New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 18:9-50
9He 1bowedH5186 the heavensH8064 also, and cameH3381 downH3381 With thickH6205 2darknessH6205 underH8478 His feetH7272.10He rodeH7392 upon a 3cherubH3742 and flewH5774; And He spedH1675 upon the 4wingsH3671 of the windH7307.11He madeH7896 5darknessH2822 His hidingH5643 placeH5643, 6His 7canopyH5521 aroundH5439 Him, DarknessH2825 of watersH4325, thickH5645 cloudsH5645 of the skiesH7834.12From the 8brightnessH5051 beforeH5048 Him passedH5674 His thickH5645 cloudsH5645, HailstonesH1259 and 9coalsH1513 of fireH784.13The LordH3068 also 10thunderedH7481 in the heavensH8064, And the MostH5945 HighH5945 utteredH5414 His voiceH6963, HailstonesH1259 and coalsH1513 of fireH784.14He 11sentH7971 out His arrowsH2671, and scatteredH6327 them, And lightningH1300 flashesH1300 in abundanceH7227, and 12routedH2000 them.15Then the 13channelsH650 of waterH4325 appearedH7200, And the foundationsH4144 of the worldH8398 were 14laidH1540 bareH1540 At Your 15rebukeH1606, O LordH3068, At the blastH5397 of the 16breathH7307 of Your nostrilsH639.
16He 17sentH7971 from on highH4791, He tookH3947 me; He drewH4871 me out of 18manyH7227 watersH4325.17He 19deliveredH5337 me from my strongH5794 enemyH340, And from those who hatedH8130 me, for they were 20tooH4480 mightyH553 for me.18They confrontedH6923 me in 21the dayH3117 of my calamityH343, But 22the LordH3068 was my stayH4937.19He broughtH3318 me forthH3318 also into a 23broadH4800 placeH4800; He rescuedH2502 me, becauseH3588 24He delightedH2654 in me.
20The LordH3068 has 25rewardedH1580 me according to my righteousnessH6664; According to the 26cleannessH1252 of my handsH3027 He has recompensedH7725 me.21For I have 27keptH8104 the waysH1870 of the LordH3068, And have 28not wickedlyH7561 departedH7561 from my GodH430.22For allH3605 29His ordinancesH4941 were beforeH5048 me, And I did not putH5493 awayH5493 His 30statutesH2708 from me.23I was also 3132blamelessH8549 with Him, And I 33keptH8104 myself from my iniquityH5771.24Therefore the LordH3068 has 34recompensedH7725 me according to my righteousnessH6664, According to the cleannessH1252 of my handsH3027 in His eyesH5869.
25With 35the kindH2623 You showH2616 Yourself kindH2616; With the 36blamelessH8549 37You showH8552 Yourself blamelessH8552;26With the pureH1305 You showH1305 Yourself 38pureH1305, And with the crookedH6141 39You showH6617 Yourself 40astuteH6617.27For You 41saveH3467 an afflictedH6041 peopleH5971, But 42haughtyH7311 eyesH5869 You abaseH8213.28For You 43lightH215 my lampH5216; The LordH3068 my GodH430 44illuminesH5050 my darknessH2822.29For by You I can 4546runH7323 upon a troopH1416; And by my GodH430 I can 47leapH1801 over a wallH7791.
30As for GodH410, His wayH1870 is 4849blamelessH8549; The 50wordH565 of the LordH3068 is triedH6884; He is a 51shieldH4043 to allH3605 who takeH2620 refugeH2620 in Him.31For 52whoH4310 is GodH433, but the LordH3068? And whoH4310 is a 53rockH6697, exceptH2108 our GodH430,32The GodH410 who 54girdsH247 me with strengthH2428 And 55makesH5414 my wayH1870 5657blamelessH8549?33He 58makesH7737 my feetH7272 like hinds’H355 feet, And 59setsH5975 me upon my highH1116 placesH1116.34He 60trainsH3925 my handsH3027 for battleH4421, So that my armsH2220 can 61bendH5181 a bowH7198 of bronzeH5154.35You have also givenH5414 me 62the shieldH4043 of Your salvationH3468, And Your 63rightH3225 handH3225 upholdsH5582 me; And 64Your 65gentlenessH6038 makesH7235 me greatH7235.36You 66enlargeH7337 my stepsH6806 underH8478 me, And my 6768feetH7166 have not slippedH4571.
