Psalms 18
1 TO THE OVERSEER. BY A SERVANT OF YHWH, BY DAVID, WHO HAS SPOKEN TO YHWH THE WORDS OF THIS SONG IN THE DAY YHWH DELIVERED HIM FROM THE HAND OF ALL HIS ENEMIES, AND FROM THE HAND OF SAUL, AND HE SAYS: I love You, O YHWH, my strength.
David, Yehowa ƒe dɔla, ƒe ha na hɛnɔ la. David dzi ha sia na Yehowa le esime wòɖee tso Saul kple eƒe futɔ bubuawo ƒe asi me. David gblɔ be: O! Yehowa, nye ŋusẽ, melɔ̃ wò.
2 YHWH [is] my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God [is] my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower.
Yehowa nye nye agakpe, nye mɔ kple nye xɔnametɔ. Nye Mawu nye nye agakpe, eyae mesi tso. Eyae nye nye akpoxɔnu kple ɖeɖe ƒe ŋusẽ kple nye mɔ sesẽ.
3 I call on YHWH, the Praised One, And I am saved from my enemies.
Meyɔ Yehowa, ame si dze na kafukafu, eɖem tso nye futɔwo katã ƒe asi me.
4 Cords of death have surrounded me, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.
Ku ƒe kawo blam, eye nu siwo gblẽa ame la ƒo ɖe dzinye abe tɔʋu ene.
Tsiẽƒe ƒe kawo blam, eye ku ƒe mɔtetrewo ɖi kpem. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my adversity I call YHWH, And I cry to my God. He hears my voice from His temple, And My cry comes into His ears before Him.
Meyɔ Yehowa le nye xaxa me; medo ɣli na nye Mawu be wòaɖem. Ese nye gbe tso eƒe gbedoxɔ me ke, eye nye ɣlidodo ɖo egbɔ, ge ɖe eƒe to me.
7 And the earth shakes and trembles, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake—because He has wrath.
Tete anyigba dzo nyanyanya, eye wòʋuʋu; towo ƒe agunuwo ke hã ʋuʋu heyeheye, eye wodzo kpekpekpe, elabena dzi kui.
8 Smoke has gone up from His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumes, Coals have been kindled by it.
Dzudzɔ do tso eƒe ŋɔtime; dzo ƒe aɖewo do tso eƒe nu me eye dzoka xɔxɔwo kplɔe ɖo.
9 And He inclines the heavens, and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
Ema dziŋgɔli ɖe eve, wòto eme ɖi va anyi, eye lilikpo do blukɔ le eƒe afɔ te.
10 And He rides on a cherub, and flies, And He flies on wings of wind.
Ede kerubiwo dzi, eye wòdzo dzo. Eɖo asagba ɖe ya ƒe aʋalawo dzi.
11 He makes darkness His secret place, Around Him His dwelling place, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Viviti nye avɔ si wòtsyɔ, eye lilikpo yibɔ si dzaa tsi lae nye agbadɔ si ƒo xlãe.
12 From the brightness before Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.
Lilikpo, kpetsi kple dzikedzo do tso eƒe mo ƒe keklẽ la me.
13 And YHWH thunders in the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.
Yehowa ɖe gbe tso dziƒo, eye Dziƒoʋĩtɔ la na wose eƒe gbe.
14 And He sends His arrows and scatters them, And much lightning, and crushes them.
Eda eƒe aŋutrɔ, eye wòkaka eƒe futɔwo, eɖo dzikedzo ɖa, eye wòtɔtɔ wo.
15 And the streams of waters are seen, And foundations of the earth are revealed, From Your rebuke, O YHWH, From the breath of the wind of Your anger.
Atsiaƒu ƒe balimewo dze gaglã, eye anyigba ƒe gɔmeɖoɖo tsi ƒuƒlu. Le Yehowa ƒe nyaheɖeameŋu kple gbɔgbɔ si do tso eƒe ŋɔtime ta.
16 He sends from above—He takes me, He draws me out of many waters.
Edo asi ɖa tso dziƒo lém, Heɖem tso tɔ goglowo me.
17 He delivers me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.
Eɖem tso nye futɔ ŋusẽtɔwo ƒe asi me, tso nye ketɔwo ƒe asi me, ame siwo sesẽ wum akpa la ƒe asi me.
18 They go before me in a day of my calamity And YHWH is for a support to me.
Woƒo ɖe dzinye le nye dzɔgbevɔ̃egbe, gake Yehowa nye nye kpeɖeŋutɔ.
19 And He brings me forth to a large place, He draws me out, because He delighted in me.
Eɖem tsɔ da ɖe teƒe gbadzaa; eɖem, elabena nye nu nyo eŋu.
20 YHWH repays me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.
Yehowa nɔ kplim le nye dzɔdzɔenyenye nu, eye wòwɔ nyui nam le esi nye asi me dza la ta.
21 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, And have not done wickedly against my God.
Elabena melé Yehowa ƒe mɔwo me ɖe asi; nyemewɔ vɔ̃ hetrɔ le nye Mawu yome o.
22 For all His judgments [are] before me, And I do not turn His statutes from me.
Eƒe sewo katã le ŋkunye me; eye nyemetrɔ le eƒe ɖoɖowo yome o.
23 And I am perfect with Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
Nyemeɖi fɔ le eŋkume o, eye mete ɖokuinye ɖa tso nu vɔ̃ gbɔ.
