Psalms 18
1 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.
To the choirmaster - of [the] servant of Yahweh of David who he spoke - to Yahweh [the] words of the song this on [the] day [when] he delivered Yahweh him from [the] hand of all enemies his and from [the] hand of Saul. And he said I love you O Yahweh strength my.
2 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.
Yahweh - [is] rock my and stronghold my and deliverer my God my [is] rock my [whom] I take refuge in him shield my and [the] horn of salvation my refuge my.
3 The 'Praised One' I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved.
[the one] to be praised I call out to Yahweh and from enemies my I am delivered.
4 Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.
They encompassed me [the] cords of death and [the] torrents of worthlessness they overwhelmed me.
[the] cords of Sheol they surrounded me they confronted me [the] snares of death. (Sheol h7585)
6 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.
When it was distress to me - I called out to Yahweh and to God my I cried for help he heard from temple his voice my and cry for help my before him - it came in ears his.
7 And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake — because He hath wrath.
And it shook and it quaked - the earth and [the] foundations of [the] mountains they trembled and they shook back and forth for it burned to him.
8 Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.
It went up smoke - in nose his and fire from mouth his it consumed coals they burned from him.
9 And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
And he bent down [the] heavens and he came down and thick darkness [was] under feet his.
10 And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.
And he rode on a cherub and he flew and he soared on [the] wings of [the] wind.
11 He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkness - covering his around him canopy his darkness of waters dark clouds of clouds.
12 From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.
From [the] brightness before him dark clouds his they passed on hail and coals of fire.
13 And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.
And he thundered in the heavens - Yahweh and [the] Most High he gave forth voice his hail and coals of fire.
14 And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.
And he sent out arrows his and he scattered them and lightning flashes he shot and he routed them.
15 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.
And they appeared - channels of water and they were uncovered [the] foundations of [the] world from rebuke your O Yahweh from [the] breath of [the] breath of nostril[s] your.
16 He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
He stretched out from a high place he took hold of me he drew me from waters many.
17 He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.
He rescued me from enemy my strong and from [those who] hate me for they were [too] strong for me.
18 They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.
They confronted me in [the] day of calamity my and he became Yahweh a support of me.
19 And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me.
And he brought out me to roomy place he rescued me for he delighted in me.
20 Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
He has dealt with me Yahweh according to righteousness my according to [the] cleanness of hands my he has repaid to me.
21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
For I have kept [the] ways of Yahweh and not I have acted wickedly from God my.
22 For all His judgments [are] before me, And His statutes I turn not from me.
For all judgments his [have been] to before me and statutes his not I have turned aside from me.
23 And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
And I have been blameless with him and I have kept myself from iniquity my.
24 And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.
And he has repaid Yahweh to me according to righteousness my according to [the] cleanness of hands my to before eyes his.
25 With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect.
With a faithful [person] you show yourself faithful with a man blameless you show yourself blameless.
26 With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
With [one who] purifies himself you show yourself pure and with a perverse [person] you show yourself twisted.
27 For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.
For you a people afflicted you save and eyes uplifted you bring low.
28 For Thou — Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
For you you light lamp my Yahweh God my he lightens darkness my.
29 For by Thee I run — a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.
For by you I run a marauding band and by God my I leap over a wall.
30 God! perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield [is] He to all those trusting in Him.
God [is] blameless way his [the] word of Yahweh [is] refined [is] a shield he for all - those [who] take refuge in him.
31 For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God?
For who? [is] God except Yahweh and who? [is] a rock except God our.
32 God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh perfect my way.
God [is] the [one who] has girded me strength and he has made blameless way my.
33 Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.
[he has] made Feet my like does and on high places my he has made stand firm me.
34 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.
[he has] trained Hands my for battle and it will stretch a bow of bronze arms my.
35 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
And you have given to me [the] shield of salvation your and right [hand] your it has supported me and humility your you have made great me.
36 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
You have enlarged step[s] my under me and not they have slipped ankles my.
37 I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.
I pursued enemies my and I overtook them and not I returned until destroyed them.
38 I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,
I shattered them and not they were able [surely] to rise they fell under feet my.
39 And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.
And you girded me strength for the battle you made bow down [those who] rose against me under me.
40 As to mine enemies — Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me — I cut them off.
And enemies my you gave to me [the] neck and [those who] hated me I destroyed them.
41 They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.
They cried for help and there not [was] a deliverer to Yahweh and not he answered them.
42 And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.
And I crushed them like dust on [the] face of [the] wind like [the] mud of [the] streets I poured out them.
43 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.
You delivered me from [the] strivings of a people you appointed me to [the] head of nations a people [which] not I knew they serve me.
44 At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
To [the] hearing of an ear they become obedient to me sons of foreignness they cringe to me.
45 Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.
Sons of foreignness they wither and they may come trembling from strongholds their.
46 Jehovah liveth — and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.
[is] living Yahweh and [be] blessed rock my and may he be exalted [the] God of salvation my.
47 God — who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me,
God [is] the [one who] has given vengeance to me and he has subdued peoples under me.
48 My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me.
[he has] delivered Me from enemies my also more than [those who] rose against me you have exalted me from a man of violence you have rescued me.
49 Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise,
There-fore - I will give thanks to you among the nations - O Yahweh and to name your I will sing praises.
50 Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed — unto the age!
([he is] making great *Q(k)*) [the] victories of King his and [he is] doing covenant loyalty - to anointed his to David and to offspring his until perpetuity.
