Psalms 18 — JPSTN
18Verse 1(18-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke 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; (18-2) And he said: I love thee, O LORD, my strength.Verse 2(18-3) The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower.Verse 3(18-4) Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.Verse 4(18-5) The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me.Verse 5(18-6) The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.Verse 6(18-7) In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God; out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry came before Him unto His ears.Verse 7(18-8) Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations also of the mountains did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.Verse 8(18-9) Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.Verse 9(18-10) He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.Verse 10(18-11) And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind.Verse 11(18-12) He made darkness His hiding-place, His pavilion round about Him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.Verse 12(18-13) At the brightness before Him, there passed through His thick clouds hailstones and coals of fire.Verse 13(18-14) The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave forth His voice; hailstones and coals of fire.Verse 14(18-15) And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.Verse 15(18-16) And the channels of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid bare, at Thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils.Verse 16(18-17) He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.Verse 17(18-18) He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, and from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.Verse 18(18-19) They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.Verse 19(18-20) He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.Verse 20(18-21) The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.Verse 21(18-22) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.Verse 22(18-23) For all His ordinances were before me, and I put not away His statutes from me.Verse 23(18-24) And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.Verse 24(18-25) Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.Verse 25(18-26) With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright;Verse 26(18-27) With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.Verse 27(18-28) For Thou dost save the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes Thou dost humble.Verse 28(18-29) For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness.Verse 29(18-30) For by Thee I run upon a troop; and by my God do I scale a wall.Verse 30(18-31) As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.Verse 31(18-32) For who is God, save the LORD? And who is a Rock, except our God?Verse 32(18-33) The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way straight;Verse 33(18-34) Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;Verse 34(18-35) Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.Verse 35(18-36) Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation, and Thy right hand hath holden me up; and Thy condescension hath made me great.Verse 36(18-37) Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.Verse 37(18-38) I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.Verse 38(18-39) I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise; they are fallen under my feet.Verse 39(18-40) For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.Verse 40(18-41) Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, and I did cut off them that hate me.Verse 41(18-42) They cried, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.Verse 42(18-43) Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.Verse 43(18-44) Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations; a people whom I have not known serve me.Verse 44(18-45) As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.Verse 45(18-46) The sons of the stranger fade away, and come trembling out of their close places.Verse 46(18-47) The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation;Verse 47(18-48) Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me.Verse 48(18-49) He delivereth me from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.Verse 49(18-50) Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.Verse 50(18-51) Great salvation giveth He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.