Psalms 18
1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David, the servant of Yahweh, when he sang to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He sang: I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
Aka mawt ham, A thunkha boeih kah kut neh Saul kut lamkah a BOEIPA loh a huul khohnin vaengah hekah laa lung he BOEIPA taengah aka thui David, BOEIPA sal kah Te dongah, “Kai kah ka thadueng, BOEIPA nang te kan haidam,” a ti.
2 Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who brings me to safety; he is my God, my rock; I take refuge in him. He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, and my stronghold.
BOEIPA tah ka thaelpang, ka rhalvong neh kai aka hlawt, ka Pathen, ka lungpang la om. Amah dongah ka ying tih ka photling, daemnah molsom, neh ka imsang la om.
3 I will call on Yahweh who is worthy to be praised, and I will be saved from my enemies.
Thang then ham aka koih BOEIPA te ka khue vaengah ka thunkha rhoek kut lamkah ka daem.
4 The cords of death surrounded me, and the rushing waters of worthlessness overwhelmed me.
Dueknah rhuihet loh kai n'yen tih aka muen soklong loh kai n'let sak.
Saelkhui kah rhuihet loh kai m'ven tih dueknah hlaeh loh kai m'mah. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called to Yahweh; I called for help to my God. He heard my voice from his temple; my call for help went into his presence; it went into his ears.
Ka kho a bing vaengah BOEIPA te ka khue tih ka Pathen taengah ka pang. A bawkim lamloh ka ol a yaak tih ka pang ol loh amah hmai neh a hna khuila a pha.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains also trembled and were shaken because God was angry.
Te vaengah diklai tuen tih hinghuen. Amah taengah a sai dongah tlang yung rhoek khaw tlai uh tih tuen uh.
8 Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it.
A hnarhong lamkah hmaikhu thoeng tih a ka lamkah hmai loh a laeh vaengah hmai-alh khaw tak.
9 He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
Te phoeiah vaan te a koiloep tih a suntlak vaengah yinnah tah a kho hmui la pawk.
10 He rode on a cherub and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.
Cherub dongah ngol bal tih a ding vaengah khohli phae soah ding hang.
11 He made darkness a tent around him, heavy rainclouds in the skies.
Khohmuep te a kaepvai kah a hlipyingnah la, khomong khomai kah tamyin tui te a dungtlungim la a khueh.
12 Hailstones and coals of fire fell from the lightning before him.
Amah hmai kah a aa te a khomai khui lamkah rhael neh hmai alh la coe.
13 Yahweh thundered in the heavens! The voice of the Most High shouted.
Te phoeiah BOEIPA tah vaan lamkah loh ha kawk tih Khohni loh a ol a huel vaengah rhael neh hmai alh la thoeng.
14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; many lightning bolts dispersed them.
A thaltang a kah tih amih te a taek a yaak. Rhaek neh a daeh tih amih te a khawkkhek.
15 Then the water channels appeared; the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
Na thintoek kah na hiil yilh neh BOEIPA nang kah tluungnah dongah sokca kah tui phoe tih lunglai khaw a yung hoep.
16 He reached down from above; he took hold of me! He pulled me out of the surging water.
A sang lamloh yueng uh tih tui dueng khui kah kai he n'tuuk tih n'doek.
17 He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
Kai ham tah tlung uh coeng dae ka thunkha hlangtlung taeng lamkah neh ka lunguet taeng lamloh kai n'huul.
18 They came against me on the day of my distress but Yahweh was my support!
Ka rhainah khohnin ah amih loh kai m'mah uh cakhaw kai ham tukcawt longkhawn la BOEIPA om.
19 He set me free in a wide open place; he saved me because he was pleased with me.
Tedae ka khuiah a naep dongah kai he a hoengpoeknah la n'thak tih kai n'pumcum sak.
20 Yahweh has rewarded me because of my righteousness; he has restored me because my hands were clean.
Ka duengnah bangla BOEIPA loh kai n'thuung tih ka kut kah cimcaihnah vanbangla kai taengah ha mael.
21 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh and have not wickedly turned away from my God.
BOEIPA kah longpuei ka ngaithuen tih ka Pathen taeng lamkah ka poehlip van pawh.
22 For all his righteous decrees have been before me; as for his statutes, I have not turned away from them.
Te dongah a laitloeknah boeih te kamah hmai ah ka khueh tih a khosing te kamah taeng lamkah ka phaelh pawh.
23 I have also been innocent before him, and I have kept myself from sin.
Amah hmaiah cuemthuek la ka om tih kamah kathaesainah lamloh khaw ka cue uh.
24 Therefore Yahweh has restored me because of my righteousness, because my hands were clean before his eyes.
Te dongah ka duengnah neh amah mikhmuh ah ka kut kah cimcaihnah vanbangla kai taengah BOEIPA loh n'thuung coeng.