37I 69pursuedH7291 my enemiesH340 and overtookH5381 them, And I did not turnH7725 backH7725 70untilH5704 they were consumedH3615.38I shatteredH4272 them, so that they were 71not ableH3201 to riseH6965; They fellH5307 72underH8478 my feetH7272.39For You have 73girdedH247 me with strengthH2428 for battleH4421; You have 7475subduedH3766 underH8478 me those who roseH6965 up against me.40You have also madeH5414 my enemiesH340 76turnH5414 their backsH6203 to me, And I 7778destroyedH6789 those who hatedH8130 me.41They criedH7768 for helpH7768, but thereH369 was 79noneH369 to saveH3467, Even to the LordH3068, but 80He did not answerH6030 them.42Then I beatH7833 them fineH7833 as the 81dustH6083 beforeH5921H6440 the windH7307; I emptiedH7385 them out as the mireH2916 of the streetsH2351.
43You have deliveredH6403 me from the 82contentionsH7379 of the peopleH5971; You have placedH7760 me as 83headH7218 of the nationsH1471; A 84peopleH5971 whom I have not knownH3045 serveH5647 me.44As soon as they hearH8088H241, they obeyH8085 me; ForeignersH1121H5236 8586submitH3584 to me.45ForeignersH1121H5236 87fadeH5034 awayH5034, And 88comeH2727 tremblingH2727 out of their 89fortressesH4526.
46The LordH3068 90livesH2416, and blessedH1288 be 91my rockH6697; And exaltedH7311 be 92the GodH430 of my salvationH3468,47The GodH410 who 93executesH5414 vengeanceH5360 for me, And 94subduesH1696 peoplesH5971 underH8478 me.48He 95deliversH6403 me from my enemiesH340; SurelyH637 You 96liftH7311 me aboveH4480 those who riseH6965 up against me; You rescueH5337 me from the 97violentH2555 manH376.49ThereforeH5921H3651 I will 98giveH3034 thanksH3034 to You among the nationsH1471, O LordH3068, And I will 99singH2167 praisesH2167 to Your nameH8034.50He gives greatH1431 100101deliveranceH3444 to His kingH4428, And showsH6213 lovingkindnessH2617 to 102His anointedH4899, To DavidH1732 and 103his 104descendantsH2233 foreverH5704H5769.
Notes
- 1. Psalms 18:9 Ps 144:5 ↩
- 2. Psalms 18:9 Ps 97:2 ↩
- 3. Psalms 18:10 Ps 80:1; 99:1 ↩
- 4. Psalms 18:10 Ps 104:3 ↩
- 5. Psalms 18:11 Deut 4:11 ↩
- 6. Psalms 18:11 Ps 97:2 ↩
- 7. Psalms 18:11 Or pavilion ↩
- 8. Psalms 18:12 Ps 104:2 ↩
- 9. Psalms 18:12 Ps 97:3; 140:10; Hab 3:4 ↩
- 10. Psalms 18:13 Ps 29:3; 104:7 ↩
- 11. Psalms 18:14 Ps 144:6; Hab 3:11 ↩
- 12. Psalms 18:14 Lit confused ↩
- 13. Psalms 18:15 Ps 106:9 ↩
- 14. Psalms 18:15 Or uncovered ↩
- 15. Psalms 18:15 Ps 76:6 ↩
- 16. Psalms 18:15 Ps 18:8 ↩
- 17. Psalms 18:16 Ps 144:7 ↩
- 18. Psalms 18:16 Ps 32:6 ↩
- 19. Psalms 18:17 Ps 59:1 ↩
- 20. Psalms 18:17 Ps 35:10; 142:6 ↩
- 21. Psalms 18:18 Ps 59:16 ↩
- 22. Psalms 18:18 Ps 16:8 ↩
- 23. Psalms 18:19 Ps 4:1; 31:8; 118:5 ↩
- 24. Psalms 18:19 Ps 37:23; 41:11 ↩
- 25. Psalms 18:20 1 Sam 24:19; Job 33:26; Ps 7:8 ↩
- 26. Psalms 18:20 Job 22:30; Ps 24:4 ↩
- 27. Psalms 18:21 Ps 37:34; 119:33; Prov 8:32 ↩
- 28. Psalms 18:21 2 Chr 34:33; Ps 119:102 ↩
