KJV ¹ I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

VULC ¹ In finem. Psalmus David.

WLC ¹ לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ ׀ לְעֶ֥בֶד יְהוָ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּ֨ר ׀ לַיהוָ֗ה אֶת־ דִּ֭בְרֵי הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּי֤וֹם הִֽצִּיל־ יְהוָ֘ה אוֹת֥וֹ מִכַּ֥ף כָּל־ אֹ֝יְבָ֗יו וּמִיַּ֥ד שָׁאֽוּל׃

KJV 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.

VULC ² [Cæli enarrant gloriam Dei,
et opera manuum ejus annuntiat firmamentum.

WLC ² וַיֹּאמַ֡ר אֶרְחָמְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה חִזְקִֽי׃

KJV ³ I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

VULC ³ Dies diei eructat verbum,
et nox nocti indicat scientiam.

WLC ³ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י אֵלִ֣י צ֭וּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־ בּ֑וֹ מָֽגִנִּ֥י וְקֶֽרֶן־ יִ֝שְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃

KJV ⁴ The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

VULC ⁴ Non sunt loquelæ, neque sermones,
quorum non audiantur voces eorum.

WLC ⁴ מְ֭הֻלָּל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמִן־ אֹ֝יְבַ֗י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃

KJV ⁵ The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

VULC ⁵ In omnem terram exivit sonus eorum,
et in fines orbis terræ verba eorum.

WLC ⁵ אֲפָפ֥וּנִי חֶבְלֵי־ מָ֑וֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י בְלִיַּ֣עַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃

KJV 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.

VULC ⁶ In sole posuit tabernaculum suum ;
et ipse tamquam sponsus procedens de thalamo suo.
Exsultavit ut gigas ad currendam viam ;

WLC ⁶ חֶבְלֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל סְבָב֑וּנִי קִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִי מ֣וֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃

KJV ⁷ Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

VULC ⁷ a summo cælo egressio ejus.
Et occursus ejus usque ad summum ejus ;
nec est qui se abscondat a calore ejus.

WLC ⁷ בַּצַּר־ לִ֤י ׀ אֶֽקְרָ֣א יְהוָה֮ וְאֶל־ אֱלֹהַ֪י אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ יִשְׁמַ֣ע מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ קוֹלִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו ׀ תָּב֬וֹא בְאָזְנָֽיו׃

KJV ⁸ There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

VULC ⁸ Lex Domini immaculata, convertens animas ;
testimonium Domini fidele, sapientiam præstans parvulis.

WLC ⁸ וַתִּגְעַ֬שׁ וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ ׀ הָאָ֗רֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י הָרִ֣ים יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּ כִּי־ חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃

KJV ⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

VULC ⁹ Justitiæ Domini rectæ, lætificantes corda ;
præceptum Domini lucidum, illuminans oculos.

WLC ⁹ עָ֘לָ֤ה עָשָׁ֨ן ׀ בְּאַפּ֗וֹ וְאֵשׁ־ מִפִּ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

KJV ¹⁰ And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

VULC ¹⁰ Timor Domini sanctus, permanens in sæculum sæculi ;
judicia Domini vera, justificata in semetipsa,

WLC ¹⁰ וַיֵּ֣ט שָׁ֭מַיִם וַיֵּרַ֑ד וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽיו׃

KJV ¹¹ He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

VULC ¹¹ desiderabilia super aurum et lapidem pretiosum multum,
et dulciora super mel et favum.

WLC ¹¹ וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־ כְּ֭רוּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא עַל־ כַּנְפֵי־ רֽוּחַ׃

KJV ¹² At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

VULC ¹² Etenim servus tuus custodit ea ;
in custodiendis illis retributio multa.

WLC ¹² יָ֤שֶׁת חֹ֨שֶׁךְ ׀ סִתְר֗וֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו סֻכָּת֑וֹ חֶשְׁכַת־ מַ֝֗יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃

KJV ¹³ The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

VULC ¹³ Delicta quis intelligit ?
ab occultis meis munda me ;

WLC ¹³ מִנֹּ֗גַהּ נֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹ עָבָ֥יו עָבְר֑וּ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־ אֵֽשׁ׃

KJV ¹⁴ Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

VULC ¹⁴ et ab alienis parce servo tuo.
Si mei non fuerint dominati, tunc immaculatus ero,
et emundabor a delicto maximo.

WLC ¹⁴ וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה וְ֭עֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן קֹל֑וֹ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־ אֵֽשׁ׃

KJV 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.

VULC ¹⁵ Et erunt ut complaceant eloquia oris mei,
et meditatio cordis mei in conspectu tuo semper.
Domine, adjutor meus, et redemptor meus.]