25 To anyone who is faithful, you show yourself to be faithful; to a man who is blameless, you show yourself to be blameless.
Hingcim taengah uepom la na om tih, cuemthuek hlang taengah na cungkuem coeng.
26 To anyone who is pure, you show yourself pure; but you are clever toward anyone who is twisted.
Aka meet uh taengah na meet uh tih voeldak te tah na hnueih.
27 For you save afflicted people, but you bring down those with proud, uplifted eyes!
Namah loh pilnam mangdaeng te na khang tih mikhmuh kah aka pomsang rhoek khaw na kunyun sak.
28 For you give light to my lamp; Yahweh my God lights up my darkness.
Ka BOEIPA Pathen namah loh ka hmaithoi nan tok tih ka hmaisuep khaw a tue.
29 For by you I can run over a barricade; by my God I can leap over a wall.
Namah neh caem ka poeng tih ka Pathen nen tah pangbueng khaw ka poe thai.
30 As for God—his way is perfect! The word of Yahweh is pure! He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him.
Pathen tah a longpuei khangmai tih BOEIPA tah olthui a cimcaih dongah anih khuiah aka ying boeih ham tah photling la a om pah.
31 For who is God except Yahweh? Who is a rock except our God?
BOEIPA phoeiah Pathen te unim? Mamih kah Pathen phoeiah tah unim lungpang bal?
32 It is God who puts strength on me like a belt, who places the blameless person on his path.
Pathen loh kai he khuehtawn m'vah sak tih, ka longpuei khangmai la a khueh.
33 He makes my feet swift like a deer and places me on the heights!
Ka kho he sayuk bangla han saii tih, ka hmuensang ah kai m'pai sak.
34 He trains my hands for war and my arms to bend a bow of bronze.
Ka kut he caemtloek ham a cang tih, ka ban loh rhohum lii khaw a phuk thai.
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand has supported me, and your favor has made me great.
Namah kah khangnah photling te kai taengah nan paek tih, na bantang kut loh kai n'duel. Te dongah na kodonah neh kai nan rhoeng sak.
36 You have made a wide place for my feet beneath me so that my feet have not slipped.
Ka kungdak kah ka kholaeh khaw na aeh dongah ka kho paloe pawh.
37 I pursued my enemies and caught them; I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
Ka thunkha rhoek te ka hloem tih amih te ka kae phoeiah amih ka khah hlanah ka balkhong moenih.
38 I smashed them so that they were unable to rise; they have fallen under my feet.
Amih te ka phop daengah ni thoo uh thai pawt tih ka kho tangah a bakop uh.
39 For you put strength on me like a belt for battle; you put under me those who rise up against me.
Caemtloek ham khaw kai he thadueng nan vah sak tih kai aka tlai thil rhoek te kamah hmuila na koisu.
40 You gave me the back of my enemies' necks; I annihilated those who hated me.
Te dongah ka thunkha rhoek kah a rhawn te kai taengah na duen sak tih ka lunguet te ka biit.
41 They called for help, but no one saved them; they called out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
BOEIPA taengah pang uh coeng dae khang voel pawt tih amih te doo voel pawh.
42 I beat them into fine pieces like dust before the wind; I threw them out like mud in the streets.
Te dongah amih te khohli hman kah laipi bangla ka neet tih long kah tangnong bangla ka hawk.
43 You rescued me from the disputes of people. You have made me the head over nations. People that I have not known serve me.
Pilnam kah tuituknah khui lamkah kai nan hlawt. Namtom kah a lu la kai nan khueh ming pawt pilnam loh kai taengah tho a thueng.
44 As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me; foreigners were forced to bow to me.
Ka ol te a hna dongah olthang la a yaak uh vaengah kholong ca rhoek loh kai taengah mai a tum uh.
45 The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds.
Kholong ca rhoek loh tahah uh tih amamih vongtung khui lamkah samoe uh.
46 Yahweh lives; may my rock be praised. May the God of my salvation be exalted.
BOEIPA he hingnah la a om dongah ka lungpang tah a yoethen pai tih ka daemnah Pathen tah pomsang pai saeh.
47 He is the God who executes vengeance for me, who subdues the nations under me.
Pathen loh kai hamla tawnlohnah a paek dongah kai dangah ni pilnam a voek.
48 I am set free from my enemies! Indeed, you lifted me above the ones who rose against me! You rescued me from violent men.
Ka thunkha rhoek taeng lamkah kai nan hlawt, kai aka tlai thil soah kai nan pomsang bal. Hlang kah kuthlahnah lamkah kai nan huul.
49 Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name!
Te dongah BOEIPA nang te namtom taengah kan uem vetih na ming te ka tingtoeng ni.
50 God gives great victory to his king, and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, to David and to his descendants forever.
A manghai kah khangnah tah len khaw len pai. Te dongah ni sitlohnah he a koelh taengah khaw, David neh a tiingan taengah khaw kumhal duela a saii pah.
