Saam 18
1 Kak thaawmnaak na ak awm, Aw Bawipa, nang ce ni lungna nyng.
For the chief musician. A psalm of David, the servant of Yahweh, when he sang to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He sang: I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
2 Bawipa taw ka lungnu, ka vawngcak ingkaw ka hulkung na awm hy: Khawsa taw kang thuknaak lungnu na awm hy. Amah taw ka phuhqa ingkaw ka hulnaak kii, vawngcak boeih na awm hy.
Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who brings me to safety; he is my God, my rock; I take refuge in him. He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, and my stronghold.
3 Kyihcah tyng Bawipa ce khy nyng saw, anih ing ka qaalkhqi anglakawhkawng ni hul hy.
I will call on Yahweh who is worthy to be praised, and I will be saved from my enemies.
4 Thihnaak quikhqi ing ni pin nawh seetnaak tuiphu ing ni zawl khup hy.
The cords of death surrounded me, and the rushing waters of worthlessness overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death trapped me. (Sheol h7585)
6 Kang ngaih a kyi awh Bawipa ce khy nyng; bawmnaak thoeh doena Khawsa venawh khy nyng. Anih ingtaw a bawkim awhkawng kak awi ning zaak pe nawh; kak khy awi ing a haiawh pha saw, ang haa khuiawh kun hy.
In my distress I called to Yahweh; I called for help to my God. He heard my voice from his temple; my call for help went into his presence; it went into his ears.
7 Khawmdek ing tyn nawh thyn hy, ak kawsonaak awh tlangkhqi awm am cei dyna tyn boeih hy.
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains also trembled and were shaken because God was angry.
8 Am haqawng khui awhkawng maikhu cawn nawh; mai kqawng ce am khak khui awhkawng cawn hy; cawhkawng mai ce alh hy.
Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it.
9 Myi ak than tit tit ce a khawk kai awh ta nawh; khan khawnghi ce hawi nawh kqum law hy.
He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
10 Chequbim ak khanawh ngawi nawh ang ding doena; zilh ang hla awhkawng hak pawm qu hy.
He rode on a cherub and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.
11 A sing qunaak na than sai nawh, a ceng a cawi awh ak chung qunaak aham khan rawhnu pui tlan sak hy.
He made darkness a tent around him, heavy rainclouds in the skies.
12 Ak vang soeih haai awhkawng myi ak sah soeih ingkaw khawkphla ce thai sak hy.
Hailstones and coals of fire fell from the lightning before him.
13 Khan nakawng Bawipa hum khawmrang nawh; sawsang soeih awh ak awi hum dur dur hy.
Yahweh thundered in the heavens! The voice of the Most High shouted.
14 La ing kap nawh a qaalkhqi ce a thek a zak na kqeng sak khqi khawnghak nawh, khaw khawteh na phla sak tiksaw hquut khqi khawnghak hy.
He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; many lightning bolts dispersed them.
15 Aw Bawipa tuicunli ang lawngnaak ce sai pe nawh, khawmdek ang dyihnaak hun ce nam haqawng awhkaw nang hqi ing zyi nawh kaa na tiksaw, pho sak hyk ti.
Then the water channels appeared; the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
16 Anih ing khan ben nakawng a baan thla nawh; a nimtu coengawh tuili dung awhkawng nik dawk hy.
He reached down from above; he took hold of me! He pulled me out of the surging water.
17 Tha ak awm soeih qaal, am ka noeng thai khing ka thunkha khqi kut khui awhkawng ni hul hy.
He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
18 Ka seetnaak khawnghyp awh ni mam khoep u seiawm, Bawipa taw tha anik pekung na awm hy.
They came against me on the day of my distress but Yahweh was my support!
19 Anih ing a hoel a poeng na awmnaak hun na ni ceh pyi hy; kak khanawh ak kaw a law a dawngawh ni hul hy.
He set me free in a wide open place; he saved me because he was pleased with me.
20 Bawipa ing ka dyngnaak lawt amyihna khaw nik poek pehy; ka kut qawi a ciim lawt amyihna laksawng ce ni pehy.
Yahweh has rewarded me because of my righteousness; he has restored me because my hands were clean.
21 Bawipa a lampyi ce ka hquut a dawngawh Khawsa cehta nawh thawlhnaak ce am sai nyng.
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh and have not wickedly turned away from my God.
22 Amah a cawngpyinaak awikhqi boeih ce ka haiawh awm nawh; ak awi tlypnaak ce am pleng taak man nyng.
For all his righteous decrees have been before me; as for his statutes, I have not turned away from them.
23 A haiawh coet kap kaana awm nawh, thawlhnaak ce hqe nyng.
I have also been innocent before him, and I have kept myself from sin.
24 Ka dyngnaak ingkaw amik huh awh ka kut qawi a ciim amyihna Bawipa ing laksawng ni pehy.
Therefore Yahweh has restored me because of my righteousness, because my hands were clean before his eyes.
25 Ueppawm thlang venawh ypawm na dang pe tiksaw, coet amak kap thlang venawh coet a kap kaana dang pe hyk ti.
To anyone who is faithful, you show yourself to be faithful; to a man who is blameless, you show yourself to be blameless.
