Psalms 18
1 I love thee, O LORD, my strength!
Katoeng kruek zaehoikung hanah, Angraeng ih tamna David ih saam laa. Angraeng mah David to a misanawk thung boih hoi Saul ih ban thung hoiah loisak naah, David mah Angraeng khaeah hae laa hae sak; anih mah hae tiah thuih: Ka thacakhaih, Aw Angraeng, nang kang palung han.
2 Jehovah is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I trust; My shield, my strong defence, and my high tower.
Angraeng loe ka lungsong, kacak kai ih sipae hoi kai pahlongkung ah oh: ka Sithaw, ka thacakhaih, ka buephaih, kang vaenghaih, ka loihhaih taki, kai ih imsang ah oh.
3 I called upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And was delivered from my enemies.
Pakoeh han krah Sithaw to ka kawk han, anih mah ka misanawk ban thung hoiah na pahlong tih.
4 The snares of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction filled me with dismay;
Duekhaih quinawk mah ang zaeng moe, Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk ih tuiphu mah zithaih hoiah ang ohsak.
Hell qui mah ang zaeng kang moe, duekhaih thaang mah ang maah khoep. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried unto my God; He heard my voice from his palace, And my cry came before him into his ears.
Dawnrai naah Angraeng to ka kawk, ka Sithaw to ka palawk: anih mah angmah ih tempul thung hoiah ka lok ang tahngaih pae; ka hanghaih lok loe anih hmaa ah phak moe, anih ih naa thungah akun.
7 Then the earth quaked and trembled; The foundations of the mountains rocked and were shaken, Because his wrath was kindled.
Anih palungphui naah, long anghuen moe, tasoeh; maenawk ohhaih takung khoek to anghuen moe, angthuih.
8 A smoke went up from his nostrils, And fire from his mouth devoured; Burning coals shot forth from him.
Anih ih hnah thung hoiah hmaikhue tacawt moe, anih pakha thung ih hmai mah kangh pongah, to ih hmaipalai hoiah hmai to amngaeh.
9 He bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet;
Anih mah van to takoih moe, pahnaem tathuk; kaving loe anih ih khok tlim ah oh.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Anih loe Cherubim nuiah angthueng moe, azawk: ue, anih loe takhi ih pakhraehnawk nuiah azawk.
11 And he made darkness his covering; His pavilion round about him was dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Anih loe angmah anghawk haih hanah vinghaih to sak moe, kaving khak tuinawk hoi kathah van ih tamainawk mah anih to takui o.
12 At the brightness before him, his thick clouds passed away; Then came hailstones and coals of fire.
A hmaa ah aanghaih oh pongah, kathah tamainawk mah qaetui hoi hmai kamngaeh thlung to sin o moe, hmabang ah caeh o.
13 The LORD also thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice, Amid hailstones and coals of fire.
Angraeng loe van ah doeh khopazihsak moe, Sang koek mah qaetui hoi hmai kamngaeh thlungnawk hanah lok a paek.
14 He sent forth his arrows, and scattered them; Continual lightnings, and discomfited them.
Ue, anih loe angmah ih palaanawk to kah; tangphra a pueksak pongah, misanawk anghaehsak phang moe, a sungsak.
15 Then the channels of the deep were seen, And the foundations of the earth were laid bare At thy rebuke, O LORD! At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Aw Angraeng, na thuitaekhaih hoi na hnah thung ih takhi nang hahhaih hoiah, tui longhaih loklamnawk to amtueng moe, long angdoethaih doeh amtueng.
16 He stretched forth his hand from above; he took me, And drew me out of deep waters.
Anih loe ranui bang hoiah ban to payangh, kai ang patawnh moe, pop parai tuinawk thung hoiah kai to azuh tahang.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy; From my adversaries, who were too powerful for me.
Anih mah kai hnuma kaminawk, kai han paroeai thacak, ka misanawk ban thung hoiah ang pahlong.
18 They fell upon me in the day of my calamity; But the LORD was my stay.
Kam rohaih niah nihcae mah ang maah o khoep; toe Angraeng loe ka buephaih ah oh.
19 He brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Anih mah kalen parai imthung ah ang caeh haih; ka nuiah palung a tongh pongah, anih mah ang pahlong.
20 The LORD hath rewarded me according to my righteous; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Angraeng mah ka toenghaih baktih toengah, tangqum to ang paek, ka ban ciimhaih baktih toengah atho ang paek let.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Angraeng ih loklamnawk to ka pazui pongah, zaehaih sak hanah Sithaw to ka caeh taak ai.
22 For all his laws were in my sight; I did not put away his statutes from me.
A lok takroekhaihnawk boih loe ka hmaa ah oh, anih mah sak ih daannawk ka pahnawt vai ai.
23 I was upright before him, And kept myself from iniquity.
A hmaa ah toenghaih hoiah kho ka sak moe, zaehaih to ka caeh taak.
24 Therefore hath the LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.
To pongah ka toenghaih baktih, a mikhnuk ah ka ban ciimhaih baktih toengah, Angraeng mah tangqum to ang paek.
25 To the merciful thou showest thyself merciful; To the upright thou showest thyself upright;
Nang loe tahmen thaih kami khaeah tahmenhaih nam tuengsak moe, katoeng kami khaeah toenghaih to nam tuengsak;
26 To the pure thou showest thyself pure, And to the perverse thou showest thyself perverse.
Kaciim kami khaeah ciimhaih nam tuengsak moe, poek angkoih kami khaeah poek angkoihaih to nam tuegsak.
