18:1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love thee, O LORD, my strength.
18:1 To the leader. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love you, O LORD, my strength.

18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
18:2 The LORD 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 stronghold.

18:3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
18:3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, so I shall be saved from my enemies.

18:4 The cords of death encompassed me, the torrents of perdition assailed me;
18:4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of perdition assailed me;

18:5 the cords of Sheol entangled me, the snares of death confronted me.
18:5 the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.

18:7 Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry.
18:7 Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry.

18:8 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
18:8 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.

18:9 He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.
18:9 He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.

18:10 He rode on a cherub, and flew; he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.
18:10 He rode on a cherub, and flew; he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.

18:11 He made darkness his covering around him, his canopy thick clouds dark with water.
18:11 He made darkness his covering around him, his canopy thick clouds dark with water.

18:12 Out of the brightness before him there broke through his clouds hailstones and coals of fire.
18:12 Out of the brightness before him there broke through his clouds hailstones and coals of fire.

18:13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire.
18:13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice.

18:14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them.
18:14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them.

18:15 Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare, at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
18:15 Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

18:16 He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
18:16 He reached down from on high, he took me; he drew me out of mighty waters.

18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

18:18 They came upon 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 into a broad place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
18:19 He 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 he recompensed me.
18:20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he 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 ordinances were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.
18:22 For all his ordinances were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.

18:23 I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.
18:23 I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.

18:24 Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
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 loyal thou dost show thyself loyal; with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless;
18:25 With the loyal you show yourself loyal; with the blameless you show yourself blameless;

18:26 with the pure thou dost show thyself pure; and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse.
18:26 with the pure you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you show yourself perverse.

18:27 For thou dost deliver a humble people; but the haughty eyes thou dost bring down.
18:27 For you deliver a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.

18:28 Yea, thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness.
18:28 It is you who light my lamp; the LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.

18:29 Yea, by thee I can crush a troop; and by my God I can leap over a wall.
18:29 By you I can crush a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.

18:30 This God -- his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
18:30 This God--his way is perfect; the promise of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

18:31 For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? --
18:31 For who is God except the LORD? And who is a rock besides our God?--

18:32 the God who girded me with strength, and made my way safe.
18:32 the God who girded me with strength, and made my way safe.

18:33 He made my feet like hinds' feet, and set me secure on the heights.
18:33 He made my feet like the feet of a deer, and set me secure on the heights.

18:34 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
18:34 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

18:35 Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand supported me, and thy help made me great.
18:35 You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand has supported me; your help has made me great.

18:36 Thou didst give a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.
18:36 You gave me a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.

18:37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; and did not turn back till they were consumed.
18:37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; and did not turn back until they were consumed.

18:38 I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.
18:38 I struck them down, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.

18:39 For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; thou didst make my assailants sink under me.
18:39 For you girded me with strength for the battle; you made my assailants sink under me.

18:40 Thou didst make my enemies turn their backs to me, and those who hated me I destroyed.
18:40 You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and those who hated me I destroyed.

18:41 They cried for help, but there was none to save, they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
18:41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

18:42 I beat them fine as dust before the wind; I cast them out like the mire of the streets.
18:42 I beat them fine, like dust before the wind; I cast them out like the mire of the streets.

18:43 Thou didst deliver me from strife with the peoples; thou didst make me the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.
18:43 You delivered me from strife with the peoples; You made me head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.

18:44 As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.
18:44 As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.

18:45 Foreigners lost heart, and came trembling out of their fastnesses.
18:45 Foreigners lost heart, and came trembling out of their strongholds.

18:46 The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation,
18:46 The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation,

18:47 the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me;
18:47 the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me;

18:48 who delivered me from my enemies; yea, thou didst exalt me above my adversaries; thou didst deliver me from men of violence.
18:48 who delivered me from my enemies; indeed, you exalted me above my adversaries; you delivered me from the violent.

18:49 For this I will extol thee, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to thy name.
18:49 For this I will extol you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to your name.

18:50 Great triumphs he gives to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his descendants for ever.
18:50 Great triumphs he gives to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.