Psalms 18
1 “To the chief musician, by the servant of the Lord, by David, who spoke unto the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the power of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; And he said,” I ever love thee, O Lord, my strength.
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.
2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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.
3 Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.
Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.
4 The bonds of death encompassed me, and the floods of destruction made me afraid.
The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me.
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me. (Sheol h7585)
6 [When] in my distress I called upon the Lord, and unto my God I cried: he heard from his temple my voice, and my complaint came before him, even into his ears.
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.
7 Then shook and trembled the earth; and the foundations of the mountains were moved; and they were shaken, because he was wroth.
Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations also of the mountains did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.
8 Smoke went up in his anger and consuming fire out of his mouth: coals flamed forth from him.
Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.
9 And he bent the heavens, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet:
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew along, and he flitted by upon the wings of the wind.
And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his hiding-place, round about him as his pavilion, dark waters, thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkness His hiding-place, His pavilion round about Him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
12 From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed away, [with] hail-stones and coals of fire.
At the brightness before Him, there passed through His thick clouds hailstones and coals of fire.
13 And the Lord thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered forth his voice, [with] hail-stones and coals of fire.
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave forth His voice; hailstones 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 His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 And then were seen the channels of the waters, and there were laid open the foundations of the world, through thy rebuke, O Lord, through the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
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.
16 He stretched out from above [his hand], he took me; he drew me out from mighty waters.
He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my enemy, the strong, and from those that hated me, when they were too mighty for me.
He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, and from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
18 They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became my stay.
They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.
19 And he brought me forth into a large space; he delivered me, because he had delight in me.
He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed 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 the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all his ordinances were before me, and his statutes had I not put away from me.
For all His ordinances were before me, and I put not away His statutes from me.
23 I was also upright with him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Therefore did the Lord recompense me according to my righteousness, according to the purity of my hands before his eyes.
Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.
25 With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright;
With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright;
26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
27 For thou wilt indeed save the afflicted people; but haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.
For Thou dost save the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes Thou dost humble.
28 For thou wilt cause my light to shine: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.
29 For [aided] by thee I run through a troop; and [helped] by my God I leap over a wall.
For by Thee I run upon a troop; and by my God do I scale a wall.
30 As for God, —his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a shield to all those that trust in him.
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.
31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock beside our God?
For who is God, save the LORD? And who is a Rock, except our God?
32 He is the God that girdeth me with strength, and rendereth my way unobstructed.
The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way straight;
33 He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high-places he causeth me to stand.
Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;
34 He teacheth my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms.
Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
35 And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand supported me: and thy meekness hath made me great.
Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation, and Thy right hand hath holden me up; and Thy condescension hath made me great.
36 Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
37 I pursue my enemies, and overtake them; and I return not again till I have made an end of them.
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
38 I crush them that they are not able to rise: they fall under my feet.
I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise; they are fallen under my feet.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength for the war: thou subduest my opponents under me.
For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40 And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; and those that hate me, —that I may destroy them.
Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, and I did cut off them that hate me.
41 They cry, but there is none to help; unto the Lord, —but he answereth them not.
They cried, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.
42 And I beat them small as the dust before the wind: like the dirt in the streets do I cast them out.
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
43 Thou deliverest me from the contests of the people; thou appointest me to be the head of nations: a people that I know not shall serve me.
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.
44 As soon as their ear heareth they shall be obedient to me: the children of the stranger shall utter flattery unto me.
As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.
45 The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth trembling out of their close places.
The sons of the stranger fade away, and come trembling out of their close places.
46 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation;
The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation;
47 The God that granteth me vengeance, and subdueth nations under me;
Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me.
48 That delivereth me from my enemies: also above my opponents thou liftest me up; thou deliverest me from the man of violence.
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.
49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee among the nations, O Lord, and unto thy name will I sing praises, —
Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.
50 [To him] that maketh great the salvation of his king, and who sheweth kindness to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever.
Great salvation giveth He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
