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For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,

[1] I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
[2] Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
[3] I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised;
and I am saved from my enemies.
[4] The cords of death surrounded me.
The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
[5] The cords of Sheolⓘ were around me.
The snares of death came on me.
[6] In my distress I called on Yahweh,
and cried to my God.
He heard my voice out of his temple.
My cry before him came into his ears.
[7] Then the earth shook and trembled.
The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken,
because he was angry.
[8] Smoke went out of his nostrils.
Consuming fire came out of his mouth.
Coals were kindled by it.
[9] He bowed the heavens also, and came down.
Thick darkness was under his feet.
[10] He rode on a cherub, and flew.
Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.
[11] He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him,
darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
[12] At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed,
hailstones and coals of fire.
[13] Yahweh also thundered in the sky.
The Most High uttered his voice:
hailstones and coals of fire.
[14] He sent out his arrows, and scattered them.
He routed them with great lightning bolts.
[15] Then the channels of waters appeared.
The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh,
at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
[16] He sent from on high.
He took me.
He drew me out of many waters.
[17] He delivered me from my strong enemy,
from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
[18] They came on me in the day of my calamity,
but Yahweh was my support.
[19] He brought me out also into a large place.
He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
[20] Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness.
According to the cleanness of my hands, he has recompensed me.
[21] For I have kept the ways of Yahweh,
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
[22] For all his ordinances were before me.
I didn’t put away his statutes from me.
[23] I was also blameless with him.
I kept myself from my iniquity.
[24] Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
[25] With the merciful you will show yourself merciful.
With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
[26] With the pure, you will show yourself pure.
With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
[27] For you will save the afflicted people,
but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.
[28] For you will light my lamp, Yahweh.
My God will light up my darkness.
[29] For by you, I advance through a troop.
By my God, I leap over a wall.
[30] As for God, his way is perfect.
Yahweh’s word is tried.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
[31] For who is God, except Yahweh?
Who is a rock, besides our God,
[32] the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
[33] He makes my feet like deer’s feet,
and sets me on my high places.
[34] He teaches my hands to war,
so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
[35] You have also given me the shield of your salvation.
Your right hand sustains me.
Your gentleness has made me great.
[36] You have enlarged my steps under me,
My feet have not slipped.
[37] I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them.
I won’t turn away until they are consumed.
[38] I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise.
They shall fall under my feet.
[39] For you have armed me with strength to the battle.
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
[40] You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me,
that I might cut off those who hate me.
[41] They cried, but there was no one to save;
even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.
[42] Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind.
I cast them out as the mire of the streets.
[43] You have delivered me from the strivings of the people.
You have made me the head of the nations.
A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
[44] As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me.
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
[45] The foreigners shall fade away,
and shall come trembling out of their strongholds.
[46] Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock.
Exalted be the God of my salvation,
[47] even the God who executes vengeance for me,
and subdues peoples under me.
[48] He rescues me from my enemies.
Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me.
You deliver me from the violent man.
[49] Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations,
and will sing praises to your name.
[50] He gives great deliverance to his king,
and shows loving kindness to his anointed,
to David and to his offspring,§ forever more.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 18:5 Sheol is the place of the dead.
  2. § 18:50 or, seed
King James Version

To the chief Musician, H5329 (PielPtc) A Psalm of David, H1732 the servant H5650 of the Lord, H3068 who spake H1696 (PielPerf) unto the Lord H3068 the words H1697 of this song H7892 in the day H3117 that the Lord H3068 delivered H5337 (HiphPerf) him from the hand H3709 of all his enemies, H341 (QalActPtc) and from the hand H3027 of Saul: H7586 And he said, H559 (QalImpf)