27 For thou savest the afflicted people, But the haughty countenance thou bringest down.
Mi tlim ah khosah kaminawk to na pahlong; toe kasang ah mikpadai kaminawk loe na pakhrak tathuk.
28 Thou causest my lamp to shine; Jehovah, my God, enlighteneth my darkness.
Aw Angraeng, kai ih hmaithawk nang paaang pae, ka Angraeng Sithaw mah ka vinghaih hae na aangsak tih.
29 For through thee I have broken through troops; Through my God I have leaped over walls.
Nang oephaih rang hoiah misa to ka patom moe, ka Sithaw oephaih rang hoiah ni sipae to ka poeng thaih.
30 The ways of God are just and true; His word is pure, tried in the fire; He is a shield to all who put their trust in him.
Sithaw ih loklam loe acung: Angraeng ih lok loe coek han koi om ai. Anih loe angmah khaeah abuep kaminawk boih hanah angvaenghaih ah oh.
31 Who, then, is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
Angraeng pacoengah mi maw Sithaw ah kaom vop? To tih ai boeh loe aicae Sithaw ai ah loe mi maw lungsong ah kaom?
32 It is God that girded me with strength, And made my way plain.
Sithaw mah thacakhaih kazii hoiah ang zaeng moe, ka caehhaih loklam to acungsak.
33 He made my feet like the hind's, And set me in my high places;
Tasuk khok baktiah ka khok hae ang sak pae moe, ka ohhaih hmuensangnawk ah ang suek.
34 He taught my hands to war, So that my arm bent the bow of brass.
Misatuk kop hanah ka ban ang patoh pae, to naah ni ka ban mah sum kalii to takoih thai vop.
35 Thou gavest me the shield of thy protection; Thy right hand held me up, And thy goodness made me great.
Kai nang pakaa moe, na pahlonghaih to nang paek: na bantang ban hoiah nang zaeh moe, na tuinom hoihaih hoiah nang lensak boeh.
36 Thou didst make a wide path for my steps, So that my feet did not stumble.
Ka caehhaih loklam to na kawksak pongah, ka khok hae amkhraeng thai ai.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And turned not back till I had destroyed them.
Ka misanawk ka patom moe, ka kae: nihcae amro ai karoek to kam laem let ai.
38 I smote them, so that they could not rise; They fell under my feet.
Nihcae loe ka khok tlim ah amtimh o: angthawk thai ai khoek to nihcae to ka tit.
39 Thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; Thou didst cast down my adversaries under me.
Misatuk hanah thacakhaih kazii hoiah nang zaeng; ka misanawk ka khok tlim ah na kuepsak.
40 Thou didst cause my enemies to turn their backs, So that I destroyed them that hated me.
Kai hnuma kaminawk ka hum thai hanah, ka misanawk ih tahnongnawk doeh nang paek.
41 They cried, but there was none to help; To Jehovah, but he answered them not.
Nihcae loe hang o, toe pahlongkung tawn o ai; Angraeng khaeah a hang o, toe anih mah pathim pae ai.
42 I beat them small, like dust before the wind; I cast them out as the dirt of the streets.
To naah nihcae to adip pueng ah ka hnoih moe, takhi nuiah maiphu takhoek ih baktih toengah ka takhoek: nihcae to loklam ih maiphu baktiah ka haeh.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the assaults of the nations; Thou hast made me the head of the kingdoms. Nations whom I knew not serve me;
Kai naeh kaminawk ih ban thung hoiah nang loisak moe, sithaw panoek ai kaminawk ih lu ah nang suek; panoek ai ih kaminawk doeh kai ih tok to a sak o.
44 They who have only heard of me obey me; Yea, men of a strange land submit themselves to me;
Kai ih tamthang a thaih o naah, ka lok to tahngaih o; panoek ai ih kaminawk loe angmacae koeh ah ka hmaa ah ang paek o.
45 Men of a strange land fade away, like a leaf, And come trembling from their strongholds.
Panoek ai ih kaminawk loe palung boeng o moe, angmacae ohhaih ahmuen hoi tasoehhaih hoiah angzoh o.
46 Jehovah is the living God; blessed be my rock; Exalted be the God of my salvation!
Angraeng loe hing! Ka lungsong loe tahamhoihaih om nasoe! Kai pahlongkung Sithaw loe, pakoehhaih om nasoe.
47 It is God who hath given me vengeance, And subdued the nations under me;
Kai hanah lulak moe, kaminawk kai tlim ah kuepsakkung loe, Sithaw ni.
48 He delivered me from my enemies; Yea, thou hast lifted me up above my adversaries; Thou hast saved me from the violent man!
Ka misanawk thung hoiah anih mah ang pahlong; ue, ka misanawk ranuiah kai nang toengh tahang: amrosak thaih kami ban thung hoiah nang pahlong.
49 Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O LORD! among the nations, And sing praises to thy name.
To pongah aw Angraeng, kai loe Sithaw panoek ai kaminawk salakah, nang khaeah anghoehaih lawk ka thuih moe, na hmin pakoehhaih laa to ka sak han.
50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth mercy to his anointed, —To David and to his posterity for ever.
Anih mah angmah ih siangpahrang khaeah kalen parai loisakhaih to paek moe, situi a bawh ih David hoi angmah ih acaengnawk khaeah boeng thai ai palungnathaih to amtuengsak.
