God, ever since I was young you have taught me. To this very day I tell about your wonderful acts.

神啊，自我年幼时，你就教训我；直到如今，我传扬你奇妙的作为。

上帝啊，自我年幼，你就教导我；直到如今，我传扬你奇妙的作为。

神啊，自我年幼，你就教导我；直到如今，我传扬你奇妙的作为。

上帝啊，我从小就受你的教导，直到今日我仍传扬你奇妙的作为。

神啊！我自幼以来，你就教导我；直到现在，我还是宣扬你奇妙的作为。

神哪，自我年幼，你就教导我！我宣告你的奇妙作为，直到如今。

神啊，自我年幼時，你就教訓我；直到如今，我傳揚你奇妙的作為。

上帝啊，自我年幼，你就教導我；直到如今，我傳揚你奇妙的作為。

神啊，自我年幼，你就教導我；直到如今，我傳揚你奇妙的作為。

上帝啊，我從小就受你的教導，直到今日我仍傳揚你奇妙的作為。

神啊！我自幼以來，你就教導我；直到現在，我還是宣揚你奇妙的作為。

上帝啊，從我幼年以來、你就教訓我；直到如今、我還宣說你奇妙的作為。

神哪，從我年幼以來，你就教導我！我宣告你的奇妙作為，直到如今。

上帝歟、自幼訓我、我素宣爾奇行兮、

上帝兮、自予之幼、爾訓迪予、迄於今日、彰爾經綸兮、

天主歟、我自幼蒙主訓誨、以至於今我宣揚主之奇跡、

自幼承主訓。一生宣靈異。

Since my youth, God, you have taught me, and to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.

O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.

O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.

God, you have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim your wondrous works.

God, You have taught me from my youth, And I still declare Your wondrous deeds.

O God, You have taught me from my youth; And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

God, You have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim Your wonderful works.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.

God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

How can a young person keep their life pure? By living according to your word.

I haven’t turned away from your laws, because you yourself have taught me.

You are the King and the Lord. You have always been my hope. I have trusted in you ever since I was young.

I have taught you rules and laws, just as the Lord my God commanded me. Obey them in the land you are entering to take as your very own.

David sang the words of this song to the Lord. He sang them when the Lord saved him from the power of all his enemies and of Saul.He said,“ The Lord is my rock and my fort. He is the God who saves me.My God is my rock. I go to him for safety. He is like a shield to me. He’s the power that saves me. He’s my place of safety. I go to him for help. He’s my Savior. He saves me from those who want to hurt me.I called out to the Lord. He is worthy of praise. He saved me from my enemies.“ The waves of death were all around me. A destroying flood swept over me.The ropes of the grave were tight around me. Death set its trap in front of me.When I was in trouble I called out to the Lord. I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice. My cry for help reached his ears.“ The earth trembled and shook. The pillars of the heavens rocked back and forth. They trembled because the Lord was angry.Smoke came out of his nose. Flames of fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals blazed out of it.He opened the heavens and came down. Dark clouds were under his feet.He got on the cherubim and flew. The wings of the wind lifted him up.He covered himself with darkness. The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.From the brightness all around him flashes of lightning blazed out.The Lord thundered from heaven. The voice of the Most High God was heard.He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy. He sent flashes of lightning and chased them away.The bottom of the sea could be seen. The foundations of the earth were uncovered. It happened when the Lord’ s anger blazed out. It came like a blast of breath from his nose.“ He reached down from heaven. He took hold of me. He lifted me out of deep waters.He saved me from my powerful enemies. He set me free from those who were too strong for me.They stood up to me when I was in trouble. But the Lord helped me.He brought me out into a wide and safe place. He saved me because he was pleased with me.“ The Lord has been good to me because I do what is right. He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life.I have lived the way the Lord wanted me to. I’m not guilty of turning away from my God.I keep all his laws in mind. I haven’t turned away from his commands.He knows that I am without blame. He knows I’ve kept myself from sinning.The Lord has rewarded me for doing what is right. He has rewarded me because I haven’t done anything wrong.“ Lord, to those who are faithful you show that you are faithful. To those who are without blame you show that you are without blame.To those who are pure you show that you are pure. But to those whose paths are crooked you show that you are clever.You save those who aren’t proud. But you watch the proud to bring them down.Lord, you are my lamp. You bring light into my darkness.With your help I can attack a troop of soldiers. With the help of my God I can climb over a wall.“ God’s way is perfect. The Lord’ s word doesn’t have any flaws. He protects like a shield all who go to him for safety.Who is God except the Lord? Who is the Rock except our God?God gives me strength for the battle. He keeps my way secure.He makes my feet like the feet of a deer. He causes me to stand on the highest places.He trains my hands to fight every battle. My arms can bend a bow of bronze.Lord, you shield me with your saving help. Your help has made me great.You give me a wide path to walk in so that I don’t twist my ankles.“ I chased my enemies and crushed them. I didn’t turn back until they were destroyed.I crushed them completely so that they couldn’t get up. They fell under my feet.Lord, you gave me strength to fight the battle. You caused my enemies to be humble in front of me.You made them turn their backs and run away. So I destroyed my enemies.They cried out for help. But there was no one to save them. They called out to the Lord. But he didn’t answer them.I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth. I pounded them and walked on them like mud in the streets.“ You saved me when people attacked me. You have kept me as the ruler over nations. People I didn’t know serve me now.People from other lands bow down to me in fear. As soon as they hear about me, they obey me.All of them give up hope. They come trembling out of their hiding places.“ The Lord lives! Give praise to my Rock! Give honor to my God, the Rock! He is my Savior!He is the God who pays back my enemies. He brings the nations under my control.He sets me free from my enemies. You have honored me more than them. You have saved me from a man who wanted to hurt me.Lord, I will praise you among the nations. I will sing your praise.He gives his king great victories. He shows his faithful love to his anointed king. He shows it to David and his family forever.”

