Apr 24, 2024
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my
righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his
sight.
25 To the
faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself
blameless,
26 to the pure you show yourself
pure,
but to the devious you show yourself
shrewd.
27 You save the humble
but bring low those whose eyes are
haughty.
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp burning;
my God turns my darkness into
light.
29 With your help I can advance against
a troop[a];
with my God I can scale a wall.
30 As for God, his
way is perfect:
The Lord’s
word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in
him.
31 For who is God besides
the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our
God?
32 It is God who arms me with
strength
and keeps my way secure.
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a
deer;
he causes me to stand on the
heights.
34 He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my
shield,
and your right hand
sustains me;
your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path for my
feet,
so that my ankles do not give
way.
37 I pursued my
enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were
destroyed.
38 I crushed them so that they could not
rise;
they fell beneath my feet.
39 You armed me with strength for
battle;
you humbled my adversaries before
me.
40 You made my enemies turn their
backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one
to save them—
to the Lord,
but he did not answer.
42 I beat them as fine as windblown
dust;
I trampled them[b] like
mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of
the people;
you have made me the head of
nations.
People I did not know now serve
me,
44 foreigners cower
before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they obey
me.
45 They all lose heart;
they come trembling from their
strongholds.
46 The Lord lives! Praise be to my
Rock!
Exalted be God my Savior!
47 He is the God who
avenges me,
who subdues nations under
me,
48 who saves me
from my enemies.
You exalted me above my
foes;
from a violent man you rescued
me.
49 Therefore I will praise
you, Lord, among the
nations;
I will sing the praises of your
name.
50 He gives his
king great victories;
he shows unfailing love to his
anointed,
to David and to his descendants
forever.