PSALM 18
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,
1 I will
love thee, O LORD, my strength. 2 The LORD is my rock, and
my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strengtha, 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 menb made me afraid. 5 The
sorrowsc
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 nostrilsd, 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 manye 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.
20The 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 frowardf. 27
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. 28
For thou wilt light my candleg: the LORD my God will enlighten my
darkness.
29For 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 triedh:
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 gentlenessi
hath made me great. 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that
my feetj 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 subduedk 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 strangersl
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 avengethm 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 violentn 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.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a
my strength: Heb. my rock
b
ungodly men: Heb. Belial
c
sorrows: or, cords
d
out of his nostrils: Heb. by his, etc
e
many: or, great
f
shew thyself froward: or, wrestle
g
candle: or, lamp
h
tried: or, refined
i
thy gentleness...: or, with thy meekness thou hast multiplied me
j my feet: Heb. mine ankles
k subdued: Heb. caused to bow
l strangers: Heb. sons of the stranger
m avengeth: Heb. giveth avengements for
n violent...: Heb. man of violence