David gave an answer to Rekab and his brother Baanah. They were the sons of Rimmon from Beeroth. David said,“ The Lord has saved me from every trouble.

I shout my praise to you. I tell about all the wonderful things you have done.

Come and hear, all you who have respect for God. Let me tell you what he has done for me.

In fact, I’ve killed both a lion and a bear. I’ll do the same thing to this Philistine. He isn’t even circumcised. He has dared the armies of the living God to fight him.The Lord saved me from the paw of the lion. He saved me from the paw of the bear. And he’ll save me from the powerful hand of this Philistine too.” Saul said to David,“ Go. And may the Lord be with you.”

He appointed some of the Levites to serve in front of the ark of the Lord. David wanted them to give honor, thanks and praise to the Lord. He is the God of Israel.Asaph was the leader of those Levites. Zechariah was next in rank. Then came Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed- Edom and Jeiel. They played the lyres and harps. Asaph played the cymbals.Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests, blew the trumpets. They blew them at regular times in front of the ark of the covenant of God.That day was the first time David appointed Asaph and his helpers. He appointed them to give praise to the Lord with these words.Give praise to the Lord. Make his name known. Tell the nations what he has done.Sing to him. Sing praise to him. Tell about all the wonderful things he has done.Honor him, because his name is holy. Let the hearts of those who trust in the Lord be glad.Look to the Lord and to his strength. Always look to him.Remember the wonderful things he has done. Remember his miracles and how he judged our enemies.Remember, you his servants, the children of Israel. Remember, you people of Jacob. Remember, you who are chosen by God.He is the Lord our God. He judges the whole earth.He will keep his covenant forever. He will keep his promise for all time to come.He will keep the covenant he made with Abraham. He will keep the promise he made to Isaac.He made it stand as a law for Jacob. He made it stand as a covenant for Israel. It will last forever.He said,“ I will give you the land of Canaan. It will belong to you.”At first there weren’t very many of God’s people. There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land.They wandered from nation to nation. They wandered from one kingdom to another.But God didn’t allow anyone to treat them badly. To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.He said to them,“ Do not touch my anointed ones. Do not harm my prophets.”All you people of the earth, sing to the Lord. Day after day tell about how he saves us.Tell the nations about his glory. Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done.The Lord is great. He is really worthy of praise. People should have respect for him as the greatest God of all.All the gods of the nations are like their statues. They can’t do anything. But the Lord made the heavens.Glory and majesty are all around him. Strength and joy are in the place where he lives.Praise the Lord, all you nations. Praise the Lord for his glory and strength.Praise the Lord for the glory that belongs to him. Bring an offering and come to him. Worship the Lord because of his beauty and holiness.All you people of the earth, tremble when you are with him. The world is firmly set in place. It can’t be moved.Let the heavens be filled with joy. Let the earth be glad. Let them say among the nations,“ The Lord rules!”Let the ocean and everything in it roar. Let the fields and everything in them be glad.Let the trees in the forest sing with joy. They will sing before the Lord. He will judge the people of the world.Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good. His faithful love continues forever.Cry out,“ Save us, God our Savior. Save us. Bring us back from among the nations. Then we will give thanks to you, because your name is holy. We will celebrate by praising you.”Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and ever. Then all the people said,“ Amen!” They also said,“ Praise the Lord.”