WLC ¹⁵ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חִ֭צָּיו וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם וּבְרָקִ֥ים רָ֝ב וַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃

KJV ¹⁶ He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

WLC ¹⁶ וַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ ׀ אֲפִ֥יקֵי מַ֗יִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮ מוֹסְד֪וֹת תֵּ֫בֵ֥ל מִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗ת ר֣וּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃

KJV ¹⁷ He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

WLC ¹⁷ יִשְׁלַ֣ח מִ֭מָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵ֑נִי יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃

KJV ¹⁸ They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

WLC ¹⁸ יַצִּילֵ֗נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֥י עָ֑ז וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י כִּֽי־ אָמְצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

KJV ¹⁹ He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

WLC ¹⁹ יְקַדְּמ֥וּנִי בְיוֹם־ אֵידִ֑י וַֽיְהִי־ יְהוָ֖ה לְמִשְׁעָ֣ן לִֽי׃

KJV ²⁰ The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

WLC ²⁰ וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃

KJV ²¹ For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

WLC ²¹ יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה כְּצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽי׃

KJV ²² For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

WLC ²² כִּֽי־ שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־ רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃

KJV ²³ I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

WLC ²³ כִּ֣י כָל־ מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־ אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃

KJV ²⁴ Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

WLC ²⁴ וָאֱהִ֣י תָמִ֣ים עִמּ֑וֹ וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗ר מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃

KJV ²⁵ With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

WLC ²⁵ וַיָּֽשֶׁב־ יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י כְצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃

KJV ²⁶ With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

WLC ²⁶ עִם־ חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־ גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃

KJV ²⁷ For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

WLC ²⁷ עִם־ נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־ עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃

KJV ²⁸ For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

WLC ²⁸ כִּֽי־ אַ֭תָּה עַם־ עָנִ֣י תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינַ֖יִם רָמ֣וֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃

KJV ²⁹ For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

WLC ²⁹ כִּֽי־ אַ֭תָּה תָּאִ֣יר נֵרִ֑י יְהוָ֥ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י יַגִּ֥יהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃

KJV 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.

WLC ³⁰ כִּֽי־ בְ֭ךָ אָרֻ֣ץ גְּד֑וּד וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י אֲדַלֶּג־ שֽׁוּר׃

KJV ³¹ For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

WLC ³¹ הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֪ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹ אִמְרַֽת־ יְהוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בּֽוֹ׃

KJV ³² It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

WLC ³² כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

KJV ³³ He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

WLC ³³ הָ֭אֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חָ֑יִל וַיִּתֵּ֖ן תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכִּֽי׃

KJV ³⁴ He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

WLC ³⁴ מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃

KJV 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.

WLC ³⁵ מְלַמֵּ֣ד יָ֭דַי לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה קֶֽשֶׁת־ נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃

KJV ³⁶ Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

WLC ³⁶ וַתִּתֶּן־ לִי֮ מָגֵ֪ן יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃

KJV ³⁷ I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

WLC ³⁷ תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃

KJV ³⁸ I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

WLC ³⁸ אֶרְדּ֣וֹף א֭וֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־ אָ֝שׁוּב עַד־ כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃

KJV ³⁹ For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

WLC ³⁹ אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־ יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃

KJV ⁴⁰ Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

WLC ⁴⁰ וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃

KJV ⁴¹ They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

WLC ⁴¹ וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃

KJV ⁴² Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

WLC ⁴² יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־ מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל־ יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃

KJV 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.

WLC ⁴³ וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־ פְּנֵי־ ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצ֣וֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃

KJV ⁴⁴ As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

WLC ⁴⁴ תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־ יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃

KJV ⁴⁵ The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

WLC ⁴⁵ לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־ נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־ לִֽי׃

KJV ⁴⁶ The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

WLC ⁴⁶ בְּנֵי־ נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

KJV ⁴⁷ It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

WLC ⁴⁷ חַי־ יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃

KJV 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.

WLC ⁴⁸ הָאֵ֗ל הַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹת לִ֑י וַיַּדְבֵּ֖ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽי׃

KJV ⁴⁹ Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

WLC ⁴⁹ מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף מִן־ קָ֭מַי תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חָ֝מָ֗ס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃

KJV ⁵⁰ Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

WLC ⁵⁰ עַל־ כֵּ֤ן ׀ אוֹדְךָ֖ בַגּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃

WLC ⁵¹ יְשׁוּע֪וֹת מַ֫לְכּ֥וֹ וְעֹ֤שֶׂה חֶ֨סֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיח֗וֹ לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֗וֹ עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