Psalms 18
1 [For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of YHWH, who spoke to YHWH the words of this song in the day that YHWH delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said, ] I love you, YHWH, my strength.
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid the seruant of the Lord, which spake unto the Lord the wordes of this song (in the day that the Lord delivered him for the hande of all this enemies, and form the and of saul) and sayd, I will loue thee dearely, O Lord my strength.
2 YHWH is my Rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my Rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
The Lord is my rocke, and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth me, my God and my strength: in him will I trust, my shield, the horne also of my saluation, and my refuge.
3 I call on YHWH, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
I will call vpon the Lord, which is worthie to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
4 The waves of death surrounded me, and the currents of ungodliness overwhelmed me.
The sorowes of death compassed me, and the floods of wickednes made me afraide.
The sorowes of the graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertooke me. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called upon YHWH, and cried out to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry before him came into his ears.
But in my trouble did I call vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: he heard my voyce out of his Temple, and my crye did come before him, euen into his eares.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
Then the earth trembled, and quaked: the foundations also of the mountaines mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.
8 Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
Smoke went out at his nostrels, and a consuming fire out of his mouth: coales were kindled thereat.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
He bowed the heauens also and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.
10 He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.
And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and he came flying vpon the wings of the winde.
11 He made darkness his hiding place, his canopy around him thick clouds dark with water.
He made darkenes his secrete place, and his pauilion round about him, euen darkenesse of waters, and cloudes of the ayre.
12 From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed on, with hailstones and coals of fire.
At the brightnes of his presence his clouds passed, haylestones and coles of fire.
13 YHWH also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice.
The Lord also thundred in the heauen, and the Highest gaue his voyce, haylestones and coales of fire.
14 And he sent out arrows and scattered them, and he shot lightning bolts and routed them.
Then hee sent out his arrowes and scattred them, and he increased lightnings and destroyed them.
15 And the depths of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, YHWH, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
And the chanels of waters were seene, and the foundations of the worlde were discouered at thy rebuking, O Lord, at the blasting of the breath of thy nostrels.
16 He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
He hath sent downe from aboue and taken mee: hee hath drawen mee out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
He hath deliuered mee from my strong enemie, and from them which hate me: for they were too strong for me.
18 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but YHWH was my support.
They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Hee brought mee foorth also into a large place: hee deliuered mee because hee fauoured me.
20 YHWH has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnes: according to the purenes of mine hands he recompensed me:
21 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Because I kept the wayes of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.
22 For all his ordinances were before me. I did not put away his statutes from me.
For all his Lawes were before mee, and I did not cast away his commandements from mee.
23 I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
I was vpright also with him, and haue kept me from my wickednes.
24 Therefore YHWH has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Therefore the Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse, and according to the purenes of mine hands in his sight.
25 With the faithful you show yourself faithful. With the innocent you show yourself innocent.
With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.
26 With the pure you show yourself pure. And with the crooked you show yourself tortuous.
With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt shewe thy selfe froward.
27 For you will save a humble people, but the eyes of the proud you will bring low.
Thus thou wilt saue the poore people, and wilt cast downe the proude lookes.
28 For you light my lamp. YHWH my God lights up my darkness.
Surely thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God wil lighten my darkenes.
29 For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
For by thee I haue broken through an hoste, and by my God I haue leaped ouer a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect. The word of YHWH is pure. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
The way of God is vncorrupt: the worde of the Lord is tried in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.
31 For who is God, except YHWH? Who is a rock, besides our God,
For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mightie saue our God?
32 the God who girds me with strength, and makes my way blameless?
God girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way vpright.
33 He makes my feet like deer's feet, and sets me on my high places.
He maketh my feete like hindes feete, and setteth me vpon mine high places.
34 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
He teacheth mine hands to fight: so that a bowe of brasse is broken with mine armes.
35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand holds me up, and your help has made me great.
Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation, and thy right hand hath stayed me, and thy louing kindenes hath caused me to increase.
36 You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.
Thou hast enlarged my steps vnder mee, and mine heeles haue not slid.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
I haue pursued mine enemies, and taken them, and haue not turned againe till I had consumed them.
38 I struck them through, so that they did not rise. They fell beneath my feet.
I haue wounded them, that they were not able to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete.
39 For you have equipped me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battell: them, that rose against me, thou hast subdued vnder me.
40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
And thou hast giuen me the neckes of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 They cried, but there was none to save; even to YHWH, but he did not answer them.
They cryed but there was none to saue them, euen vnto the Lord, but hee answered them not.
42 Then I ground them as fine as the dust on the surface of a path. Like the mud in the streets, I trampled them.
Then I did beate them small as the dust before the winde: I did treade them flat as the clay in the streetes.
43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Thou hast deliuered me from the contentions of the people: thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people, whom I haue not knowen, shall serue me.
44 As soon as they hear of me they obey me. Foreigners come cringing to me;
As soone as they heare, they shall obey me: the strangers shall be in subiection to me.
45 they are not bound in chains.
Strangers shall shrinke away, and feare in their priuie chambers.
46 YHWH lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,
Let the Lord liue, and blessed be my strength, and the God of my saluation be exalted.
47 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.
It is God that giueth me power to auenge me, and subdueth the people vnder me.
48 He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
O my deliuerer from mine enemies, euen thou hast set mee vp from them, that rose against me: thou hast deliuered mee from the cruell man.
49 Therefore I will praise you, YHWH, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
Therefore I will prayse thee, O Lord, among the nations, and wil sing vnto thy Name.
50 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his descendants, until forever.
Great deliuerances giueth hee vnto his King, and sheweth mercie to his anoynted, euen to Dauid, and to his seede for euer.
