תהילים 18
| לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ לְעֶבֶד יְהֹוָה לְדָוִד אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר ׀ לַיהֹוָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בְּיוֹם הִֽצִּיל־יְהֹוָה אוֹתוֹ מִכַּף כׇּל־אֹיְבָיו וּמִיַּד שָׁאֽוּל׃ וַיֹּאמַר אֶרְחׇמְךָ יְהֹוָה חִזְקִֽי׃ | 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.
| יְהֹוָה ׀ סַלְעִי וּמְצוּדָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי אֵלִי צוּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־בּוֹ מָֽגִנִּי וְקֶֽרֶן־יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃ | 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.
| מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהֹוָה וּמִן־אֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ | 3 |
The 'Praised One' I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved.
| אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָוֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ | 4 |
Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.
| חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֹל סְבָבוּנִי קִדְּמוּנִי מוֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ (Sheol h7585) | 5 |
Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death. (Sheol h7585)
| בַּצַּר־לִי ׀ אֶקְרָא יְהֹוָה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַי אֲשַׁוֵּעַ יִשְׁמַע מֵהֵיכָלוֹ קוֹלִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי לְפָנָיו ׀ תָּבוֹא בְאׇזְנָֽיו׃ | 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.
| וַתִּגְעַשׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ ׀ הָאָרֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵי הָרִים יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁוּ כִּי־חָרָה לֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake — because He hath wrath.
| עָלָה עָשָׁן ׀ בְּאַפּוֹ וְאֵשׁ־מִפִּיו תֹּאכֵל גֶּחָלִים בָּעֲרוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 8 |
Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.
| וַיֵּט שָׁמַיִם וַיֵּרַד וַעֲרָפֶל תַּחַת רַגְלָֽיו׃ | 9 |
And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
| וַיִּרְכַּב עַל־כְּרוּב וַיָּעֹף וַיֵּדֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃ | 10 |
And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.
| יָשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ ׀ סִתְרוֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָיו סֻכָּתוֹ חֶשְׁכַת־מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִֽים׃ | 11 |
He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
| מִנֹּגַהּ נֶגְדּוֹ עָבָיו עָבְרוּ בָּרָד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ | 12 |
From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.
| וַיַּרְעֵם בַּשָּׁמַיִם ׀ יְֽהֹוָה וְעֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּן קֹלוֹ בָּרָד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ | 13 |
And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.
| וַיִּשְׁלַח חִצָּיו וַיְפִיצֵם וּבְרָקִים רָב וַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃ | 14 |
And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.
| וַיֵּרָאוּ ׀ אֲפִיקֵי מַיִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ מוֹסְדוֹת תֵּבֵל מִגַּעֲרָתְךָ יְהֹוָה מִנִּשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃ | 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.
| יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַֽמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּֽים׃ | 16 |
He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
| יַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבִי עָז וּמִשֹּׂנְאַי כִּֽי־אָמְצוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | 17 |
He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.
| יְקַדְּמוּנִי בְיוֹם־אֵידִי וַֽיְהִי־יְהֹוָה לְמִשְׁעָן לִֽי׃ | 18 |
They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.
| וַיּוֹצִיאֵנִי לַמֶּרְחָב יְחַלְּצֵנִי כִּי חָפֵֽץ בִּֽי׃ | 19 |
And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me.
| יִגְמְלֵנִי יְהֹוָה כְּצִדְקִי כְּבֹר יָדַי יָשִׁיב לִֽי׃ | 20 |
Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
| כִּֽי־שָׁמַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵי יְהֹוָה וְלֹֽא־רָשַׁעְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ | 21 |
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
| כִּי כׇל־מִשְׁפָּטָיו לְנֶגְדִּי וְחֻקֹּתָיו לֹא־אָסִיר מֶֽנִּי׃ | 22 |
For all His judgments [are] before me, And His statutes I turn not from me.