24 And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Before His eyes.
Yehowa wɔ nyui nam le nye dzɔdzɔenyenye kple esi nye asi me dza le eŋkume la ta.
25 With the kind You show Yourself kind, With a perfect man You show Yourself perfect.
Èwɔa nuteƒe na nuteƒewɔla, eye nèfiaa ɖokuiwò fɔmaɖilae na ame si ŋu fɔɖiɖi mele o.
26 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler,
Ame si dza le eƒe dzi me la, èɖea ɖokuiwò fianɛ be èdza, eye nèfiaa ɖokuiwò ayetɔe ɖe ayetɔ la ŋu.
27 For You save a poor people, And cause the eyes of the high to fall.
Èɖea ame siwo bɔbɔa wo ɖokui, ke ame siwo si dadaŋku le la, èɖiɖia wo ɖe anyi.
28 For You light my lamp, My God YHWH enlightens my darkness.
Wò, O! Yehowae na nye akaɖi le bibim, eye nye Mawu trɔ nye viviti wòzu kekeli.
29 For by You I run [against] a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.
Mate ŋu alũ ɖe aʋakɔ dzi to wò kpekpeɖeŋu me, eye le nye Mawu ta mate ŋu ati kpo aflɔ gli.
30 God—perfect [is] His way, The saying of YHWH is tried, He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
Mawu ya ƒe mɔwo de blibo, Yehowa ƒe nya nye nyateƒe sɔŋ. Enye akpoxɔnu na ame siwo tsɔe wɔ sitsoƒee.
31 For who [is] God besides YHWH? And who [is] a rock except our God?
Elabena ame kae ganye Mawu kpe ɖe Yehowa ŋu? Ame kae ganye Agakpe, ɖe menye míaƒe Mawu la koe oa?
32 God—who is girding me [with] strength, And He makes my way perfect.
Mawue nye nye mɔ sesẽ, Eyae na nye mɔ zu gbadzaa.
33 Making my feet like does, And on my high places causes me to stand.
Ewɔ nye afɔwo abe zi tɔwo ene, eye wòna metea ŋu tsia tsitre ɖe teƒe kɔkɔwo.
34 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms.
Efia aʋawɔwɔ nye asiwo, eye nye asiwo ate ŋu abɔ dati si wowɔ kple akɔbli.
35 And You give to me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand supports me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
Ètsɔ wò dziɖuɖu ƒe akpoxɔnu la nam, eye wò nuɖusi lém ɖe te. Èbɔbɔ ɖokuiwò be nàdo kɔkɔm.
36 You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
Èkeke mɔ le tenye, be nye klowo magli le tenye o.
37 I pursue my enemies, and overtake them, And do not turn back until they are consumed.
Meti nye futɔwo yome, eye metu wo. Nyemetrɔ le wo yome o, va se ɖe esime wotsrɔ̃.
38 I strike them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,
Metsrɔ̃ wo be womagate ŋu afɔ gbeɖe o, ale wodze anyi ɖe nye afɔ nu.
39 And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
Wòe na ŋusẽm hena aʋa la wɔwɔ, Èna mebɔbɔ ame siwo katã tso ɖe ŋunye la ɖe anyi.
40 As for my enemies—You have given to me the neck, As for those hating me—I cut them off.
Èna nye futɔwo trɔ megbe dem helé du tsɔ, eye metsrɔ̃ nye futɔwo.
41 They cry, and there is no savior, On YHWH, and He does not answer them.
Wodo ɣli be Yehowa naxɔ na yewo, gake ame aɖeke mexɔ na wo o, elabena Yehowa metɔ na wo o.
42 And I beat them as dust before wind, I empty them out as mire of the streets.
Metu wo memie abe ʋuʋudedi si ya lɔ ɖe nu la ene, eye metrɔ wo ɖe mɔtata dzi abe anyi ene.
43 You deliver me From the strivings of the people, You place me for a head of nations, A people I have not known serve me.
Èɖem tso ame siwo va dze dzinye la ƒe asi me, ètsɔm ɖo dukɔwo nu, eye ame siwo nyemenya o la dzie meɖu fia ɖo.
44 At the hearing of the ear they listen to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
Ne wose ŋkɔnye ko la, woɖoa tom, eye du bubu me tɔwo gɔ̃ hã dzona nyanyanya le nye ŋkume.
45 Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.
Dzi ɖena le wo katã ƒo, eye wotsɔa dzodzo nyanyanya hedoa goe le woƒe mɔ sesẽwo me.
46 YHWH lives—and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.
Yehowa li tegbee! Woakafu nye Agakpe la! Woado Mawu, nye Xɔla la, ɖe dzi bobobo!
47 God—who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdues peoples under me,
Eyae nye Mawu si biaa hlɔ̃ nam, eye wòbɔbɔa dukɔwo ɖe nye afɔ te,
48 My deliverer from my enemies, You raise me above my withstanders, Deliver me from a man of violence.
ame si ɖeam tso nye futɔwo ƒe asi me. Èkɔm ɖe dzi gbɔ nye futɔwo ta, eye nèɖem tso ŋutasẽlawo ƒe asi me.
49 Therefore I confess You among nations, O YHWH, And I sing praise to Your Name,
O! Yehowa, makafu wò le dukɔwo dome le esia ta, eye madzi kafukafuha na wò ŋkɔ.
50 Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!
Ena dziɖuɖu gãwo eƒe fia la; eɖe amenuveve si nu meyi o la fia David, eƒe amesiamina la kple eƒe dzidzimeviwo tegbee.
