Psalms 18

The Lord Praised for Rescuing David.

For the music director. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, 2 Sam 22:1-51who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said,

1“I loveH7355 You, LordH3068, 1my strengthH2391.”2The LordH3068 is 2my rockH5553 and 3my fortressH4686 and my 4saviorH6403, My GodH410, my rockH6697, in whom I takeH2620 refugeH2620; My 5shieldH4043 and the 6hornH7161 of my salvationH3468, my 7strongholdH4869.3I callH7121 upon the LordH3068, who is 8worthy to be praisedH1984, And I am 9savedH3467 from my enemiesH340.

4The 10ropesH2256 of deathH4194 encompassedH661 me, And the 11torrentsH5158 of 12destructionH1100 13terrifiedH1204 me.5The 14ropesH2256 of 15SheolH7585 surroundedH5437 me; The snaresH4170 of deathH4194 confrontedH6923 me.6In my 16distressH6862 I calledH7121 upon the LordH3068, And criedH7768 to my GodH430 forH7768 helpH7768; He heardH8085 my voiceH6963 17from His templeH1964, And my 18cryH7775 forH7775 helpH7775 beforeH6440 Him cameH935 into His earsH241.

7Then the 19earthH776 shookH1607 and quakedH7493; And the 20foundationsH4144 of the mountainsH2022 were tremblingH7264 And were shakenH1607, becauseH3588 He wasH2734 angryH2734.8SmokeH6227 wentH5927 upH5927 21out of His nostrilsH639, And 22fireH784 from His mouthH6310 was devouringH398; CoalsH1513 burnedH1197 from it.9He also 23bowedH5186 the heavensH8064 downH5186 lowH5186, and cameH3381 downH3381 With thickH6205 24darknessH6205 underH8478 His feetH7272.10He rodeH7392 on a 25cherubH3742 and flewH5774; And He spedH1675 on the 26wingsH3671 of the windH7307.11He madeH7896 27darknessH2822 His hidingH5643 placeH5643, 28His 29canopyH5521 aroundH5439 Him, DarknessH2825 of watersH4325, thickH5645 cloudsH5645H7834.12From the 30brightnessH5051 beforeH5048 Him passedH5674 His thickH5645 cloudsH5645, HailstonesH1259 and 31coalsH1513 of fireH784.13The LordH3068 also 32thunderedH7481 in the heavensH8064, And the MostH5945 HighH5945 utteredH5414 His voiceH6963, HailstonesH1259 and coalsH1513 of fireH784.14He 33sentH7971 outH7971 His arrowsH2671, and scatteredH6327 them, And lightningH1300 flashesH1300 in abundanceH7227, and 34routedH2000 them.15Then the 35channelsH650 of waterH4325 appearedH7200, And the foundationsH4144 of the worldH8398 were exposedH1540 By Your 36rebukeH1606, LordH3068, At the blastH5397 of the 37breathH7307 of Your nostrilsH639.

16He 38sentH7971 from on highH4791, He tookH3947 me; He drewH4871 me outH4871 of 39manyH7227 watersH4325.17He 40savedH5337 me from my strongH5794 enemyH340, And from those who hatedH8130 me, for they were 41tooH4480 mightyH553 for me.18They confrontedH6923 me in 42the dayH3117 of my disasterH343, But 43the LordH3068 was my supportH4937.19He also broughtH3318 me outH3318 into an 44openH4800 placeH4800; He rescuedH2502 me, becauseH3588 45He delightedH2654 in me.

20The LordH3068 has 46rewardedH1580 me according to my righteousnessH6664; According to the 47cleannessH1252 of my handsH3027 He has repaidH7725 me.21For I have 48keptH8104 the waysH1870 of the LordH3068, And have 49not actedH7561 wickedlyH7561 againstH4480 my GodH430.22For allH3605 50His judgmentsH4941 were beforeH5048 me, And I did not putH5493 awayH5493 His 51statutesH2708 from me.23I was also 5253blamelessH8549 with Him, And I 54keptH8104 myself from my wrongdoingH5771.24Therefore the LordH3068 has 55repaidH7725 me according to my righteousnessH6664, According to the cleannessH1252 of my handsH3027 in His eyesH5869.