[1] I will love H7355 (QalImpf) thee, O Lord, H3068 my strength. H2391
[2] The Lord H3068 is my rock, H5553 and my fortress, H4686 and my deliverer; H6403 (PielPtc)
My God, H410 my strength, H6697§ in whom I will trust; H2620 (QalImpf)
My buckler, H4043 and the horn H7161 of my salvation, H3468 and my high tower. H4869
[3] I will call H7121 (QalImpf) upon the Lord, H3068 who is worthy to be praised: H1984 (PualPtc)
So shall I be saved H3467 (NiphImpf) from mine enemies. H341 (QalActPtc)
[4] The sorrows H2256 of death H4194 compassed H661 (QalPerf) me,
And the floods H5158 of ungodly men H1100§ made me afraid. H1204 (PielImpf)
[5] The sorrows H2256§ of hell H7585 compassed me about: H5437 (QalPerf)
The snares H4170 of death H4194 prevented H6923 (PielPerf) me.
[6] In my distress H6862 I called H7121 (QalImpf) upon the Lord, H3068
And cried H7768 (PielImpf) unto my God: H430
He heard H8085 (QalImpf) my voice H6963 out of his temple, H1964
And my cry H7775 came H935 (QalImpf) before H6440 him, even into his ears. H241
[7] Then the earth H776 shook H1607 (QalImpf) and trembled; H7493 (QalImpf)
The foundations H4146 also of the hills H2022 moved H7264 (QalImpf) and were shaken, H1607 (HithImpf) because he was wroth. H2734 (QalPerf)
[8] There went up H5927 (QalPerf) a smoke H6227 out of his§ nostrils, H639
And fire H784 out of his mouth H6310 devoured: H398 (QalImpf) Coals H1513 were kindled H1197 (QalPerf) by it.
[9] He bowed H5186 (QalImpf) the heavens H8064 also, and came down: H3381 (QalImpf)
And darkness H6205 was under his feet. H7272
[10] And he rode H7392 (QalImpf) upon a cherub, H3742 and did fly: H5774 (QalImpf)
Yea, he did fly H1675 (QalImpf) upon the wings H3671 of the wind. H7307
[11] He made H7896 (QalImpf) darkness H2822 his secret place; H5643 his pavilion H5521 round about H5439 him
Were dark H2824 waters H4325 and thick clouds H5645 of the skies. H7834
[12] At the brightness H5051 that was before him his thick clouds H5645 passed, H5674 (QalPerf)
Hail H1259 stones and coals H1513 of fire. H784
[13] The Lord H3068 also thundered H7481 (HiphImpf) in the heavens, H8064 and the Highest H5945 gave H5414 (QalImpf) his voice; H6963
Hail H1259 stones and coals H1513 of fire. H784
[14] Yea, he sent out H7971 (QalImpf) his arrows, H2671 and scattered H6327 (HiphImpf) them;
And he shot out H7232 (QalPerf) lightnings, H1300 and discomfited H2000 (QalImpf) them.
[15] Then the channels H650 of waters H4325 were seen, H7200 (NiphImpf) and the foundations H4146 of the world H8398 were discovered H1540 (NiphImpf) at thy rebuke, H1606 O Lord, H3068
At the blast H5397 of the breath H7307 of thy nostrils. H639
[16] He sent H7971 (QalImpf) from above, H4791 he took H3947 (QalImpf) me,
He drew H4871 (HiphImpf) me out of many H7227 waters. H4325§
[17] He delivered H5337 (HiphImpf) me from my strong H5794 enemy, H341 (QalActPtc) and from them which hated H8130 (QalActPtc) me:
For they were too strong H553 (QalPerf) for me.
[18] They prevented H6923 (PielImpf) me in the day H3117 of my calamity: H343
But the Lord H3068 was my stay. H4937
[19] He brought me forth H3318 (HiphImpf) also into a large place; H4800
He delivered H2502 (PielImpf) me, because he delighted H2654 (QalPerf) in me.
[20] The Lord H3068 rewarded H1580 (QalImpf) me according to my righteousness; H6664
According to the cleanness H1252 of my hands H3027 hath he recompensed H7725 (HiphImpf) me.
[21] For I have kept H8104 (QalPerf) the ways H1870 of the Lord, H3068
And have not wickedly departed H7561 (QalPerf) from my God. H430
[22] For all his judgments H4941 were before me,
And I did not put away H5493 (HiphImpf) his statutes H2708 from me.
[23] I was also upright H8549 before him,§
And I kept H8104 (HithImpf) myself from mine iniquity. H5771
[24] Therefore hath the Lord H3068 recompensed H7725 (HiphImpf) me according to my righteousness, H6664
According to the cleanness H1252 of my hands H3027 in his eyesight. H5869§
[25] With the merciful H2623 thou wilt shew thyself merciful; H2616 (HithImpf)
With an upright H8549 man H1399 thou wilt shew thyself upright; H8552 (HithImpf)
[26] With the pure H1305 (NiphPtc) thou wilt shew thyself pure; H1305 (HithImpf)
And with the froward H6141 thou wilt shew thyself froward. H6617 (HithImpf)§
[27] For thou wilt save H3467 (HiphImpf) the afflicted H6041 people; H5971
But wilt bring down H8213 (HiphImpf) high H7311 (QalActPtc) looks. H5869
