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Psalm 18 (WEBP)

[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.

Psalm 18:5 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Psalm 18:50 or, seed

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 18 (KJVS)

[1] «To the chief Musician (), [A Psalm] of David , the servant of the LORD , who spake () unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered () him from the hand of all his enemies (), and from the hand of Saul : And he said (),» I will love () thee, O LORD , my strength .
[2] The LORD [is] my rock , and my fortress , and my deliverer (); my God , my strength , in whom I will trust (); my buckler , and the horn of my salvation , [and] my high tower .
[3] I will call () upon the LORD , [who is worthy] to be praised (): so shall I be saved () from mine enemies ().
[4] The sorrows of death compassed () me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid ().
[5] The sorrows of hell compassed me about (): the snares of death prevented () me.
[6] In my distress I called () upon the LORD , and cried () unto my God : he heard () my voice out of his temple , and my cry came () before him, [even] into his ears .
[7] Then the earth shook () and trembled (); the foundations also of the hills moved () and were shaken (), because he was wroth ().
[8] There went up () a smoke out of his nostrils , and fire out of his mouth devoured (): coals were kindled () by it.
[9] He bowed () the heavens also, and came down (): and darkness [was] under his feet .
[10] And he rode () upon a cherub , and did fly (): yea, he did fly () upon the wings of the wind .
[11] He made () darkness his secret place ; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies .
[12] At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed (), hail [stones] and coals of fire .
[13] The LORD also thundered () in the heavens , and the Highest gave () his voice ; hail [stones] and coals of fire .
[14] Yea, he sent out () his arrows , and scattered () them; and he shot out () lightnings , and discomfited () them.
[15] Then the channels of waters were seen (), and the foundations of the world were discovered () at thy rebuke , O LORD , at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils .
[16] He sent () from above , he took () me, he drew () me out of many waters .
[17] He delivered () me from my strong enemy (), and from them which hated () me: for they were too strong () for me.
[18] They prevented () me in the day of my calamity : but the LORD was my stay .
[19] He brought me forth () also into a large place ; he delivered () me, because he delighted () in me.
[20] The LORD rewarded () me according to my righteousness ; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed () me.
[21] For I have kept () the ways of the LORD , and have not wickedly departed () from my God .
[22] For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away () his statutes from me.
[23] I was also upright before him, and I kept () myself from mine iniquity .
[24] Therefore hath the LORD recompensed () me according to my righteousness , according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight .
[25] With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful (); with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright ();
[26] With the pure () thou wilt shew thyself pure (); and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward ().
[27] For thou wilt save () the afflicted people ; but wilt bring down () high () looks .
[28] For thou wilt light () my candle : the LORD my God will enlighten () my darkness .
[29] For by thee I have run through () a troop ; and by my God have I leaped over () a wall .
[30] [As for] God , his way [is] perfect : the word of the LORD is tried (): he [is] a buckler to all those that trust () in him.
[31] For who [is] God save the LORD ? or who [is] a rock save our God ?
[32] [It is] God that girdeth () me with strength , and maketh () my way perfect .
[33] He maketh () my feet like hinds ’ [feet], and setteth () me upon my high places .
[34] He teacheth () my hands to war , so that a bow of steel is broken () by mine arms .
[35] Thou hast also given () me the shield of thy salvation : and thy right hand hath holden me up (), and thy gentleness hath made me great ().
[36] Thou hast enlarged () my steps under me, that my feet did not slip ().
[37] I have pursued () mine enemies (), and overtaken () them: neither did I turn again () till they were consumed ().
[38] I have wounded () them that they were not able () to rise (): they are fallen () under my feet .
[39] For thou hast girded () me with strength unto the battle : thou hast subdued () under me those that rose up () against me.
[40] Thou hast also given () me the necks of mine enemies (); that I might destroy () them that hate () me.
[41] They cried (), but [there was] none to save () [them: even] unto the LORD , but he answered () them not.
[42] Then did I beat () them small as the dust before the wind : I did cast them out () as the dirt in the streets .
[43] Thou hast delivered () me from the strivings of the people ; [and] thou hast made () me the head of the heathen : a people [whom] I have not known () shall serve () me.
[44] As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey () me: the strangers shall submit () themselves unto me.
[45] The strangers shall fade away (), and be afraid () out of their close places .
[46] The LORD liveth ; and blessed () [be] my rock ; and let the God of my salvation be exalted ().
[47] [It is] God that avengeth () me, and subdueth () the people under me.
[48] He delivereth () me from mine enemies (): yea, thou liftest me up () above those that rise up () against me: thou hast delivered () me from the violent man .
[49] Therefore will I give thanks () unto thee, O LORD , among the heathen , and sing praises () unto thy name .
[50] Great () deliverance giveth he to his king ; and sheweth () mercy to his anointed , to David , and to his seed for evermore .

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 18 (YLT)

[1] I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
[2] Jehovah is my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God is my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.
[3] The ‘Praised One’ I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved.
[4] Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.
[5] Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death.
[6] In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears.
[7] And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake-because He hath wrath.
[8] Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.
[9] And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet.
[10] And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.
[11] He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
[12] From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.
[13] And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.
[14] And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.
[15] And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.
[16] He sendeth from above-He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
[17] He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.
[18] They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.
[19] And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me.
[20] Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
[21] For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
[22] For all His judgments are before me, And His statutes I turn not from me.
[23] And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
[24] And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.
[25] With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect.
[26] With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,
[27] For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.
[28] For Thou-Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.
[29] For by Thee I run-a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.
[30] God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.
[31] For who is God besides Jehovah? And who is a rock save our God?
[32] God! who is girding me with strength, And He maketh perfect my way.
[33] Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.
[34] Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.
[35] And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
[36] Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
[37] I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.
[38] I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,
[39] And Thou girdest me with strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.
[40] As to mine enemies- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me-I cut them off.
[41] They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.
[42] And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.
[43] Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.
[44] At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
[45] Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.
[46] Jehovah liveth-and blessed is my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.
[47] God-who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me,
[48] My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me.
[49] Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise,
[50] Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed-unto the age!