Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 18

(2 Samuel 22:1–51)

For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

1I love Youאֶרְחָמְךָ֖'er.cha.me.KhaH7355,O LORDH3068,my strengthחִזְקִֽי׃chiz.KiH2391.

2The LORDH3068is my rockסַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'IH5553,my fortressוּמְצוּדָתִ֗יu.me.tzu.da.TiH4686,and my delivererוּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥יu.me.Fal.TiH6403.My Godאֵלִ֣י'e.LiH410ismy rockצ֭וּרִיTzu.riH6697,in whom I take refugeאֶֽחֱסֶה־'e.che.seh-H2620,my shieldמָֽגִנִּ֥יma.gi.NiH4043,and the hornוְקֶֽרֶן־ve.ke.ren-H7161of my salvationיִ֝שְׁעִ֗יyish.'IH3468,my strongholdמִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃mis.ga.BiH4869.

3I will call uponאֶקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121the LORDH3068, who is worthyto be praisedמְ֭הֻלָּלMe.hu.lolH1984;so shall I be savedאִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃'i.va.She.a'H3467fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480my enemiesאֹ֝יְבַ֗י'o.ye.VaiH341.

4The cordsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194encompassed meאֲפָפ֥וּנִי'a.fa.Fu.niH661;the torrentsוְֽנַחֲלֵ֖יve.na.cha.LeiH5158of chaosבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100overwhelmed meיְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ye.Va.'a.Tu.niH1204.

5The cordsH2256of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585entangled meסְבָב֑וּנִיse.va.Vu.niH5437;the snaresמ֣וֹקְשֵׁיMok.sheiH4170of deathH4194confronted meקִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִיki.de.Mu.niH6923.

6In my distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862I calledאֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'H7121uponthe LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068;I cried toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413my Godאֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiH430for helpאֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'H7768.From His templeמֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.LoH1964He heardיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963,and my cry for His helpוְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו׀ve.shav.'a.Ti le.fa.NavH7775 H6440reachedתָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'H935His earsבְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.NavH241.

7Then the earthהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shookוַתִּגְעַ֬שׁva.tig.'AshH1607and quakedוַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀va.tir.'AshH7493,and the foundationsוּמוֹסְדֵ֣יu.mos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022trembledיִרְגָּ֑זוּyir.Ga.zuH7264;they were shakenוַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּvai.yit.ga.'a.ShuH1607becauseכִּי־ki-H3588He burned with angerחָ֥רָהCha.rahH2734.

8Smokeעָשָׁ֨ן׀'a.ShanH6227roseעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927from His nostrilsבְּאַפּ֗וֹbe.'a.PoH639,and consumingתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398fireוְאֵשׁ־ve.'esh-H784came fromמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480His mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310;glowing coalsגֶּ֝חָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513blazed forthבָּעֲר֥וּba.'a.RuH1197.

9He partedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064and came downוַיֵּרַ֑דvai.ye.RadH3381with dark cloudsוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205beneathתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478His feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

10He mountedוַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־vai.yir.Kav 'al-H7392 H5921a cherubכְּ֭רוּבKe.ruvH3742and flewוַיָּעֹ֑ףvai.ya.'OfH5774;He soaredוַ֝יֵּ֗דֶאvai.Ye.de'H1675onעַל־'al-H5921the wingsכַּנְפֵי־kan.fei-H3671of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

11He madeיָ֤שֶׁתYa.shetH7896darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀Cho.shekhH2822His hiding placeסִתְר֗וֹsit.RoH5643, andstormמַ֝֗יִםMa.yimH4325cloudsעָבֵ֥י'a.VeiH5645שְׁחָקִֽים׃she.cha.KimH7834a canopyסֻכָּת֑וֹ חֶשְׁכַת־su.ka.To chesh.khat-H5521 H2824around Himסְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439.

