< תהילים 18 >
לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ לְעֶבֶד יְהוָה לְדָוִד אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר ׀ לַיהוָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בְּיוֹם הִֽצִּיל־יְהוָה אוֹתוֹ מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָיו וּמִיַּד שָׁאֽוּל׃ וַיֹּאמַר אֶרְחָמְךָ יְהוָה חִזְקִֽי׃ | 1 |
To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto 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.
יְהוָה ׀ סַֽלְעִי וּמְצוּדָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי אֵלִי צוּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־בּוֹ מָֽגִנִּי וְקֶֽרֶן־יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃ | 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.
מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וּמִן־אֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ | 3 |
I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָוֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ | 4 |
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֹל סְבָבוּנִי קִדְּמוּנִי מוֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ (Sheol ) | 5 |
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. (Sheol )
בַּצַּר־לִי ׀ אֶֽקְרָא יְהוָה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַי אֲשַׁוֵּעַ יִשְׁמַע מֵהֵיכָלוֹ קוֹלִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי לְפָנָיו ׀ תָּבוֹא בְאָזְנָֽיו׃ | 6 |
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.
וַתִּגְעַשׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ ׀ הָאָרֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵי הָרִים יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁוּ כִּי־חָרָה לֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
עָלָה עָשָׁן ׀ בְּאַפּוֹ וְאֵשׁ־מִפִּיו תֹּאכֵל גֶּחָלִים בָּעֲרוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | 8 |
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
וַיֵּט שָׁמַיִם וַיֵּרַד וַעֲרָפֶל תַּחַת רַגְלֽ͏ָיו׃ | 9 |
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet.
וַיִּרְכַּב עַל־כְּרוּב וַיָּעֹף וַיֵּדֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃ | 10 |
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
יָשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ ׀ סִתְרוֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָיו סֻכָּתוֹ חֶשְׁכַת־מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִֽים׃ | 11 |
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
מִנֹּגַהּ נֶגְדּוֹ עָבָיו עָבְרוּ בָּרָד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ | 12 |
At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.
וַיַּרְעֵם בַּשָּׁמַיִם ׀ יְֽהוָה וְעֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּן קֹלוֹ בָּרָד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ | 13 |
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.
וַיִּשְׁלַח חִצָּיו וַיְפִיצֵם וּבְרָקִים רָב וַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃ | 14 |
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
וַיֵּרָאוּ ׀ אֲפִיקֵי מַיִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ מוֹסְדוֹת תֵּבֵל מִגַּעֲרָתְךָ יְהוָה מִנִּשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃ | 15 |
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַֽמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּֽים׃ | 16 |
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
יַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבִי עָז וּמִשֹּׂנְאַי כִּֽי־אָמְצוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | 17 |
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
יְקַדְּמוּנִי בְיוֹם־אֵידִי וַֽיְהִי־יְהוָה לְמִשְׁעָן לִֽי׃ | 18 |
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
וַיּוֹצִיאֵנִי לַמֶּרְחָב יְחַלְּצֵנִי כִּי חָפֵֽץ בִּֽי׃ | 19 |
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
יִגְמְלֵנִי יְהוָה כְּצִדְקִי כְּבֹר יָדַי יָשִׁיב לִֽי׃ | 20 |
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
כִּֽי־שָׁמַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵי יְהוָה וְלֹֽא־רָשַׁעְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ | 21 |
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
כִּי כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָיו לְנֶגְדִּי וְחֻקֹּתָיו לֹא־אָסִיר מֶֽנִּי׃ | 22 |
For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
וָאֱהִי תָמִים עִמּוֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמֵּר מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃ | 23 |
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהוָה לִי כְצִדְקִי כְּבֹר יָדַי לְנֶגֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ | 24 |
Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
עִם־חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד עִם־גְּבַר תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ | 25 |
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
עִם־נָבָר תִּתְבָּרָר וְעִם־עִקֵּשׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ | 26 |
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
כִּֽי־אַתָּה עַם־עָנִי תוֹשִׁיעַ וְעֵינַיִם רָמוֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ | 27 |
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
כִּֽי־אַתָּה תָּאִיר נֵרִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי יַגִּיהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ | 28 |
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
כִּֽי־בְךָ אָרֻץ גְּדוּד וּבֵֽאלֹהַי אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃ | 29 |
For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
הָאֵל תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָה צְרוּפָה מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל ׀ הַחֹסִים בּֽוֹ׃ | 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.
כִּי מִי אֱלוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְהוָה וּמִי צוּר זוּלָתִי אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | 31 |
For who [is] God save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God?
הָאֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵנִי חָיִל וַיִּתֵּן תָּמִים דַּרְכִּֽי׃ | 32 |
[It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ | 33 |
He maketh my feet like hinds’ [feet], and setteth me upon my high places.
מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְֽנִחֲתָה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ | 34 |
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
וַתִּתֶּן־לִי מָגֵן יִשְׁעֶךָ וִֽימִינְךָ תִסְעָדֵנִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃ | 35 |
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
תַּרְחִיב צַעֲדִי תַחְתָּי וְלֹא מָעֲדוּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ | 36 |
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
אֶרְדּוֹף אוֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵם וְלֹֽא־אָשׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ | 37 |
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
אֶמְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻכְלוּ קוּם יִפְּלוּ תַּחַת רַגְלָֽי׃ | 38 |
I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתָּֽי׃ | 39 |
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
וְֽאֹיְבַי נָתַתָּה לִּי עֹרֶף וּמְשַׂנְאַי אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ | 40 |
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
יְשַׁוְּעוּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁיעַ עַל־יְהוָה וְלֹא עָנָֽם׃ | 41 |
They cried, but [there was] none to save [them: even] unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵם כְּעָפָר עַל־פְּנֵי־רוּחַ כְּטִיט חוּצוֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃ | 42 |
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
תְּפַלְּטֵנִי מֵרִיבֵי עָם תְּשִׂימֵנִי לְרֹאשׁ גּוֹיִם עַם לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ | 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.
לְשֵׁמַֽע אֹזֶן יִשָּׁמְעוּ לִי בְּנֵֽי־נֵכָר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃ | 44 |
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
בְּנֵי־נֵכָר יִבֹּלוּ וְיַחְרְגוּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ | 45 |
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
חַי־יְהוָה וּבָרוּךְ צוּרִי וְיָרוּם אֱלוֹהֵי יִשְׁעִֽי׃ | 46 |
The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
הָאֵל הַנּוֹתֵן נְקָמוֹת לִי וַיַּדְבֵּר עַמִּים תַּחְתָּֽי׃ | 47 |
[It is] God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
מְפַלְּטִי מֵאֹיְבָי אַף מִן־קָמַי תְּרוֹמְמֵנִי מֵאִישׁ חָמָס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ | 48 |
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
עַל־כֵּן ׀ אוֹדְךָ בַגּוֹיִם ׀ יְהוָה וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃ | 49 |
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
מגדל מַגְדִּיל יְשׁוּעוֹת מַלְכּוֹ וְעֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיחוֹ לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ | 50 |
Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.