25With 56the faithfulH2623 You showH2616 Yourself faithfulH2616; With the 57blamelessH8549 58You proveH8552 Yourself blamelessH8552;26With the pureH1305 You showH1305 Yourself 59pureH1305, And with the crookedH6141 60You showH6617 Yourself 61astuteH6617.27For You 62saveH3467 an afflictedH6041 peopleH5971, But You humiliateH8213 63haughtyH7311 eyesH5869.28For You 64lightH215 my lampH5216; The LordH3068 my GodH430 65illuminesH5050 my darknessH2822.29For by You I can 66runH7323 at a 67troopH1416 ofH1416 warriorsH1416; And by my GodH430 I can 68leapH1801 over a wallH7791.

30As for GodH410, His wayH1870 is 6970blamelessH8549; The 71wordH565 of the LordH3068 is refinedH6884; He is a 72shieldH4043 to allH3605 who takeH2620 refugeH2620 in Him.31For 73whoH4310 is GodH433, but the LordH3068? And whoH4310 is a 74rockH6697, exceptH2108 our GodH430,32The GodH410 who 75encirclesH247 me with strengthH2428, And 76makesH5414 my wayH1870 7778blamelessH8549?33He 79makesH7737 my feetH7272 like deer’sH355 feet, And 80setsH5975 me up on my highH1116 placesH1116.34He 81trainsH3925 my handsH3027 for battleH4421, So that my armsH2220 can 82bendH5181 a bowH7198 of bronzeH5154.35You have also givenH5414 me 83the shieldH4043 of Your salvationH3468, And Your 84rightH3225 handH3225 upholdsH5582 me; And 85Your 86gentlenessH6038 makesH7235 me greatH7235.36You 87enlargeH7337 my stepsH6806 underH8478 me, And my 8889feetH7166 have not slippedH4571.

37I 90pursuedH7291 my enemiesH340 and overtookH5381 them, And I did not turnH7725 backH7725 91untilH5704 they were consumedH3615.38I shatteredH4272 them, so that they wereH3201 92not ableH3201 to riseH6965; They fellH5307 93underH8478 my feetH7272.39For You have 94encircledH247 me with strengthH2428 for battleH4421; You have forced those who roseH6965 upH6965 against me 95to bowH3766 downH3766 underH8478 me.40You have also madeH5414 my enemiesH340 96turnH5414 their backsH6203 to me, And I 9798destroyedH6789 those who hatedH8130 me.41They criedH7768 forH7768 helpH7768, but thereH369 wasH369 99noH369 oneH369 to saveH3467, They cried to the LordH3068, but 100He did not answerH6030 them.42Then I beatH7833 them fineH7833 like the 101dustH6083 beforeH5921H6440 the windH7307; I emptiedH7385 them outH7385 like the mudH2916 of the streetsH2351.

43You have rescuedH6403 me from the 102contentionsH7379 of the peopleH5971; You have placedH7760 me as 103headH7218 of the nationsH1471; A 104peopleH5971 whom I have not knownH3045 serveH5647 me.44As soon as they hearH8088H241, they obeyH8085 me; ForeignersH1121H5236 105pretendH3584 toH3584 obeyH3584 me.45ForeignersH1121H5236 106loseH5034 heartH5034, And 107comeH2727 tremblingH2727 out of their 108fortressesH4526.

46The LordH3068 109livesH2416, and blessedH1288 be 110my rockH6697; And exaltedH7311 be 111the GodH430 of my salvationH3468,47The GodH410 who 112executesH5414 vengeanceH5360 for me, And 113subduesH1696 peoplesH5971 underH8478 me.48He 114rescuesH6403 me from my enemiesH340; You indeedH637 115liftH7311 me aboveH4480 those who riseH6965 upH6965 against me; You rescueH5337 me from a 116violentH2555 manH376.49ThereforeH5921H3651 I will 117giveH3034 thanksH3034 to You among the nationsH1471, LordH3068, And I will 118singH2167 praisesH2167 to Your nameH8034.50He givesH1431 greatH1431 119120salvationH3444 to His kingH4428, And showsH6213 faithfulnessH2617 to 121His anointedH4899, To DavidH1732 and 122his 123descendantsH2233 foreverH5704H5769.