Psalms 18
1 To the chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. And he said, I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
| לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ לְעֶבֶד יְהוָה לְדָוִד אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר ׀ לַיהוָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בְּיוֹם הִֽצִּיל־יְהוָה אוֹתוֹ מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָיו וּמִיַּד שָׁאֽוּל׃ וַיֹּאמַר אֶרְחָמְךָ יְהוָה חִזְקִֽי׃ |
2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
| יְהוָה ׀ סַֽלְעִי וּמְצוּדָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי אֵלִי צוּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־בּוֹ מָֽגִנִּי וְקֶֽרֶן־יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃ |
3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
| מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וּמִן־אֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ |
4 The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
| אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָוֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ |
| חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֹל סְבָבוּנִי קִדְּמוּנִי מוֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ (Sheol h7585) |
6 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears.
| בַּצַּר־לִי ׀ אֶֽקְרָא יְהוָה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַי אֲשַׁוֵּעַ יִשְׁמַע מֵהֵיכָלוֹ קוֹלִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי לְפָנָיו ׀ תָּבוֹא בְאָזְנָֽיו׃ |
7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled and shook, because he was wroth.
| וַתִּגְעַשׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ ׀ הָאָרֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵי הָרִים יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁוּ כִּי־חָרָה לֽוֹ׃ |
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals burned forth from it.
| עָלָה עָשָׁן ׀ בְּאַפּוֹ וְאֵשׁ־מִפִּיו תֹּאכֵל גֶּחָלִים בָּעֲרוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
9 And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
| וַיֵּט שָׁמַיִם וַיֵּרַד וַעֲרָפֶל תַּחַת רַגְלֽ͏ָיו׃ |
10 And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind.
| וַיִּרְכַּב עַל־כְּרוּב וַיָּעֹף וַיֵּדֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃ |
11 He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
| יָשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ ׀ סִתְרוֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָיו סֻכָּתוֹ חֶשְׁכַת־מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִֽים׃ |
12 From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire.
| מִנֹּגַהּ נֶגְדּוֹ עָבָיו עָבְרוּ בָּרָד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ |
13 And Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire.
| וַיַּרְעֵם בַּשָּׁמַיִם ׀ יְֽהוָה וְעֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּן קֹלוֹ בָּרָד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ |
14 And he sent his arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
| וַיִּשְׁלַח חִצָּיו וַיְפִיצֵם וּבְרָקִים רָב וַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃ |
15 And the beds of the waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
| וַיֵּרָאוּ ׀ אֲפִיקֵי מַיִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ מוֹסְדוֹת תֵּבֵל מִגַּעֲרָתְךָ יְהוָה מִנִּשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃ |
16 He reached forth from above, he took me, he drew me out of great waters:
| יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַֽמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּֽים׃ |
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me; for they were mightier than I.
| יַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבִי עָז וּמִשֹּׂנְאַי כִּֽי־אָמְצוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
18 They encountered me in the day of my calamity, but Jehovah was my stay.
| יְקַדְּמוּנִי בְיוֹם־אֵידִי וַֽיְהִי־יְהוָה לְמִשְׁעָן לִֽי׃ |
19 And he brought me forth into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
| וַיּוֹצִיאֵנִי לַמֶּרְחָב יְחַלְּצֵנִי כִּי חָפֵֽץ בִּֽי׃ |
20 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
| יִגְמְלֵנִי יְהוָה כְּצִדְקִי כְּבֹר יָדַי יָשִׁיב לִֽי׃ |
21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
| כִּֽי־שָׁמַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵי יְהוָה וְלֹֽא־רָשַׁעְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ |
22 For all his ordinances were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me;
| כִּי כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָיו לְנֶגְדִּי וְחֻקֹּתָיו לֹא־אָסִיר מֶֽנִּי׃ |
23 And I was upright with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.
| וָאֱהִי תָמִים עִמּוֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמֵּר מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃ |
24 And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
| וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהוָה לִי כְצִדְקִי כְּבֹר יָדַי לְנֶגֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ |
25 With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; with the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
| עִם־חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד עִם־גְּבַר תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ |
26 With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
| עִם־נָבָר תִּתְבָּרָר וְעִם־עִקֵּשׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ |
