O Come (95)

I `love you, / LORD, my strength.

The `LORD_ is my rock, my fortress, and_ my de / liverer;

my `God, my rock, in whom_ / I take refuge;

my `shield_, and the horn of / my salvation, • `my_ / strong~ hold.

`I call on the LORD_, who is worthy / to be praised;

and `I am saved_ from my / enemies.

The `cords of death sur / rounded me.

The `floods_ of ungodliness made / me afraid.

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The `cords of Sheol were a / round~ me.

The `snares of death_ / came on me.

In `my distress I called_ / on the LORD,

and `cried_ / to my God.

He `heard my voice out / of his temple.

My `cry before him came in / to his ears.

`Then the earth_ / shook and trembled.

`The foundations of the mountains quaked_ and were shaken, because / he was angry.

`Smoke went out_ / of his nostrils. • • Con `suming fire_ came out / of his mouth.

`Coals were / set ablaze.

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 `soared_ on the wings_ / of the wind.

`He made darkness his_ / hiding place, • `his pavilion a_ / round~ him,

`dark_ ness of waters, heavy clouds_ / of the skies.

`At the brightness before him_ / his clouds passed,

`hail_ stones and / coals of fire.

The `LORD_ also thundered / in the sky. • The `Most High uttered / his~ voice:

`hail_ stones and / coals of fire.

`He sent out his arrows, and_ / scattered them.

He `routed them with great_ / lightning bolts.

`Then the channels of_ waters / ap~ peared. • • `The foundations of the world were laid_ bare at your re / buke~, LORD,

`at the blast of the breath / of your nostrils.

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`He sent from on high. He / took~ me.

He `drew me out of / many waters.

`He delivered me from my strong / enemy,

from `those who hated me; for they were too_ / mighty for me.

They `came on me_ in the day of my ca / lamity,

`but the LORD was / my support.

He `brought me out into a / spacious place.

`He delivered me, because_ he delighted / in~ me.

The `LORD has dealt with me according to my / righteousness.

Ac `cording to the cleanness of my hands, he has re / warded me.

For `I have kept the ways_ / of the LORD,

and `have not wickedly departed / from my God.

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For `all his just decrees_ were be / fore~ me.

I `did not put away his statutes / from~ me.

`I was also blame_ less be / fore~ him.

I `kept myself from my in / iquity. +

`Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my / righteousness,

ac `cording to the cleanness of my hands_ / in his sight.

`With the merciful_ you will show yourself_ / merciful.

`With the blameless, you will show yourself_ / blame~ less.

`With the pure_, you will show your / self~ pure.

`With the crooked you will show your / self~ shrewd. +

For `you will save_ the af / flicted people,

`but the arrogant eyes you will / bring~ down.

For `you will light my / lamp~, LORD.

My `God_ will light up my / dark~ ness.

For `by you, I advance_ / through a troop.

`By my God, I leap o / ver a wall.

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`As for God, his / way is perfect. • • the `word_ of the LORD_ / proves~ true.

He `is a shield to all those who take refuge / in~ him.

For `who is God, ex / cept the LORD?

`Who_ is a rock, be / sides our God, +

the `God who arms me / with~ strength, 

and `makes my / way secure?

He `makes my feet like the feet / of a deer,

and `sets_ me secure_ / on the heights.

He `teaches my_ / hands to war,

`so that my arms bend a / bow of bronze.

`You have also given me the shield of / your salvation.

`Your right hand sus / tains~ me. • • Your `gentleness has / made me great.

`You_ have enlarged my steps_ / under me,

`My feet / have not slipped.

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I `will pursue my enemies, and / overtake them.

I `will not turn away until they / are consumed.

`I will strike them through_, so that they will not be able / to~ rise.

`They shall fall_ under / my~ feet.

For `you have armed me with strength / for the battle.

`You have subdued under me those who rose / up against me.

`You have made my enemies_ turn their / backs to me,

that `I might cut off those who / hate~ me.

They `cried, but there was no one / to~ save;

`to the LORD, but he did not_ / answer them.

`Then I beat them small_ as the dust be / fore the wind.

I `cast them out_ as the mire_ / of the streets.

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`You_ have delivered me_ from the strivings / of the people.

`You have made_ me the head_ / of the nations.

A `people whom I / have not known 

`shall_ / serve~ me.

As `soon_ as they hear of me they shall o / bey~ me.

`Foreign foes_ shall submit themselves_ / to~ me.

`Foreign foes_ / shall lose heart,

and `shall come trembling out_ / of their strongholds.

The `LORD_ lives_! Bles-sed / be my rock.

Ex `alted be the God of / my salvation,

the `God who executes_ vengeance / for~ me,

`and subdues_ peoples / under me.

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He `rescues me_ from my / enemies. • You `lift me up above those who rise up a / gainst~ me.

`You deliver me_ from the / vi’lent man.

`Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, a / mong the nations,

and `will sing praises / to your name.

`He gives great deliv’rance / to his king,

`and shows loving kindness to_ / his anointed,

to `David and_ / to his offspring, 

for_ / ever more.