Psalms 18
1 To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will 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 strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, 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 I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
The 'Praised One' I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved.
4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men 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 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry 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 the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and 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 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and 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; yes, he flew 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 secret place; his pavilion around him [were] dark waters [and] 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 At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.
From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; 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 Yes, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.
15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at 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 sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them who hated me: for they were too strong for me.
He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.
18 They attacked me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.
19 He brought me forth also in a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted 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 cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed 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 judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
For all His judgments [are] before me, And His statutes I turn not from me.
23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.
25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with an 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 froward thou wilt contend.
With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
For Thou — Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped 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 buckler 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 save our God?
For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God?
32 [It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh perfect my way.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], and setteth me upon my high places.
Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.
34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up and thy gentleness 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 hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
37 I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.
38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they have fallen 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 to battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.
40 Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
As to mine enemies — Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me — I cut them off.
41 They cried, but [there was] none to save [them]: [even] to the LORD, but he answered them not.
They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.
42 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; [and] thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people [whom] I have not known 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 they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me.
At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid from 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 let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Jehovah liveth — and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.
47 [It is] God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
God — who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me,
48 He delivereth me from my enemies: yes, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
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 to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises to thy name.
Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise,
50 He giveth great deliverance to his king; and showeth mercy 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!