| וָאֱהִי תָמִים עִמּוֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמֵּר מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃ | 23 |
And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
| וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהֹוָה לִי כְצִדְקִי כְּבֹר יָדַי לְנֶגֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ | 24 |
And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.
| עִם־חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד עִם־גְּבַר תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ | 25 |
With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect.
| עִם־נָבָר תִּתְבָּרָר וְעִם־עִקֵּשׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ | 26 |
With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
| כִּֽי־אַתָּה עַם־עָנִי תוֹשִׁיעַ וְעֵינַיִם רָמוֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ | 27 |
For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.
| כִּֽי־אַתָּה תָּאִיר נֵרִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהַי יַגִּיהַּ חׇשְׁכִּֽי׃ | 28 |
For Thou — Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
| כִּֽי־בְךָ אָרֻץ גְּדוּד וּבֵֽאלֹהַי אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃ | 29 |
For by Thee I run — a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.
| הָאֵל תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהֹוָה צְרוּפָה מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל ׀ הַחֹסִים בּֽוֹ׃ | 30 |
God! perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield [is] He to all those trusting in Him.
| כִּי מִי אֱלוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְהֹוָה וּמִי צוּר זוּלָתִי אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | 31 |
For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God?
| הָאֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵנִי חָיִל וַיִּתֵּן תָּמִים דַּרְכִּֽי׃ | 32 |
God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh perfect my way.
| מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ | 33 |
Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.
| מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְֽנִחֲתָה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ | 34 |
Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.
| וַתִּתֶּן־לִי מָגֵן יִשְׁעֶךָ וִֽימִינְךָ תִסְעָדֵנִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃ | 35 |
And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
| תַּרְחִיב צַעֲדִי תַחְתָּי וְלֹא מָעֲדוּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ | 36 |
Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
| אֶרְדּוֹף אוֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵם וְלֹֽא־אָשׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ | 37 |
I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.
| אֶמְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻכְלוּ קוּם יִפְּלוּ תַּחַת רַגְלָֽי׃ | 38 |
I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,
| וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתָּֽי׃ | 39 |
And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.
| וְֽאֹיְבַי נָתַתָּה לִּי עֹרֶף וּמְשַׂנְאַי אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ | 40 |
As to mine enemies — Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me — I cut them off.
| יְשַׁוְּעוּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁיעַ עַל־יְהֹוָה וְלֹא עָנָֽם׃ | 41 |
They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.
| וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵם כְּעָפָר עַל־פְּנֵי־רוּחַ כְּטִיט חוּצוֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃ | 42 |
And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.
| תְּפַלְּטֵנִי מֵרִיבֵי עָם תְּשִׂימֵנִי לְרֹאשׁ גּוֹיִם עַם לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ | 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.
| לְשֵׁמַֽע אֹזֶן יִשָּׁמְעוּ לִי בְּנֵֽי־נֵכָר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃ | 44 |
At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
| בְּנֵי־נֵכָר יִבֹּלוּ וְיַחְרְגוּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ | 45 |
Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.
| חַי־יְהֹוָה וּבָרוּךְ צוּרִי וְיָרוּם אֱלוֹהֵי יִשְׁעִֽי׃ | 46 |
Jehovah liveth — and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.
| הָאֵל הַנּוֹתֵן נְקָמוֹת לִי וַיַּדְבֵּר עַמִּים תַּחְתָּֽי׃ | 47 |
God — who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me,
| מְפַלְּטִי מֵאֹיְבָי אַף מִן־קָמַי תְּרוֹמְמֵנִי מֵאִישׁ חָמָס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ | 48 |
My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me.
| עַל־כֵּן ׀ אוֹדְךָ בַגּוֹיִם ׀ יְהֹוָה וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃ | 49 |
Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise,
| מַגְדִּל יְשׁוּעוֹת מַלְכּוֹ וְעֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיחוֹ לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ | 50 |
Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed — unto the age!