12From the brightnessמִנֹּ֗גַהּmi.No.gahH5051of His presenceנֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹneg.DoH5048His cloudsH5645advancedעָבְר֑וּ'a.ve.RuH5674—hailstonesבָּ֝רָ֗דba.RadH1259and coalsוְגַֽחֲלֵי־ve.ga.cha.lei-H1513of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

13The LORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֬םvai.yar.'EmH7481from heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064;the voiceקֹל֑וֹko.LoH6963of the Most Highוְ֭עֶלְיוֹןVe.'el.yonH5945resoundedיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414—hailstonesH1259and coalsH1513of fireH784.

14He shotוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971His arrowsחִ֭צָּיוChi.tzavH2671and scatteredוַיְפִיצֵ֑םvay.fi.TzemH6327the foes;He hurledרָ֝בravH7232lightningוּבְרָקִ֥יםu.ve.ra.KimH1300and routed themוַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃vay.hu.MemH2000.

15The channelsאֲפִ֥יקֵי'a.Fi.keiH650of the seaמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325appearedוַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ׀vai.Ye.ra.'UH7200, andthe foundationsמוֹסְד֪וֹתmos.DotH4146of the worldתֵּ֫בֵ֥לte.VelH8398were exposedוַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮vai.yi.ga.LuH1540,at Your rebukeמִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣mi.ga.'a.Ra.te.khaH1606,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,at the blastמִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗תmi.nish.MatH5397of the breathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Your nostrilsאַפֶּֽךָ׃'a.Pe.khaH639.

16He reached downיִשְׁלַ֣חyish.LachH7971from on highמִ֭מָּרוֹםMi.ma.romH4791and took hold of meיִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947;He drew meיַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִיyam.She.niH4871out of deepרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersH4325.

17He rescued meיַצִּילֵ֗נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337from my powerfulעָ֑ז'AzH5794enemyמֵאֹיְבִ֥יme.'o.ye.ViH341,from foesוּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗יu.mi.so.ne.'AiH8130כִּֽי־ki-H3588too mightyאָמְצ֥וּ'a.me.TzuH553for meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.

18They confronted meיְקַדְּמ֥וּנִיye.ka.de.Mu.niH6923in my dayבְיוֹם־ve.yom-H3117of calamityאֵידִ֑י'ei.DiH343,but the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961my supportלְמִשְׁעָ֣ןle.mish.'AnH4937.

19He brought me outוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִיvai.yo.tzi.'E.niH3318into the openלַמֶּרְחָ֑בla.mer.ChavH4800;He rescued meיְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִיye.cha.le.Tze.niH2502becauseכִּ֘יkiH3588He delightedחָ֥פֵֽץCha.fetzH2654in me.

20The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068has rewarded meיִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyig.me.Le.niH1580according to my righteousnessכְּצִדְקִ֑יke.tzid.KiH6664;He has repaid meיָשִׁ֥יבya.ShivH7725according to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027.

21Forכִּֽי־ki.Sha-H3588I have keptשָׁ֭מַרְתִּיSha.mar.tiH8104the waysדַּרְכֵ֣יdar.KheiH1870of the LORDH3068and have notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808wickedly departedרָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּיra.Sha'.tiH7561from my Godמֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃me.'e.lo.HaiH430.

22ForH3588allכָל־khol-H3605His ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטָ֣יוmish.pa.TavH4941arebefore meלְנֶגְדִּ֑יle.neg.DiH5048;I have notH3808disregardedאָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃'a.Sir Me.niH5493 H4480His statutesוְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708.

23And Iוָאֱהִ֣יva.'e.HiH1961have been blamelessתָמִ֣יםta.MimH8549before Himעִמּ֑וֹi.MoH5973and kept myselfוָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗רva.'esh.ta.MerH8104from iniquityמֵעֲוֹנִֽי׃me.'a.vo.NiH5771.

24So the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068has repaidוַיָּֽשֶׁב־vai.ya.shev-H7725meaccording to my righteousnessכְצִדְקִ֑יkhe.tzid.KiH6664,according to the cleannessכְּבֹ֥רke.VorH1252of my handsיָ֝דַ֗יya.DaiH3027inלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048His sightעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

25Toעִם־'im-H5973the faithfulחָסִ֥ידcha.SidH2623You show Yourself faithfulתִּתְחַסָּ֑דtit.cha.SadH2616,toעִם־'im-H5973 H1397the blamelessתָּ֝מִ֗יםta.MimH8549You show Yourself blamelessתִּתַּמָּֽם׃ti.ta.MamH8552;

26toH5973the pureנָבָ֥רna.VarH1305You show Yourself pureתִּתְבָּרָ֑רtit.ba.RarH1305,but toH5973the crookedעִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ'i.KeshH6141You show Yourself shrewdתִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃tit.pa.TalH6617.

27Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַ֭תָּה'A.tahH859saveתוֹשִׁ֑יעַto.Shi.a'H3467an afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041peopleעַם־'am-H5971,but You humbleתַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃tash.PilH8213those with haughtyרָמ֣וֹתra.MotH7311eyesוְעֵינַ֖יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869.

28ForH3588YouH859,O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,lightתָּאִ֣ירta.'IrH215my lampנֵרִ֑יne.RiH5216;my Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430lights upיַגִּ֥יהַּya.Gi.ahH5050my darknessחָשְׁכִּֽי׃cha.she.KiH2822.

29ForH3588in YouI can chargeאָרֻ֣ץ'a.RutzH7323an armyגְּד֑וּדge.DudH1416,and with my GodH430I can scaleאֲדַלֶּג־'a.da.leg-H1801a wallשֽׁוּר׃ShurH7791.

30As forGodהָאֵל֮ha.'ElH410,His wayדַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹdar.KoH1870is perfectתָּמִ֪יםta.MimH8549;the wordאִמְרַֽת־'im.rat-H565of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is flawlessצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884.Heה֝֗וּאHu'H1931is a shieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043to allלְכֹ֤ל׀le.KholH3605who take refugeהַחֹסִ֬יםha.cho.SimH2620in Him.

31Forכִּ֤יkiH3588whoמִ֣יmiH4310is Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433besidesמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יmi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the LORDH3068?And whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310isthe Rockצ֝֗וּרTzurH6697exceptזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430?

32It isGodהָ֭אֵלHa.'elH410who arms meהַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִיham.'a.ze.Re.niH247with strengthחָ֑יִלCha.yilH2428and makesוַיִּתֵּ֖ןvai.yi.TenH5414my wayדַּרְכִּֽי׃dar.KiH1870clearתָּמִ֣יםta.MimH8549.

33He makesמְשַׁוֶּ֣הme.sha.VehH7737my feetרַ֭גְלַיRag.laiH7272like those of a deerכָּאַיָּל֑וֹתka.'ai.ya.LotH355and stations meיַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.mi.De.niH5975uponוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921the heightsבָּ֝מֹתַ֗יba.mo.TaiH1116.

34He trainsמְלַמֵּ֣דme.la.MedH3925my handsיָ֭דַיYa.daiH3027for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;my armsזְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ze.ro.'o.TaiH2220can bendוְֽנִחֲתָ֥הve.ni.cha.TahH5181a bowקֶֽשֶׁת־ke.shet-H7198of bronzeנְ֝חוּשָׁ֗הne.chu.ShahH5154.

35You have givenוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414meYour shieldמָגֵ֪ןma.GenH4043of salvationיִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָyish.'E.khaH3468;Your right handוִֽימִינְךָ֥vi.mi.ne.KhaH3225upholds meתִסְעָדֵ֑נִיtis.'a.De.niH5582,and Your gentlenessוְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ve.'an.vat.KhaH6037exalts meתַרְבֵּֽנִי׃tar.Be.niH7235.

36You broadenתַּרְחִ֣יבtar.ChivH7337the pathצַעֲדִ֣יtza.'a.DiH6806beneath meתַחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478so that my anklesקַרְסֻלָּֽי׃kar.su.LaiH7166do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808give wayמָ֝עֲד֗וּma.'a.DuH4571.

37I pursuedאֶרְדּ֣וֹף'er.DofH7291my enemiesא֭וֹיְבַי'oy.vaiH341and overtook themוְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑םve.'a.si.GemH5381;I did notH3808turn backאָ֝שׁוּב'A.shuvH7725untilעַד־'ad-H5704they were consumedכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.

