18:1 {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.
18:1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song on 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 You, O LORD, my strength.

18:2 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.
18:2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

18:3 I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
18:3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

18:4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
18:4 The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

18:5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
18:5 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

18:6 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.
18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.

18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

18:8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
18:8 Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.

18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet.
18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.

18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
18:10 And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.

18:11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
18:11 He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies.

18:12 At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.
18:12 From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.

18:13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.
18:13 The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

18:14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
18:14 He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.

18:15 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.
18:15 Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O LORD, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

18:16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
18:16 He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me.

18:18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
18:18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.

18:19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
18:19 He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.

18:20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
18:20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

18:21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
18:21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

18:22 For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
18:22 For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.

18:23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
18:23 I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

18:24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
18:24 Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

18:25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
18:25 With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

18:26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
18:26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

18:27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
18:27 For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks.

18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
18:28 For You will light my lamp; The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

18:29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
18:29 For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall.

18:30 [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.
18:30 As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

18:31 For who [is] God save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God?
18:31 For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

18:32 [It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
18:32 It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.

18:33 He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], and setteth me upon my high places.
18:33 He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.

18:34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
18:34 He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

18:35 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.
18:35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great.

18:36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
18:36 You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.

18:37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
18:37 I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.

18:38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
18:38 I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.

18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
18:39 For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

18:40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
18:40 You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.

18:41 They cried, but [there was] none to save [them: even] unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
18:41 They cried out, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

18:42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
18:42 Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like dirt in the streets.

18:43 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.
18:43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me.

18:44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
18:44 As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me.

18:45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
18:45 The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.

18:46 The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
18:46 The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted.

18:47 [It is] God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
18:47 It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;

18:48 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.
18:48 He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man.

18:49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.

18:50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
18:50 Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.