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He said , "
The LORD is my rock ,
and my fortress ,
and my deliverer ,
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my God ,
my rock ,
in whom I take refuge ,
my shield and the horn of my salvation ,
my stronghold and my refuge ,
my savior ;
thou savest me from violence .
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I call upon the LORD ,
who is worthy to be praised ,
and I am saved from my enemies .
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For the waves of death encompassed me ,
the torrents of perdition assailed me ;
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the cords of Sheol entangled me ,
the snares of death confronted me .
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In my distress I called upon the LORD ;
to my God I called .
From his temple he heard my voice ,
and my cry came to his ears .
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Then the earth reeled and rocked ;
the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked ,
because he was angry .
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Smoke went up from his nostrils ,
and devouring fire from his mouth ;
glowing coals flamed forth from him .
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He bowed the heavens ,
and came down ;
thick darkness was under his feet .
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He rode on a cherub ,
and flew ;
he was seen upon the wings of the wind .
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He made darkness around him his canopy ,
thick clouds ,
a gathering of water .
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Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth .
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The LORD thundered from heaven ,
and the Most High uttered his voice .
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And he sent out arrows ,
and scattered them ;
lightning ,
and routed them .
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Then the channels of the sea were seen ,
the foundations of the world were laid bare ,
at the rebuke of the LORD ,
at the blast of the breath of his nostrils .
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He reached from on high ,
he took me ,
he drew me out of many waters .
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He delivered me from my strong enemy ,
from those who hated me ;
for they were too mighty for me .
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They came upon me in the day of my calamity ;
but the LORD was my stay .
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He brought me forth into a broad 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 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 ordinances were before me ,
and from his statutes I did not turn aside .
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I was blameless before him ,
and I kept myself from guilt .
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Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness ,
according to my cleanness in his sight .
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With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal ;
with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless ;
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with the pure thou dost show thyself pure ,
and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse .
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Thou dost deliver a humble people ,
but thy eyes are upon the haughty to bring them down .
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Yea ,
thou art my lamp ,
O LORD ,
and my God lightens my darkness .
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Yea ,
by thee I can crush a troop ,
and by my God I can leap over a wall .
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This God--his way is perfect ;
the promise of the LORD proves true ;
he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him .
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For who is God ,
but the LORD ?
And who is a rock ,
except our God ?