Psalms 18
1 For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah, Angraeng ih tamna David ih saam laa. Angraeng mah David to a misanawk thung boih hoi Saul ih ban thung hoiah loisak naah, David mah Angraeng khaeah hae laa hae sak; anih mah hae tiah thuih: Ka thacakhaih, Aw Angraeng, nang kang palung han.
2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Angraeng loe ka lungsong, kacak kai ih sipae hoi kai pahlongkung ah oh: ka Sithaw, ka thacakhaih, ka buephaih, kang vaenghaih, ka loihhaih taki, kai ih imsang ah oh.
3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
Pakoeh han krah Sithaw to ka kawk han, anih mah ka misanawk ban thung hoiah na pahlong tih.
4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Duekhaih quinawk mah ang zaeng moe, Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk ih tuiphu mah zithaih hoiah ang ohsak.
Hell qui mah ang zaeng kang moe, duekhaih thaang mah ang maah khoep. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
Dawnrai naah Angraeng to ka kawk, ka Sithaw to ka palawk: anih mah angmah ih tempul thung hoiah ka lok ang tahngaih pae; ka hanghaih lok loe anih hmaa ah phak moe, anih ih naa thungah akun.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Anih palungphui naah, long anghuen moe, tasoeh; maenawk ohhaih takung khoek to anghuen moe, angthuih.
8 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
Anih ih hnah thung hoiah hmaikhue tacawt moe, anih pakha thung ih hmai mah kangh pongah, to ih hmaipalai hoiah hmai to amngaeh.
9 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
Anih mah van to takoih moe, pahnaem tathuk; kaving loe anih ih khok tlim ah oh.
10 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Anih loe Cherubim nuiah angthueng moe, azawk: ue, anih loe takhi ih pakhraehnawk nuiah azawk.
11 He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
Anih loe angmah anghawk haih hanah vinghaih to sak moe, kaving khak tuinawk hoi kathah van ih tamainawk mah anih to takui o.
12 From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
A hmaa ah aanghaih oh pongah, kathah tamainawk mah qaetui hoi hmai kamngaeh thlung to sin o moe, hmabang ah caeh o.
13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
Angraeng loe van ah doeh khopazihsak moe, Sang koek mah qaetui hoi hmai kamngaeh thlungnawk hanah lok a paek.
14 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
Ue, anih loe angmah ih palaanawk to kah; tangphra a pueksak pongah, misanawk anghaehsak phang moe, a sungsak.
15 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
Aw Angraeng, na thuitaekhaih hoi na hnah thung ih takhi nang hahhaih hoiah, tui longhaih loklamnawk to amtueng moe, long angdoethaih doeh amtueng.
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
Anih loe ranui bang hoiah ban to payangh, kai ang patawnh moe, pop parai tuinawk thung hoiah kai to azuh tahang.
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
Anih mah kai hnuma kaminawk, kai han paroeai thacak, ka misanawk ban thung hoiah ang pahlong.
18 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
Kam rohaih niah nihcae mah ang maah o khoep; toe Angraeng loe ka buephaih ah oh.
19 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
Anih mah kalen parai imthung ah ang caeh haih; ka nuiah palung a tongh pongah, anih mah ang pahlong.
20 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
Angraeng mah ka toenghaih baktih toengah, tangqum to ang paek, ka ban ciimhaih baktih toengah atho ang paek let.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Angraeng ih loklamnawk to ka pazui pongah, zaehaih sak hanah Sithaw to ka caeh taak ai.
22 For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
A lok takroekhaihnawk boih loe ka hmaa ah oh, anih mah sak ih daannawk ka pahnawt vai ai.
23 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
A hmaa ah toenghaih hoiah kho ka sak moe, zaehaih to ka caeh taak.
24 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
To pongah ka toenghaih baktih, a mikhnuk ah ka ban ciimhaih baktih toengah, Angraeng mah tangqum to ang paek.
