Psalms 18
1 For the Leader. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; And he said: I love thee, O LORD, my strength.
To the choirmaster - of [the] servant of Yahweh of David who he spoke - to Yahweh [the] words of the song this on [the] day [when] he delivered Yahweh him from [the] hand of all enemies his and from [the] hand of Saul. And he said I love you O Yahweh strength my.
2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower.
Yahweh - [is] rock my and stronghold my and deliverer my God my [is] rock my [whom] I take refuge in him shield my and [the] horn of salvation my refuge my.
3 Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.
[the one] to be praised I call out to Yahweh and from enemies my I am delivered.
4 The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me.
They encompassed me [the] cords of death and [the] torrents of worthlessness they overwhelmed me.
[the] cords of Sheol they surrounded me they confronted me [the] snares of death. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God; out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry came before Him unto His ears.
When it was distress to me - I called out to Yahweh and to God my I cried for help he heard from temple his voice my and cry for help my before him - it came in ears his.
7 Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations also of the mountains did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.
And it shook and it quaked - the earth and [the] foundations of [the] mountains they trembled and they shook back and forth for it burned to him.
8 Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.
It went up smoke - in nose his and fire from mouth his it consumed coals they burned from him.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.
And he bent down [the] heavens and he came down and thick darkness [was] under feet his.
10 And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind.
And he rode on a cherub and he flew and he soared on [the] wings of [the] wind.
11 He made darkness His hiding-place, His pavilion round about Him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkness - covering his around him canopy his darkness of waters dark clouds of clouds.
12 At the brightness before Him, there passed through His thick clouds hailstones and coals of fire.
From [the] brightness before him dark clouds his they passed on hail and coals of fire.
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave forth His voice; hailstones and coals of fire.
And he thundered in the heavens - Yahweh and [the] Most High he gave forth voice his hail and coals of fire.
14 And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
And he sent out arrows his and he scattered them and lightning flashes he shot and he routed them.
15 And the channels of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid bare, at Thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils.
And they appeared - channels of water and they were uncovered [the] foundations of [the] world from rebuke your O Yahweh from [the] breath of [the] breath of nostril[s] your.
16 He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
He stretched out from a high place he took hold of me he drew me from waters many.
17 He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, and from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
He rescued me from enemy my strong and from [those who] hate me for they were [too] strong for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.
They confronted me in [the] day of calamity my and he became Yahweh a support of me.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
And he brought out me to roomy place he rescued me for he delighted in me.
20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.
He has dealt with me Yahweh according to righteousness my according to [the] cleanness of hands my he has repaid to me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have kept [the] ways of Yahweh and not I have acted wickedly from God my.
22 For all His ordinances were before me, and I put not away His statutes from me.
For all judgments his [have been] to before me and statutes his not I have turned aside from me.
23 And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
And I have been blameless with him and I have kept myself from iniquity my.
24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.
And he has repaid Yahweh to me according to righteousness my according to [the] cleanness of hands my to before eyes his.
25 With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright;
With a faithful [person] you show yourself faithful with a man blameless you show yourself blameless.
26 With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
With [one who] purifies himself you show yourself pure and with a perverse [person] you show yourself twisted.
27 For Thou dost save the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes Thou dost humble.
For you a people afflicted you save and eyes uplifted you bring low.
28 For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.
For you you light lamp my Yahweh God my he lightens darkness my.
29 For by Thee I run upon a troop; and by my God do I scale a wall.
For by you I run a marauding band and by God my I leap over a wall.
30 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.
God [is] blameless way his [the] word of Yahweh [is] refined [is] a shield he for all - those [who] take refuge in him.
31 For who is God, save the LORD? And who is a Rock, except our God?
For who? [is] God except Yahweh and who? [is] a rock except God our.
32 The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way straight;
God [is] the [one who] has girded me strength and he has made blameless way my.
33 Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;
[he has] made Feet my like does and on high places my he has made stand firm me.
34 Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
[he has] trained Hands my for battle and it will stretch a bow of bronze arms my.
35 Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation, and Thy right hand hath holden me up; and Thy condescension hath made me great.
And you have given to me [the] shield of salvation your and right [hand] your it has supported me and humility your you have made great me.
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
You have enlarged step[s] my under me and not they have slipped ankles my.
37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
I pursued enemies my and I overtook them and not I returned until destroyed them.
38 I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise; they are fallen under my feet.
I shattered them and not they were able [surely] to rise they fell under feet my.
39 For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
And you girded me strength for the battle you made bow down [those who] rose against me under me.
40 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, and I did cut off them that hate me.
And enemies my you gave to me [the] neck and [those who] hated me I destroyed them.
41 They cried, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.
They cried for help and there not [was] a deliverer to Yahweh and not he answered them.
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
And I crushed them like dust on [the] face of [the] wind like [the] mud of [the] streets I poured out them.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations; a people whom I have not known serve me.
You delivered me from [the] strivings of a people you appointed me to [the] head of nations a people [which] not I knew they serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.
To [the] hearing of an ear they become obedient to me sons of foreignness they cringe to me.
45 The sons of the stranger fade away, and come trembling out of their close places.
Sons of foreignness they wither and they may come trembling from strongholds their.
46 The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation;
[is] living Yahweh and [be] blessed rock my and may he be exalted [the] God of salvation my.
47 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me.
God [is] the [one who] has given vengeance to me and he has subdued peoples under me.
48 He delivereth me from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
[he has] delivered Me from enemies my also more than [those who] rose against me you have exalted me from a man of violence you have rescued me.
49 Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.
There-fore - I will give thanks to you among the nations - O Yahweh and to name your I will sing praises.
50 Great salvation giveth He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
([he is] making great *Q(k)*) [the] victories of King his and [he is] doing covenant loyalty - to anointed his to David and to offspring his until perpetuity.
