18:1 I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
18:1 {For the choir director. [A Psalm] of David the servant of the LORD, who} (spoke to 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 love Thee, O LORD, my strength."

18:2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
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.

18:3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
18:3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

18:4 The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
18:4 The cords of death encompassed me, And the torrents of ungodliness terrified me.

18:5 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
18:5 The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

18:6 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.
18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.

18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
18:7 Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling 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 out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it.

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

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

18:11 He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
18:11 He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

18:12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
18:12 From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of fire.

18:13 Jehovah 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, Hailstones and coals of fire.

18:14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
18:14 And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.

18:15 Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
18:15 Then the channels of water appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare At Thy rebuke, O LORD, At the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils.

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

18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that 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 Jehovah was my stay.
18:18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my stay.

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

18:20 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
18:20 The LORD has 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 Jehovah, 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 I put not away his statutes from me.
18:22 For all His ordinances were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.

18:23 I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
18:23 I was also blameless with Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

18:24 Therefore hath Jehovah 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 eyes.

18:25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
18:25 With the kind Thou dost show Thyself kind; With the blameless Thou dost show Thyself blameless;

18:26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
18:26 With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; And with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself astute.

18:27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.
18:27 For Thou dost save an afflicted people; But haughty eyes Thou dost abase.

18:28 For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
18:28 For Thou dost light my lamp; The LORD my God illumines my darkness.

18:29 For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.
18:29 For by Thee I can run upon a troop; And by my God I can leap over a wall.

18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
18:30 As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

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

18:32 The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
18:32 The God who girds me with strength, And makes my way blameless?

18:33 He maketh my feet like hinds' (feet): And setteth me upon my high places.
18:33 He makes my feet like hinds' [feet], And sets me upon my high places.

18:34 He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
18:34 He trains my hands for battle, 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 Thou hast also given me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand upholds me; And Thy gentleness makes me great.

18:36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
18:36 Thou dost enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.

18:37 I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.
18:37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

18:38 I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.
18:38 I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell 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 Thou hast girded me with strength for battle; Thou hast subdued under me those who rose up against me.

18:40 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
18:40 Thou hast also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me.

18:41 They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
18:41 They cried for help, 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 mire of the streets.
18:42 Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.

18:43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
18:43 Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people; Thou hast placed me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me.

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

18:45 The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
18:45 Foreigners fade away, And come trembling out of their fortresses.

18:46 Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
18:46 The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,

18:47 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.
18:47 The God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me.

18:48 He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
18:48 He delivers me from my enemies; Surely Thou dost lift me above those who rise up against me; Thou dost rescue me from the violent man.

18:49 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to Thee among the nations, O LORD, And I will sing praises to Thy name.

18:50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
18:50 He gives great deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.