27 For it is thou that savest the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.
| כִּֽי־אַתָּה עַם־עָנִי תוֹשִׁיעַ וְעֵינַיִם רָמוֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ |
28 For it is thou that makest my lamp to shine: Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
| כִּֽי־אַתָּה תָּאִיר נֵרִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי יַגִּיהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ |
29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
| כִּֽי־בְךָ אָרֻץ גְּדוּד וּבֵֽאלֹהַי אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃ |
30 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of Jehovah is tried: he is a shield to all that trust in him.
| הָאֵל תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָה צְרוּפָה מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל ׀ הַחֹסִים בּֽוֹ׃ |
31 For who is God save Jehovah? and who is a rock if not our God?
| כִּי מִי אֱלוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְהוָה וּמִי צוּר זוּלָתִי אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ |
32 The God who girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect,
| הָאֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵנִי חָיִל וַיִּתֵּן תָּמִים דַּרְכִּֽי׃ |
33 Who maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], and setteth me upon my high places;
| מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ |
34 Who teacheth my hands to war, and mine arms bend a bow of brass;
| מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְֽנִחֲתָה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ |
35 And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand held me up; and thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
| וַתִּתֶּן־לִי מָגֵן יִשְׁעֶךָ וִֽימִינְךָ תִסְעָדֵנִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃ |
36 Thou didst enlarge my steps under me, and mine ankles have not wavered.
| תַּרְחִיב צַעֲדִי תַחְתָּי וְלֹא מָעֲדוּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ |
37 I pursued mine enemies, and overtook them; and I turned not again till they were consumed.
| אֶרְדּוֹף אוֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵם וְלֹֽא־אָשׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ |
38 I crushed them, and they were not able to rise: they fell under my feet.
| אֶמְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻכְלוּ קוּם יִפְּלוּ תַּחַת רַגְלָֽי׃ |
39 And thou girdedst me with strength to battle; thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
| וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתָּֽי׃ |
40 And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, and those that hated me I destroyed.
| וְֽאֹיְבַי נָתַתָּה לִּי עֹרֶף וּמְשַׂנְאַי אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ |
41 They cried, and there was none to save; — unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
| יְשַׁוְּעוּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁיעַ עַל־יְהוָה וְלֹא עָנָֽם׃ |
42 And I did beat them small as dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
| וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵם כְּעָפָר עַל־פְּנֵי־רוּחַ כְּטִיט חוּצוֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃ |
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; thou hast made me the head of the nations: a people I knew not doth serve me.
| תְּפַלְּטֵנִי מֵרִיבֵי עָם תְּשִׂימֵנִי לְרֹאשׁ גּוֹיִם עַם לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ |
44 At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.
| לְשֵׁמַֽע אֹזֶן יִשָּׁמְעוּ לִי בְּנֵֽי־נֵכָר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃ |
45 Strangers have faded away, and they come trembling forth from their close places.
| בְּנֵי־נֵכָר יִבֹּלוּ וְיַחְרְגוּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ |
46 Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation,
| חַי־יְהוָה וּבָרוּךְ צוּרִי וְיָרוּם אֱלוֹהֵי יִשְׁעִֽי׃ |
47 The God who hath avenged me, and hath subjected the peoples to me;
| הָאֵל הַנּוֹתֵן נְקָמוֹת לִי וַיַּדְבֵּר עַמִּים תַּחְתָּֽי׃ |
48 Who hath delivered me 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.
| מְפַלְּטִי מֵאֹיְבָי אַף מִן־קָמַי תְּרוֹמְמֵנִי מֵאִישׁ חָמָס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ |
49 Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, and will sing psalms to thy name.
| עַל־כֵּן ׀ אוֹדְךָ בַגּוֹיִם ׀ יְהוָה וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃ |
50 [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.
| מגדל מַגְדִּיל יְשׁוּעוֹת מַלְכּוֹ וְעֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיחוֹ לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ |
