1Yahweh, I love you, the one who enables me to be strong.
2Yahweh is like an overhanging rock [DOU, MET] under which I can hide from my enemies;
3I called out to Yahweh, who deserves to be praised,
4All around me were dangerous situations in which I might be killed [PRS];
5It was as though the place where dead people are had ropes that were wrapped around me,
6But when I was very distressed, I called out to Yahweh,
7Then the earth quaked/shook strongly [DOU];
8It was as though smoke poured out from his nostrils,
9He opened the sky and came down
10He flew, riding on the back of a creature that had wings,
11Darkness was all around him like a blanket [MET];
12Hailstones and flashes of lightning were around him;
13Then Yahweh spoke in a loud voice from the sky,
14He shot his arrows at them and caused them to scatter;
15The bottom of the ocean became visible,
16It was as though he reached down from heaven and grabbed me
17He rescued me from my strong enemies who hated me;
18When I ◄was distressed/had troubles►, they attacked me,
19He led me to a place where I was safe;
20Yahweh has rewarded me because I do what is right;
21I have obeyed Yahweh’s laws;
22My behavior was directed by his rules;
23He knows that I have not done what is wrong;
24So he rewards me because I do what is right;
25Yahweh, you are faithful to those who faithfully do what you tell them to do;
26You are kind to those who are kind to others,
27You save those who are humble,
28You give light to my soul/spirit;
29You enable me to be strong,
30Everything that Yahweh my God does is perfect.
31Yahweh is [RHQ] the only one who is God;
32God is the one who enables me to be strong
33He enables me to walk swiftly without stumbling,
34He teaches me how to use a strong/metal bow
35Yahweh, you protect and save me with your shield;
36You have cleared the road for me,
37I have pursued my enemies and caught them;
38When I strike them, they are not able to get up again;
39You have enabled me to be strong
40You caused my enemies to run away (OR, you enabled me to put my foot on my enemies’ necks after I captured them and forced them to lie on the ground);
41They called out for someone to help them,
42I pulverize them,
43You enabled me to defeat those who fought against me,
44When foreigners hear about me,
45They are no longer courageous,
46Yahweh is alive!
47He enables me to get revenge on my enemies;
48and he rescues me from my enemies.
49So I praise him and I tell the nations the great things that he has done.
50He has enabled me, his king, to powerfully defeat my enemies;