26 Ak zawziih thlang venawh ak zawziih na dang pe nawh, kawpoek ak kawi thlang venawh taw cyihnaak ce dang sak hyk ti.
To anyone who is pure, you show yourself pure; but you are clever toward anyone who is twisted.
27 Dungvoeng na ak awmkhqi ce hul nawh ak thym na mik ak daikhqi ce ak nem na thla hyk ti.
For you save afflicted people, but you bring down those with proud, uplifted eyes!
28 Aw Bawipa, nang ing ka mai-im ve vang law sak loet nawh; ka Khawsa ing thannaak ce vangnaak na coeng law sak hyk ti.
For you give light to my lamp; Yahweh my God lights up my darkness.
29 Nang ak pyinaak ak caming ni ka qaal hquut nawh, ka Khawsa ing ni vawng ka lyn thai.
For by you I can run over a barricade; by my God I can leap over a wall.
30 Khawsa lampyi taw soep nawh Bawipa awi taw caih soeih hy. Amah awh ak thukkhqi boeih aham anih taw phuhqa na awm pehy.
As for God—his way is perfect! The word of Yahweh is pure! He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him.
31 Bawipa coengawh u Khawsa nu ak awm bai? Ningmih a Khawsa am kaa taw u mih lungnu nu ak awm bai?
For who is God except Yahweh? Who is a rock except our God?
32 Khawsa ing a bantha awm sak nawh ka lampyi soep sak hy.
It is God who puts strength on me like a belt, who places the blameless person on his path.
33 Ka khaw ce saksuk khaw amyihna ni sai pe nawh hun sang na ning dyih sak hy.
He makes my feet swift like a deer and places me on the heights!
34 Ka kutqawi ve qaal kahnaak ham ni cawng sak nawh, ka baan qawi ing qawhum la ce oi thai hy.
He trains my hands for war and my arms to bend a bow of bronze.
35 Noengnaak phuhqa ce nang ing ni pe nawh, nak tang kut ing nim tu hyk ti; dungvoeng na na awmnaak ing kai ni sang sak hyk ti.
You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand has supported me, and your favor has made me great.
36 Ka khawk kai awhkaw lampyi ce kau law sak tiksaw, ka khaw am pleng thai voel hy.
You have made a wide place for my feet beneath me so that my feet have not slipped.
37 Ka qaalkhqi ce hquut nawh khai khqi nyng, ama ming qeng hlan dy taw am hlat kawng.
I pursued my enemies and caught them; I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
38 A mami thawh hqa kaana chawm khqi nyng, ka khawk kai na tlu boeih uhy.
I smashed them so that they were unable to rise; they have fallen under my feet.
39 Qaal tuk aham thamahnaak ing ni thoeihcam nawh, ka qaalkhqi ce ka khawk kai na koep sak hyk ti.
For you put strength on me like a belt for battle; you put under me those who rise up against me.
40 Nang ing ka qaalkhqi hu benna cen sak khqi hyk ti, cawh kai ing him khqi pheng nyng.
You gave me the back of my enemies' necks; I annihilated those who hated me.
41 Khy laawt hlai uhy, cehlai a mingmih ak hul hly kawi pynoet awm am awm hy - Bawipa ing cekkhqi ak khynaak awi ce am hlat pehy.
They called for help, but no one saved them; they called out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
42 Zilh ing a zawn dekvai amyihna vyk khqi nyng saw, lam awhkaw nawngtui amyihna hawk khqi nyng.
I beat them into fine pieces like dust before the wind; I threw them out like mud in the streets.
43 Kai anik tukkungkhqi kut khui awhkawng ni hul nawh; pilnam a lu na ni sai hawh hyk ti.
You rescued me from the disputes of people. You have made me the head over nations. People that I have not known serve me.
44 Kai a thang aming zaak awh, kak awi ngai unawh; qapchang thlangkhqi ing ka haiawh pe qu law uhy.
As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me; foreigners were forced to bow to me.
45 Amik kaw boet nawh; a mimah a vawng kulh khui nakawng thyn doena law uhy.
The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds.
46 Bawipa taw hqing hy; ka lungnu venawh kyihcahnaak awm seh nyng! Ka hulkung Khawsa taw zoeksang na awm seh!
Yahweh lives; may my rock be praised. May the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 Anih taw kai aham kut anik thung peekkung Khawsa na awm nawh, pilnam thlang anik noeng sakkung na awm hy.
He is the God who executes vengeance for me, who subdues the nations under me.
48 Ka qaalkhqi ven awhkawng anik hulkung na awm hy. Nang ing ka qaalkhqik khanawh ni zoeksang nawh, khawboek chekhqi kut khui awhkawng ni hul hyk ti.
I am set free from my enemies! Indeed, you lifted me above the ones who rose against me! You rescued me from violent men.
49 Cedawngawh aw Bawipa, nang ce pilnam thlangkhqing lak awh nim kyihcah vang; nang ming kyihcahnaak laa sa vang.
Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name!
50 Anih ing a sangpahqang venawh noengnaak ak bau soeih pe nawh; a caksak thlang venawh amak dyt thai qeennaak ce dang sak hy. David ingkaw a cadil naakhqi venawh kumqui dyna am qeennaak dang sak hy.
God gives great victory to his king, and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, to David and to his descendants forever.
