< Psalms 18 >
1 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 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 one] to be praised I call out to Yahweh and from enemies my I am delivered.
4 They encompassed me [the] cords of death and [the] torrents of worthlessness they overwhelmed me.
5 [the] cords of Sheol they surrounded me they confronted me [the] snares of death. (Sheol )
6 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 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 It went up smoke - in nose his and fire from mouth his it consumed coals they burned from him.
9 And he bent down [the] heavens and he came down and thick darkness [was] under feet his.
10 And he rode on a cherub and he flew and he soared on [the] wings of [the] wind.
11 He made darkness - covering his around him canopy his darkness of waters dark clouds of clouds.
12 From [the] brightness before him dark clouds his they passed on hail and coals of fire.
13 And he thundered in the heavens - Yahweh and [the] Most High he gave forth voice his hail and coals of fire.
14 And he sent out arrows his and he scattered them and lightning flashes he shot and he routed them.
15 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 stretched out from a high place he took hold of me he drew me from waters many.
17 He rescued me from enemy my strong and from [those who] hate me for they were [too] strong for me.
18 They confronted me in [the] day of calamity my and he became Yahweh a support of me.
19 And he brought out me to roomy place he rescued me for he delighted in me.
20 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 Yahweh and not I have acted wickedly from God my.
22 For all judgments his [have been] to before me and statutes his not I have turned aside from me.
23 And I have been blameless with him and I have kept myself from iniquity my.
24 And he has repaid Yahweh to me according to righteousness my according to [the] cleanness of hands my to before eyes his.
25 With a faithful [person] you show yourself faithful with a man blameless you show yourself blameless.
26 With [one who] purifies himself you show yourself pure and with a perverse [person] you show yourself twisted.
27 For you a people afflicted you save and eyes uplifted you bring low.
28 For you you light lamp my Yahweh God my he lightens darkness my.
29 For by you I run a marauding band and by God my I leap over a wall.
30 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 except Yahweh and who? [is] a rock except God our.
32 God [is] the [one who] has girded me strength and he has made blameless way my.
33 [he has] made Feet my like does and on high places my he has made stand firm me.
34 [he has] trained Hands my for battle and it will stretch a bow of bronze arms my.
35 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 You have enlarged step[s] my under me and not they have slipped ankles my.
37 I pursued enemies my and I overtook them and not I returned until destroyed them.
38 I shattered them and not they were able [surely] to rise they fell under feet my.
39 And you girded me strength for the battle you made bow down [those who] rose against me under me.
40 And enemies my you gave to me [the] neck and [those who] hated me I destroyed them.
41 They cried for help and there not [was] a deliverer to Yahweh and not he answered them.
42 And I crushed them like dust on [the] face of [the] wind like [the] mud of [the] streets I poured out them.
43 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 To [the] hearing of an ear they become obedient to me sons of foreignness they cringe to me.
45 Sons of foreignness they wither and they may come trembling from strongholds their.
46 [is] living Yahweh and [be] blessed rock my and may he be exalted [the] God of salvation my.
47 God [is] the [one who] has given vengeance to me and he has subdued peoples under me.
48 [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 There-fore - I will give thanks to you among the nations - O Yahweh and to name your I will sing praises.
50 ([he is] making great *Qk) [the] victories of King his and [he is] doing covenant loyalty - to anointed his to David and to offspring his until perpetuity.