[28] For thou wilt light H215 (HiphImpf) my candle: H5216§
The Lord H3068 my God H430 will enlighten H5050 (HiphImpf) my darkness. H2822
[29] For by thee I have run through H7323 (QalImpf)§ a troop; H1416
And by my God H430 have I leaped over H1801 (PielImpf) a wall. H7791
[30] As for God, H410 his way H1870 is perfect: H8549
The word H565 of the Lord H3068 is tried: H6884 (QalPasPtc)§ He is a buckler H4043 to all those that trust H2620 (QalActPtc) in him.
[31] For who is God H433 save H1107 the Lord? H3068
Or who is a rock H6697 save H2108 our God? H430
[32] It is God H410 that girdeth H247 (PielPtc) me with strength, H2428
And maketh H5414 (QalImpf) my way H1870 perfect. H8549
[33] He maketh H7737 (PielPtc) my feet H7272 like hinds’ H355 feet,
And setteth H5975 (HiphImpf) me upon my high places. H1116
[34] He teacheth H3925 (PielPtc) my hands H3027 to war, H4421
So that a bow H7198 of steel H5154 is broken H5181 (PielPerf) by mine arms. H2220
[35] Thou hast also given H5414 (QalImpf) me the shield H4043 of thy salvation: H3468
And thy right hand H3225 hath holden me up, H5582 (QalImpf) and thy gentleness H6037 hath made me great. H7235 (HiphImpf)§
[36] Thou hast enlarged H7337 (HiphImpf) my steps H6806 under me,
That my feet§ H7166 did not slip. H4571 (QalPerf)
[37] I have pursued H7291 (QalImpf) mine enemies, H341 (QalActPtc) and overtaken H5381 (HiphImpf) them:
Neither did I turn again H7725 (QalImpf) till they were consumed. H3615 (PielInf)
[38] I have wounded H4272 (QalImpf) them that they were not able H3201 (QalImpf) to rise: H6965 (QalInf)
They are fallen H5307 (QalImpf) under my feet. H7272
[39] For thou hast girded H247 (PielImpf) me with strength H2428 unto the battle: H4421
Thou hast subdued H3766 (HiphImpf)§ under me those that rose up H6965 (QalPtc) against me.
[40] Thou hast also given H5414 (QalPerf) me the necks H6203 of mine enemies; H341 (QalActPtc)
That I might destroy H6789 (HiphImpf) them that hate H8130 (PielPtc) me.
[41] They cried, H7768 (PielImpf) but there was none to save H3467 (HiphPtc) them:
Even unto the Lord, H3068 but he answered H6030 (QalPerf) them not.
[42] Then did I beat H7833 (QalImpf) them small as the dust H6083 before H6440 the wind: H7307
I did cast them out H7324 (HiphImpf) as the dirt H2916 in the streets. H2351
[43] Thou hast delivered H6403 (PielImpf) me from the strivings H7379 of the people; H5971
And thou hast made H7760 (QalImpf) me the head H7218 of the heathen: H1471
A people H5971 whom
I have not known H3045 (QalPerf) shall serve H5647 (QalImpf) me.
[44] As soon as they hear H8088 of me, they shall obey H8085 (NiphImpf) me:
The strangers§ H1121 shall submit H3584 (PielImpf)§ themselves unto me.
[45] The strangers H1121 shall fade away, H5034 (QalImpf)
And be afraid H2727 (QalImpf) out of their close places. H4526
[46] The Lord H3068 liveth; H2416 and blessed H1288 (QalPasPtc) be my rock; H6697
And let the God H430 of my salvation H3468 be exalted. H7311 (QalImpf)
[47] It is God H410 that avengeth H5414 (QalActPtc)§ me,
And subdueth§ H1696 (HiphImpf) the people H5971 under me.
[48] He delivereth H6403 (PielPtc) me from mine enemies: H341 (QalActPtc) Yea, thou liftest me up H7311 (PoleImpf) above those that rise up H6965 (QalPtc) against me:
Thou hast delivered H5337 (HiphImpf) me from the violent H2555 man. H376§
[49] Therefore will I give§ thanks H3034 (HiphImpf) unto thee, O Lord, H3068 among the heathen, H1471
And sing praises H2167 (PielImpf) unto thy name. H8034
[50] Great H1431 (HiphPtc) deliverance H3444 giveth he to his king; H4428
And sheweth H6213 (QalActPtc) mercy H2617 to his anointed, H4899 to David, H1732 and to his seed H2233 for H5704 evermore. H5769

Footnotes

  1. § 18:2 Heb. my rock
  2. § 18:4 Heb. Belial
  3. § 18:5 Or, cords
  4. § 18:8 Heb. by his
  5. § 18:16 Or, great waters
  6. § 18:23 Heb. with
  7. § 18:24 Heb. before his eyes
  8. § 18:26 Or, wrestle
  9. § 18:28 Or, lamp
  10. § 18:29 Or, broken
  11. § 18:30 Or, refined
  12. § 18:35 Or, with thy meekness thou hast multiplied me
  13. § 18:36 Heb. mine ankles
  14. § 18:39 Heb. caused to bow
  15. § 18:44a Heb. the sons of the stranger
  16. § 18:44b Or, yield feigned obedience
  17. § 18:47a Heb. giveth avengements for me
  18. § 18:47b Or, destroyeth
  19. § 18:48 Heb. man of violence
  20. § 18:49 Or, confess
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