusu un liesmainiem zibeņiem.
14 Tas Kungs lika pērkoniem dārdēt debesis, Visaugstākais pacēla savu balsi,
15 Raidīja savas bultas uz visām pusēm un izklaidēja ienaidniekus, meta zibeņus un biedēja viņus.
16 Jūras dziļumi kļuva redzami, un zemes pamati tika atsegti Tavas bardzības dēļ, ak Kungs, ar Tavu nāšu dusmu pilnām elsām.
17 Viņš izstiepa savu roku no augšienes, satvēra mani un izvilka no lielajiem ūdeņiem.
18 Viņš mani izrāva no stipra pretinieka rokām, no maniem naidniekiem, kas mani, pārmērīgi stipri būdami, māca.
19 Viņi cēlās pret mani nebaltā dienā, bet tas Kungs kļuva man par atbalstu.
20 Viņš mani izveda klajumā, izrāva no briesmām, jo Viņš turēja uz mani labu prātu.
21 Tas Kungs man atlīdzināja pēc manas taisnības, pēc manu roku šķīstības Viņš man atmaksāja,
22 Jo es turējos tā Kunga ceļos un nedarīju to, kas ir apgrēcība mana Dieva priekšā,
23 Un visas Viņa tiesas bija manu acu priekšā un es nenicināju Viņa baušļus.
24 Es turējos bez vainas Viņa priekšā un sargājos no pārkāpuma.
25 Pēc manas taisnības tas Kungs man atdarīja, tāpēc ka manas rokas Viņa acīs bija šķīstas.
26 Svētajiem Tu rādies svēts un taisnajiem taisns.
27 Šķīstsirdīgajiem Tu rādies šķīsts savā sirdī, bet no tiem, kas novērsušies, arī Tu novērsies.
28 Apspiestajiem un pazemotajiem Tu gādā palīdzību, bet lepnas acis Tu pazemo.
29 Tiešām, Tu, Kungs, dari gaišu manu spīdekli, mans Dievs dara gaišu manu tumsu,
30 Jo ar Tavu spēku es sagrauju mūŗus un ar savu Dievu es pārvaru vaļņus.
31 Tiešām, Dieva ceļi ir pilnīgi, Viņa vārdi ir skaidri, Viņš ir vairogs visiem, kas pie Viņa tveras.
32 Kur ir vēl tāds Dievs, kā tas Kungs, kur citur vēl tāds klintij līdzīgs patvērums kā Tu, mūsu Dievs?
33 Dievs apjož mani ar spēku un dara līdzenus manus ceļus,
34 Viņš man devis stirnu kājas un pacēlis mani augstā vietā,
35 Viņš manu elkoni mācīja karot un manas rokas uzvilkt vara stopu.
36 Tu man devi Savas pestīšanas vairogu, Tava labā roka mani atbalstīja un Tava žēlastības pilnā laipnība mani paaugstinājusi.
37 Tu līdzināji ceļu sojiem, ka mani krimšli neļodzījās.
38 Es dzinos pakaļ maniem ienaidniekiem un panācu viņus, es negriezos atpakaļ, līdz es viņus nebiju iznīcinājis.
39 Es viņus sagrāvu, ka tie vairs necēlās, bet nokrita pie manām kājām.
40 Ar cīņas sparu Tu mani apjozi, noliki pie manām kājām visus manus pretiniekus.
41 Tu liki bēgt manā priekšā visiem maniem ienaidniekiem, savus nīdējus es izdeldēju.
42 Viņi brēca, bet nebija glābēja, viņi piesauca to Kungu, bet Viņš neatbildēja.
43 Tad es viņus samalu kā putekļus, ko vējš dzenā, kā ielas dubļus es viņus samīdīju.
44 Tu mani izglābi cīņās manas tautas labā, Tu mani paaugstināji pār maniem ienaidniekiem, iecēli mani par galvu pagāniem, —tautas, kuras nepa-zinu, kalpo man.
45 Tās klausa katram manam vārdam, svešinieku dēli rādās mīlīgi manā priekšā.
46 Svešinieku bērnus pārņem izbailes, tie drebēdami atstāj savas pilis.
47 Tas Kungs ir dzīvs, slavēts lai ir mans patvērums, augsti teikts lai ir Dievs, mans glābējs,
48 Stiprais Dievs, kas man deva iespēju atmaksāt un tautas nolika pie manām kājām manā varā,
49 Kas mani izglāba no nikno ienaid nieku bardzības un no varas darbu darītāju rokas.
50 Tāpēc es Tevi gribu slavēt tautu vidū, ak Kungs, un dziedāt par godu Tavam vārdam, Tev, —
51 Kas savu ķēniņu apvelti ar lielu svētību un parādi žēlastību savam svaidītajam—Dāvidam un viņa dzimu-mam mūžīgi!
