David Song Of Praise
Paraphrase From The Scriptures
“LORD, You my Rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
My God is my Rock, in whom I take refuge,
My shield and the horn of my Salvation.
You are my stronghold, my refuge and my Savior
From violent people you save me.
I called to the LORD,
who is worthy of praise,
You have saved me from my enemies.
The waves of death swirled about me;
The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me;
The snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called to the LORD;
I called out to my God.
From His temple He heard my voice;
My cry came to His ears.
The earth trembled and quaked,
The foundations of the heavens shook;
They trembled because He was angry.
Smoke rose from His nostrils;
Consuming fire came from His mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down;
Dark clouds were under His feet.
He mounted the cherubim and flew;
He soared on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness His canopy around Him
The dark rain clouds of the sky.
Out of the brightness of His presence
Bolts of lightning blazed forth.
The LORD thundered from heaven;
The voice of the Most High resounded.
He shot His arrows and scattered the enemy,
With great bolts of lightning He routed them.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
He drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
From my foes, who were too strong for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
But the LORD was my support.
He brought me out into a spacious place;
He rescued me because He delighted in me.
The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be my God,
The Rock, my Savior!
He is the God who avenges me,
Who puts the nations under me,
Who sets me free from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
From a violent man You rescued me.
Therefore I will praise You,
LORD, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of Your name.
He gives His king great victories;
He shows unfailing kindness to His anointed,
To David and His descendants forever.”
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Julius Lawrence
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