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.
To the Overseer. — By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: — I love Thee, O Jehovah, 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.
Jehovah [is] my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God [is] my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.
3 Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.
The 'Praised One' I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved.
4 The bonds of death encompassed me, and the floods of destruction made me afraid.
Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.
Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death. (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 mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into 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.
And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake — because He hath wrath.
8 Smoke went up in his anger and consuming fire out of his mouth: coals flamed forth from him.
Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.
9 And he bent the heavens, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet:
And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] 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 rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.
11 He made darkness his hiding-place, round about him as his pavilion, dark waters, thick clouds of the skies.
He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, 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.
From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail 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.
And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, 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 sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth 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 seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.
16 He stretched out from above [his hand], he took me; he drew me out from mighty waters.
He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth 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 delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.
18 They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became my stay.
They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.
19 And he brought me forth into a large space; he delivered me, because he had delight in me.
And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, 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.
Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return 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 Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
22 For all his ordinances were before me, and his statutes had I not put away from me.
For all His judgments [are] before me, And His statutes I turn not from me.
23 I was also upright with him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
And I am perfect with him, And I keep 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.
And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.
25 With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright;
With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect.
26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
27 For thou wilt indeed save the afflicted people; but haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.
For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.
28 For thou wilt cause my light to shine: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
For Thou — Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth 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 — a troop! And by my God I leap 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.
God! perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield [is] He to all those trusting in Him.
31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock beside our God?
For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God?
32 He is the God that girdeth me with strength, and rendereth my way unobstructed.
God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh perfect my way.
33 He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high-places he causeth me to stand.
Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.
34 He teacheth my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms.
Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.
35 And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand supported me: and thy meekness hath made me great.
And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
36 Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip.
Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
37 I pursue my enemies, and overtake them; and I return not again till I have made an end of them.
I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.
38 I crush them that they are not able to rise: they fall under my feet.
I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,
39 For thou hast girded me with strength for the war: thou subduest my opponents under me.
And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.
40 And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; and those that hate me, —that I may destroy them.
As to mine enemies — Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me — I cut them off.
41 They cry, but there is none to help; unto the Lord, —but he answereth them not.
They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.
42 And I beat them small as the dust before the wind: like the dirt in the streets do I cast them out.
And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.
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 dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do 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.
At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
45 The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth trembling out of their close places.
Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.
46 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation;
Jehovah liveth — and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.
47 The God that granteth me vengeance, and subdueth nations under me;
God — who is giving vengeance to me, And He 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.
My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me.
49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee among the nations, O Lord, and unto thy name will I sing praises, —
Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise,
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.
Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed — unto the age!
