Psalms 18
1 I will love you, O LORD, my strength.
| למנצח לעבד יהוה--לדוד אשר דבר ליהוה את-דברי השירה הזאת-- ביום הציל-יהוה אותו מכף כל-איביו ומיד שאול ב ויאמר-- ארחמך יהוה חזקי |
2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
| יהוה סלעי ומצודתי-- ומפלטי אלי צורי אחסה-בו מגני וקרן-ישעי משגבי |
3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
| מהלל אקרא יהוה ומן-איבי אושע |
4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
| אפפוני חבלי-מות ונחלי בליעל יבעתוני |
| חבלי שאול סבבוני קדמוני מוקשי מות (Sheol h7585) |
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
| בצר-לי אקרא יהוה-- ואל-אלהי אשוע ישמע מהיכלו קולי ושועתי לפניו תבוא באזניו |
7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was angry.
| ותגעש ותרעש הארץ-- ומוסדי הרים ירגזו ויתגעשו כי-חרה לו |
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
| עלה עשן באפו-- ואש-מפיו תאכל גחלים בערו ממנו |
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
| ויט שמים וירד וערפל תחת רגליו |
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
| וירכב על-כרוב ויעף וידא על-כנפי-רוח |
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
| ישת חשך סתרו-- סביבותיו סכתו חשכת-מים עבי שחקים |
12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
| מנגה נגדו עביו עברו--ברד וגחלי-אש |
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
| וירעם בשמים יהוה--ועליון יתן קלו ברד וגחלי-אש |
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and humiliated them.
| וישלח חציו ויפיצם וברקים רב ויהמם |
15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
| ויראו אפיקי מים ויגלו מוסדות תבל מגערתך יהוה-- מנשמת רוח אפך |
16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
| ישלח ממרום יקחני ימשני ממים רבים |
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
| יצילני מאיבי עז ומשנאי כי-אמצו ממני |
18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
| יקדמוני ביום-אידי ויהי-יהוה למשען לי |
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
| ויוציאני למרחב יחלצני כי חפץ בי |
20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.
| יגמלני יהוה כצדקי כבר ידי ישיב לי |
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
| כי-שמרתי דרכי יהוה ולא-רשעתי מאלהי |
22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
| כי כל-משפטיו לנגדי וחקתיו לא-אסיר מני |
23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
| ואהי תמים עמו ואשתמר מעוני |
24 Therefore has the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
| וישב-יהוה לי כצדקי כבר ידי לנגד עיניו |
25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; with an upright man you will show yourself upright;
| עם-חסיד תתחסד עם-גבר תמים תתמם |
26 With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the perverse you will show yourself perverse.
| עם-נבר תתברר ועם-עקש תתפתל |
27 For you will save the afflicted people; but will bring down high looks.
| כי-אתה עם-עני תושיע ועינים רמות תשפיל |
28 For you will light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
| כי-אתה תאיר נרי יהוה אלהי יגיה חשכי |
29 For by you I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
| כי-בך ארץ גדוד ובאלהי אדלג-שור |
30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
| האל תמים דרכו אמרת-יהוה צרופה מגן הוא לכל החסים בו |
31 For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
| כי מי אלוה מבלעדי יהוה ומי צור זולתי אלהינו |
32 It is God that girds me with strength, and makes my way perfect.
| האל המאזרני חיל ויתן תמים דרכי |
33 He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places.
| משוה רגלי כאילות ועל במתי יעמידני |
34 He teaches my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
| מלמד ידי למלחמה ונחתה קשת-נחושה זרועתי |
35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your right hand has held me up, and your gentleness has made me great.
| ותתן-לי מגן ישעך וימינך תסעדני וענותך תרבני |
36 You have enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
| תרחיב צעדי תחתי ולא מעדו קרסלי |
37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I return till they were consumed.
| ארדוף אויבי ואשיגם ולא-אשוב עד-כלותם |
38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
| אמחצם ולא-יכלו קום יפלו תחת רגלי |
39 For you have girded me with strength unto the battle: you have subdued under me those that rose up against me.
| ותאזרני חיל למלחמה תכריע קמי תחתי |
40 You have also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
| ואיבי נתתה לי ערף ומשנאי אצמיתם |
41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
| ישועו ואין-מושיע על-יהוה ולא ענם |
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
| ואשחקם כעפר על-פני-רוח כטיט חוצות אריקם |
43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; and you have made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
| תפלטני מריבי-עם תשימני לראש גוים עם לא-ידעתי יעבדוני |
44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
| לשמע אזן ישמעו לי בני-נכר יכחשו-לי |
45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
| בני-נכר יבלו ויחרגו ממסגרותיהם |
46 The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
| חי-יהוה וברוך צורי וירום אלוהי ישעי |
47 It is God that avenges me, and subdues the people under me.
| האל--הנותן נקמות לי וידבר עמים תחתי |
48 He delivers me from mine enemies: yea, you lift me up above those that rise up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.
| מפלטי מאיבי אף מן-קמי תרוממני מאיש חמס תצילני |
49 Therefore will I give thanks unto you, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto your name.
| על-כן אודך בגוים יהוה ולשמך אזמרה |
50 Great deliverance gives he to his king; and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
| מגדל ישועות מלכו ועשה חסד למשיחו--לדוד ולזרעו עד-עולם |
