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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.