25 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
Nang loe tahmen thaih kami khaeah tahmenhaih nam tuengsak moe, katoeng kami khaeah toenghaih to nam tuengsak;
26 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
Kaciim kami khaeah ciimhaih nam tuengsak moe, poek angkoih kami khaeah poek angkoihaih to nam tuegsak.
27 For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
Mi tlim ah khosah kaminawk to na pahlong; toe kasang ah mikpadai kaminawk loe na pakhrak tathuk.
28 For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
Aw Angraeng, kai ih hmaithawk nang paaang pae, ka Angraeng Sithaw mah ka vinghaih hae na aangsak tih.
29 For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
Nang oephaih rang hoiah misa to ka patom moe, ka Sithaw oephaih rang hoiah ni sipae to ka poeng thaih.
30 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Sithaw ih loklam loe acung: Angraeng ih lok loe coek han koi om ai. Anih loe angmah khaeah abuep kaminawk boih hanah angvaenghaih ah oh.
31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
Angraeng pacoengah mi maw Sithaw ah kaom vop? To tih ai boeh loe aicae Sithaw ai ah loe mi maw lungsong ah kaom?
32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
Sithaw mah thacakhaih kazii hoiah ang zaeng moe, ka caehhaih loklam to acungsak.
33 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Tasuk khok baktiah ka khok hae ang sak pae moe, ka ohhaih hmuensangnawk ah ang suek.
34 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Misatuk kop hanah ka ban ang patoh pae, to naah ni ka ban mah sum kalii to takoih thai vop.
35 You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
Kai nang pakaa moe, na pahlonghaih to nang paek: na bantang ban hoiah nang zaeh moe, na tuinom hoihaih hoiah nang lensak boeh.
36 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Ka caehhaih loklam to na kawksak pongah, ka khok hae amkhraeng thai ai.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
Ka misanawk ka patom moe, ka kae: nihcae amro ai karoek to kam laem let ai.
38 I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
Nihcae loe ka khok tlim ah amtimh o: angthawk thai ai khoek to nihcae to ka tit.
39 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
Misatuk hanah thacakhaih kazii hoiah nang zaeng; ka misanawk ka khok tlim ah na kuepsak.
40 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
Kai hnuma kaminawk ka hum thai hanah, ka misanawk ih tahnongnawk doeh nang paek.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Nihcae loe hang o, toe pahlongkung tawn o ai; Angraeng khaeah a hang o, toe anih mah pathim pae ai.
42 I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
To naah nihcae to adip pueng ah ka hnoih moe, takhi nuiah maiphu takhoek ih baktih toengah ka takhoek: nihcae to loklam ih maiphu baktiah ka haeh.
43 You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
Kai naeh kaminawk ih ban thung hoiah nang loisak moe, sithaw panoek ai kaminawk ih lu ah nang suek; panoek ai ih kaminawk doeh kai ih tok to a sak o.
44 When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
Kai ih tamthang a thaih o naah, ka lok to tahngaih o; panoek ai ih kaminawk loe angmacae koeh ah ka hmaa ah ang paek o.
45 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
Panoek ai ih kaminawk loe palung boeng o moe, angmacae ohhaih ahmuen hoi tasoehhaih hoiah angzoh o.
46 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
Angraeng loe hing! Ka lungsong loe tahamhoihaih om nasoe! Kai pahlongkung Sithaw loe, pakoehhaih om nasoe.
47 the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
Kai hanah lulak moe, kaminawk kai tlim ah kuepsakkung loe, Sithaw ni.
48 who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
Ka misanawk thung hoiah anih mah ang pahlong; ue, ka misanawk ranuiah kai nang toengh tahang: amrosak thaih kami ban thung hoiah nang pahlong.
49 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
To pongah aw Angraeng, kai loe Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk salakah, nang khaeah anghoehaih lawk ka thuih moe, na hmin pakoehhaih laa to ka sak han.
50 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
Anih mah angmah ih siangpahrang khaeah kalen parai loisakhaih to paek moe, situi a bawh ih David hoi angmah ih acaengnawk khaeah boeng thai ai palungnathaih to amtuengsak.