- 29. Psalms 18:22 Ps 119:30 ↩
- 30. Psalms 18:22 Ps 119:83 ↩
- 31. Psalms 18:23 Lit complete; or having integrity; or perfect ↩
- 32. Psalms 18:23 Ps 18:32 ↩
- 33. Psalms 18:23 Ps 19:12, 13; 25:11; 66:18 ↩
- 34. Psalms 18:24 1 Sam 26:23; Ps 18:20 ↩
- 35. Psalms 18:25 1 Kin 8:32; Ps 62:12; Matt 5:7 ↩
- 36. Psalms 18:25 V 23, note 1 ↩
- 37. Psalms 18:25 Ps 18:30 ↩
- 38. Psalms 18:26 Job 25:5; Hab 1:13 ↩
- 39. Psalms 18:26 Lev 26:23, 24, 27, 28; Prov 3:34 ↩
- 40. Psalms 18:26 Lit twisted ↩
- 41. Psalms 18:27 Ps 72:12 ↩
- 42. Psalms 18:27 Ps 101:5; Prov 6:17 ↩
- 43. Psalms 18:28 1 Kin 15:4; Job 18:6; Ps 132:17 ↩
- 44. Psalms 18:28 Ps 27:1 ↩
- 45. Psalms 18:29 Or crush a troop ↩
- 46. Psalms 18:29 Ps 118:10-12 ↩
- 47. Psalms 18:29 Ps 18:33; 40:2 ↩
- 48. Psalms 18:30 V 23, note 1 ↩
- 49. Psalms 18:30 Deut 32:4; Ps 19:7; 145:17; Rev 15:3 ↩
- 50. Psalms 18:30 Ps 12:6 ↩
- 51. Psalms 18:30 Ps 17:7; 91:4 ↩
- 52. Psalms 18:31 Deut 32:39; 1 Sam 2:2; Ps 86:8-10; Is 45:5 ↩
- 53. Psalms 18:31 Deut 32:31; Ps 18:2; 62:2 ↩
- 54. Psalms 18:32 Ps 18:39; Is 45:5 ↩
- 55. Psalms 18:32 Or has made ↩
- 56. Psalms 18:32 Lit complete; or having integrity ↩
- 57. Psalms 18:32 Ps 18:23 ↩
- 58. Psalms 18:33 Hab 3:19 ↩
- 59. Psalms 18:33 Deut 32:13 ↩
- 60. Psalms 18:34 Ps 144:1 ↩
- 61. Psalms 18:34 Job 29:20 ↩
- 62. Psalms 18:35 Ps 33:20 ↩
- 63. Psalms 18:35 Ps 63:8; 119:117 ↩
- 64. Psalms 18:35 Ps 138:6 ↩
- 65. Psalms 18:35 Or condescension ↩
- 66. Psalms 18:36 Ps 18:33 ↩
- 67. Psalms 18:36 Lit ankles ↩
- 68. Psalms 18:36 Ps 66:9; Prov 4:12 ↩
- 69. Psalms 18:37 Ps 44:5 ↩
- 70. Psalms 18:37 Ps 37:20 ↩
- 71. Psalms 18:38 Ps 36:12 ↩
- 72. Psalms 18:38 Ps 47:3 ↩
- 73. Psalms 18:39 Ps 18:32 ↩
- 74. Psalms 18:39 Lit caused to bow down ↩
- 75. Psalms 18:39 Ps 18:47 ↩
- 76. Psalms 18:40 Ps 21:12 ↩
- 77. Psalms 18:40 Or silenced ↩
- 78. Psalms 18:40 Ps 94:23 ↩
- 79. Psalms 18:41 Ps 50:22 ↩
- 80. Psalms 18:41 Job 27:9; Prov 1:28 ↩
- 81. Psalms 18:42 Ps 83:13 ↩
- 82. Psalms 18:43 2 Sam 3:1; 19:9; Ps 35:1 ↩
- 83. Psalms 18:43 2 Sam 8:1-18; Ps 89:27 ↩
- 84. Psalms 18:43 Is 55:5 ↩
- 85. Psalms 18:44 Lit deceive me; i.e. give feigned obedience ↩
- 86. Psalms 18:44 Ps 66:3 ↩
- 87. Psalms 18:45 Ps 37:2 ↩
- 88. Psalms 18:45 Mic 7:17 ↩
- 89. Psalms 18:45 Lit fastnesses ↩
- 90. Psalms 18:46 Job 19:25 ↩
- 91. Psalms 18:46 Ps 18:2 ↩
- 92. Psalms 18:46 Ps 51:14 ↩
- 93. Psalms 18:47 Ps 94:1 ↩
- 94. Psalms 18:47 Ps 18:43; 47:3; 144:2 ↩
- 95. Psalms 18:48 Ps 3:7 ↩
- 96. Psalms 18:48 Ps 27:6; 59:1 ↩
- 97. Psalms 18:48 Ps 11:5 ↩
- 98. Psalms 18:49 Rom 15:9 ↩
- 99. Psalms 18:49 Ps 108:1 ↩
- 100. Psalms 18:50 I.e. victories; lit salvations ↩
- 101. Psalms 18:50 Ps 21:1; 144:10 ↩
- 102. Psalms 18:50 Ps 28:8 ↩
- 103. Psalms 18:50 Ps 89:4 ↩
- 104. Psalms 18:50 Lit seed ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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