Psalm 18:37-19:14

New International Version

³⁷I pursued my enemies^(A) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
³⁸I crushed them^(B) so that they could not rise;^(C)
    they fell beneath my feet.^(D)
³⁹You armed me with strength^(E) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries^(F) before me.
⁴⁰You made my enemies turn their backs^(G) in flight,
    and I destroyed^(H) my foes.
⁴¹They cried for help, but there was no one to save them^(I)—
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.^(J)
⁴²I beat them as fine as windblown dust;^(K)
    I trampled them^[a] like mud in the streets.
⁴³You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.^(L)
People I did not know^(M) now serve me,
⁴⁴    foreigners^(N) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
⁴⁵They all lose heart;^(O)
    they come trembling^(P) from their strongholds.^(Q)

⁴⁶The Lord lives!^(R) Praise be to my Rock!^(S)
    Exalted be God^(T) my Savior!^(U)
⁴⁷He is the God who avenges^(V) me,
    who subdues nations^(W) under me,
⁴⁸    who saves^(X) me from my enemies.^(Y)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man^(Z) you rescued me.
⁴⁹Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;^(AA)
    I will sing^(AB) the praises of your name.^(AC)

⁵⁰He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing love to his anointed,^(AD)
to David^(AE) and to his descendants forever.^(AF)

Psalm 19^[b]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹The heavens^(AG) declare^(AH) the glory of God;^(AI)
    the skies^(AJ) proclaim the work of his hands.^(AK)
²Day after day they pour forth speech;
    night after night they reveal knowledge.^(AL)
³They have no speech, they use no words;
    no sound is heard from them.
⁴Yet their voice^[c] goes out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world.^(AM)
In the heavens God has pitched a tent^(AN) for the sun.^(AO)
⁵    It is like a bridegroom^(AP) coming out of his chamber,^(AQ)
    like a champion^(AR) rejoicing to run his course.
⁶It rises at one end of the heavens^(AS)
    and makes its circuit to the other;^(AT)
    nothing is deprived of its warmth.

⁷The law of the Lord^(AU) is perfect,^(AV)
    refreshing the soul.^(AW)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,^(AX)
    making wise the simple.^(AY)
⁸The precepts of the Lord are right,^(AZ)
    giving joy^(BA) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
    giving light to the eyes.^(BB)
⁹The fear of the Lord^(BC) is pure,
    enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
    and all of them are righteous.^(BD)

¹⁰They are more precious than gold,^(BE)
    than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,^(BF)
    than honey from the honeycomb.^(BG)
¹¹By them your servant is warned;
    in keeping them there is great reward.
¹²But who can discern their own errors?
    Forgive my hidden faults.^(BH)
¹³Keep your servant also from willful sins;^(BI)
    may they not rule over me.^(BJ)
Then I will be blameless,^(BK)
    innocent of great transgression.

¹⁴May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing^(BL) in your sight,
Lord, my Rock^(BM) and my Redeemer.^(BN)

Footnotes

Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out
Psalm 19:1 In Hebrew texts 19:1-14 is numbered 19:2-15.
Psalm 19:4 Septuagint, Jerome and Syriac; Hebrew measuring line