45 foreigners cower before me;

as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

46 They all lose heart;

they come trembling from their strongholds.

47 “The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!

Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!

48 He is the God who avenges me,

who puts the nations under me,

49 who sets me free from my enemies.

You exalted me above my foes;

from a violent man you rescued me.

50 Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;

I will sing the praises of your name.

51 “He gives his king great victories;

he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,

to David and his descendants forever.”

45 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me:

As soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

46 Strangers shall fade away,

And they shall be afraid out of their close places.

47 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock;

And exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

48 It is God that avengeth me,

And that bringeth down the people under me,

49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies:

Thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me:

Thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen,

And I will sing praises unto thy name.

51 He is the tower of salvation for his king:

And sheweth mercy to his anointed,

Unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

45 Foreign nations cringe before me;

as soon as they hear of me, they submit.

46 They all lose their courage

and come trembling from their strongholds.

47 “The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock!

May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!

48 He is the God who pays back those who harm me;

he brings down the nations under me

49 and delivers me from my enemies.

You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies;

you save me from violent opponents.

50 For this, O Lord, I will praise you among the nations;

I will sing praises to your name.

51 You give great victories to your king;

you show unfailing love to your anointed,

to David and all his descendants forever.”

45 The foreigners submit to me;

As soon as they hear, they obey me.

46 The foreigners fade away,

And come frightened from their hideouts.

47 “The Lord lives!

Blessed be my Rock!

Let God be exalted,

The Rock of my salvation!

48 It is God who avenges me,

And subdues the peoples under me;

49 He delivers me from my enemies.

You also lift me up above those who rise against me;

You have delivered me from the violent man.

50 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles,

And sing praises to Your name.

51 “He is the tower of salvation to His king,

And shows mercy to His anointed,

To David and his descendants forevermore.”

45 Foreigners obey me.

As soon as they hear me, they obey me.

46 They all become afraid

and tremble in their hiding places.

47 “The Lord lives!

May my Rock be praised!

Praise God, the Rock, who saves me!

48 God gives me victory over my enemies

and brings people under my rule.

49 He frees me from my enemies.

“You set me over those who hate me.

You saved me from violent people.

50 So I will praise you, Lord, among the nations.

I will sing praises to your name.

51 The Lord gives great victories to his king.

He is loyal to his appointed king,

to David and his descendants forever.”

45 The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me:

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

46 The foreigners shall fade away,

And shall come trembling out of their close places.

47 Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock;

And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

48 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me,

And that bringeth down peoples under me,

49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies:

Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me;

Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations,

And will sing praises unto thy name.

51 Great deliverance giveth he to his king,

And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed,

To David and to his seed, for evermore.

45 Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me. 46 Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places. 47 Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation, 48 The •God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me. 49 He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me. 50 Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name. 51 It is he who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.

45 Foreigners will cringe in front of me. 

As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. 

46 Foreigners will lose heart, 

although they are armedin their fortifications. 

47 The Lord lives! 

Thanks be to my rock! 

May God, the rock of my salvation, be glorified. 

48 God gives me vengeance! 

He brings people under my authority. 

49 He frees me from my enemies. 

You lift me up above my opponents. 

You rescue me from violent people. 

50 That is why I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the nations 

and make music to praise your name. 

51 He gives great victories to his king. 

He shows mercy to his anointed, 

to David, and to his descendantforever. 

45 Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;

as soon as they hear, they obey me.

46 Foreigners lose heart

and come trembling from their fortifications.

47 The Lord lives—may my rock be praised!

God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted.

48 God—He gives me vengeance

and casts down peoples under me.

49 He frees me from my enemies.

You exalt me above my adversaries;

You rescue me from violent men.

50 Therefore I will praise You, Lord, among the nations;

I will sing about Your name.

51 He is a tower of salvation for His king;

He shows loyalty to His anointed,

to David and his descendants forever.

45 Foreigners came cringing to me;

as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.

46 Foreigners lost heart,

and came trembling out of their strongholds.

47 The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock,

and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,

48 the God who gave me vengeance

and brought down peoples under me,

49 who brought me out from my enemies;

you exalted me above my adversaries,

you delivered me from the violent.

50 For this I will extol you, O Lord, among the nations,

and sing praises to your name.

51 He is a tower of salvation for his king,

and shows steadfast love to his anointed,

to David and his descendants forever.

45 Children of a foreign land came cringing to me;

when they heard of me, they became obedient to me.

46 Children of a foreign land lost heart

and came trembling from their strongholds.

47 Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock!

May God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted!

48 God does vengeance for me,

bringing down peoples under me.

49 He brings me out from my enemies,

and from those who rose up against me you lift me up,

and from men of violence you rescue me.

50 Therefore I will extol you, Yahweh, among the nations!

I will sing praises to your name!

51 He makes great salvation for his king

and shows loyal love to his anointed one, David

and to his descendants forever.”

45 People from other lands bow down to me in fear.

As soon as they hear me, they obey me.

46 All of them give up hope.

They come trembling out of their hiding places.

47 “The Lord lives! Give praise to my Rock!

Give honor to God, the Rock! He is my Savior!

48 He is the God who pays my enemies back.

He brings the nations under my control.

49 He sets me free from my enemies.

You have honored me more than them.

You have saved me from men who want to hurt me.

50 Lord, I will praise you among the nations.

I will sing praises to you.

51 You help me win great battles.

You show your faithful love to your anointed king.

You show it to me and my family forever.”

45 “Foreigners pretend obedience to me;

As soon as they hear, they obey me.

46 “Foreigners lose heart,

And come trembling out of their fortresses.

47 “The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock;

And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

48 The God who executes vengeance for me,

And brings down peoples under me,

49 Who also brings me out from my enemies;

You even lift me above those who rise up against me;

You rescue me from the violent man.

50 “Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the nations,

And I will sing praises to Your name.

51 “He is a tower of deliverance to His king,

And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,

To David and his descendants forever.”