Psalm 18:1-6
New American Standard Bible
The Lord Praised for Rescuing David.
For the music director. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, [a]who spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day that the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said,
18 “I love You, Lord, (A)my strength.”
2 The Lord is (B)my rock and (C)my fortress and my (D)savior,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My (E)shield and the (F)horn of my salvation, my (G)stronghold.
3 I call upon the Lord, who is (H)worthy to be praised,
And I am (I)saved from my enemies.
4 The (J)ropes of death encompassed me,
And the (K)torrents of [b]destruction [c]terrified me.
5 The (L)ropes of [d]Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
6 In my (M)distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice (N)from His temple,
And my (O)cry for help before Him came into His ears.
Footnotes
- Psalm 18 Title 2 Sam 22:1-51
- Psalm 18:4 Or ungodliness; Heb Belial
- Psalm 18:4 Or were assailing; or terrifying
- Psalm 18:5 I.e., the netherworld
Psalm 18:46-50
New American Standard Bible
46 The Lord (A)lives, and blessed be (B)my rock;
And exalted be (C)the God of my salvation,
47 The God who (D)executes vengeance for me,
And (E)subdues peoples under me.
48 He (F)rescues me from my enemies;
You indeed (G)lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from a (H)violent man.
49 Therefore I will (I)give thanks to You among the nations, Lord,
And I will (J)sing praises to Your name.
50 He gives great [a](K)salvation to His king,
And shows faithfulness to (L)His anointed,
To David and (M)his [b]descendants forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:50 I.e., victories; lit salvations
- Psalm 18:50 Lit seed
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