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.
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I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
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The sorrows of hell compassed me about the snares of death prevented me.
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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.
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Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
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There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured coals were kindled by it.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down and darkness was under his feet.
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And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
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He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
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The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
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Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
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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.
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He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me for they were too strong for me.
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They prevented me in the day of my calamity but the LORD was my stay.
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He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
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For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
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I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
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Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
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With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
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For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
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For thou wilt light my candle the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
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For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
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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.
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For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
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It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
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He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
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He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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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.
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Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
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I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
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I have wounded them that they were not able to rise they are fallen under my feet.
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For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
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Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
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They cried, but there was none to save them even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
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Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
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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.
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As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
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The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
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The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
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It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
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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.
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Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
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Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.