38I crushed themאֶ֭מְחָצֵם'Em.cha.tzemH4272so they could notיֻ֣כְלוּYukh.luH3808 H3201riseק֑וּםKumH6965;they have fallenיִ֝פְּל֗וּyi.pe.LuH5307underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478my feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.LaiH7272.

39You have armed meוַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִיva.te.'a.ze.Re.niH247with strengthחַ֭יִלCha.yilH2428for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;You have subduedתַּכְרִ֖יעַtakh.Ri.a'H3766my foesH6965beneath meH8478.

40You have madeנָתַ֣תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414my enemiesוְֽאֹיְבַ֗יve.'o.ye.VaiH341retreatעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203before me;I destroyedאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃'atz.mi.TemH6789those who hated meוּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗יu.me.san.'AiH8130.

41They cried for helpיְשַׁוְּע֥וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768,but there was no oneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369to save themמוֹשִׁ֑יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467—toעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,but He did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerעָנָֽם׃'a.NamH6030.

42I ground themוְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗םve.'esh.cha.KemH7833as dustכְּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083inH5921the face ofפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307;I trampled themאֲרִיקֵֽם׃'a.ri.KemH7324like mudכְּטִ֖יטke.TitH2916in the streetsחוּצ֣וֹתchu.TzotH2351.

43You have delivered meתְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮te.fa.le.te.NiH6403from the strifeמֵרִ֪יבֵ֫יme.Ri.VeiH7379of the peopleעָ֥ם'amH5971;You have made meתְּ֭שִׂימֵנִיTe.si.me.niH7760the headלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of nationsגּוֹיִ֑םgo.YimH1471;a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971I had notלֹא־lo'-H3808knownיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045shall serve meיַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃Ya.'av.Du.niH5647.

44When they hear meלְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶןle.She.ma' 'O.zenH8088 H241,they obeyיִשָּׁ֣מְעוּyi.Sha.me.'uH8085me;foreignersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵ֝כָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH1121 H5236cowerיְכַחֲשׁוּ־ye.kha.cha.shu-H3584before me.

45ForeignersH1121 H5236lose heartיִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luH5034and come tremblingוְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּve.yach.re.GuH2727from their strongholdsמִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Mi.mis.ge.Ro.tei.HemH4526.

46The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,and blessed beוּבָר֣וּךְu.va.RukhH1288my Rockצוּרִ֑יtzu.RiH6697!And may the Godאֱלוֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of my salvationיִשְׁעִֽי׃yish.'IH3468be exaltedוְ֝יָר֗וּםve.ya.RumH7311—

47the Godהָאֵ֗לha.'ElH410who avengesהַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹתha.no.Ten ne.ka.MotH5414 H5360meand subduesוַיַּדְבֵּ֖רvai.yad.BerH1696nationsעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971beneath meתַּחְתָּֽי׃tach.TaiH8478,

48who delivers meמְפַלְּטִ֗יme.fa.le.TiH6403fromמִן־min-H4480my enemiesמֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ףme.'O.ye.Vai 'afH341 H637.You exalt meתְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִיte.ro.Me.niH7311above my foesקָ֭מַיKa.maiH6965;You rescue meתַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ta.tzi.Le.niH5337from violentחָ֝מָ֗סcha.MasH2555menמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376.

49Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֤ן׀'al- kenH5921 H3651I will praise Youאוֹדְךָ֖'od.KhaH3034,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀va.go.YimH1471;I will sing praisesאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃'a.za.Me.rahH2167to Your nameוּלְשִׁמְךָ֥u.le.shim.KhaH8034.

50Greatמַגְדִּיל֮mig.dolH1431salvationיְשׁוּע֪וֹתye.shu.'otH3444He brings to His kingמַ֫לְכּ֥וֹmal.KoH4428.He showsוְעֹ֤שֶׂהve.'O.sehH6213loving devotionחֶ֨סֶד׀Che.sedH2617to His anointedלִמְשִׁיח֗וֹlim.shi.ChoH4899,to Davidלְדָוִ֥דle.da.VidH1732and his descendantsוּלְזַרְע֗וֹu.le.zar.'OH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

(2 Samuel 22:1–51)

For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

Commentaries on Psalms 18