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Psalm 18-22
English Standard Version
Psalm 18-22
English Standard Version
The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, (A)the servant of the Lord, (B)who addressed the words of this (C)song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:
18 I love you, O Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my (D)rock and my (E)fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my (F)rock, in (G)whom I take refuge,
my (H)shield, and (I)the horn of my salvation, my (J)stronghold.
3 I call upon the Lord, who is (K)worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
4 (L)The cords of death encompassed me;
(M)the torrents of destruction assailed me;[a]
5 (N)the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
6 (O)In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his (P)temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
7 Then the earth (Q)reeled and rocked;
the foundations also of the mountains trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
8 Smoke went up from his nostrils,[b]
and devouring (R)fire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
9 He (S)bowed the heavens and (T)came down;
(U)thick darkness was under his feet.
10 He rode on a cherub and flew;
he came swiftly on (V)the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his covering, his (W)canopy around him,
thick clouds (X)dark with water.
12 Out of the brightness before him
(Y)hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.
13 The Lord also (Z)thundered in the heavens,
and the Most High uttered his (AA)voice,
hailstones and coals of fire.
14 And he sent out his (AB)arrows and scattered them;
he flashed forth lightnings and (AC)routed them.
15 Then (AD)the channels of the sea were seen,
and the foundations of the world were laid bare
at your (AE)rebuke, O Lord,
at the blast of (AF)the breath of your nostrils.
16 He (AG)sent from on high, he took me;
he (AH)drew me out of (AI)many waters.
17 He rescued me from my strong enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were (AJ)too mighty for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
19 He brought me out into (AK)a broad place;
he rescued me, because he (AL)delighted in me.
20 The Lord dealt with me (AM)according to my righteousness;
according to (AN)the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
21 For I have (AO)kept the ways of the Lord,
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For (AP)all his rules[c] were before me,
and his statutes I did not put away from me.
23 I was (AQ)blameless before him,
and I kept myself from my guilt.
24 So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 With (AR)the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
26 with the purified you show yourself pure;
and with (AS)the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
27 For you save (AT)a humble people,
but (AU)the haughty eyes you bring down.
28 For it is you who light my (AV)lamp;
the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
29 For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can (AW)leap over (AX)a wall.
30 This God—his way is (AY)perfect;[d]
the word of the Lord (AZ)proves true;
he is (BA)a shield for all those who (BB)take refuge in him.
31 For (BC)who is God, but the Lord?
And who is (BD)a rock, except our God?—
32 the God who (BE)equipped me with strength
and made my way (BF)blameless.
33 He made my feet like the feet of a (BG)deer
and set me secure on (BH)the heights.
34 He (BI)trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your right hand (BJ)supported me,
and your (BK)gentleness made me great.
36 You (BL)gave a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet did not slip.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
and did not turn back till they were consumed.
38 I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;
they fell under my feet.
39 For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made those who rise against me sink under me.
40 You made my enemies (BM)turn their backs to me,[e]
and those who hated me I destroyed.
41 (BN)They cried for help, but there was none to save;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
42 I beat them fine as (BO)dust before the wind;
I cast them out like (BP)the mire of the streets.
43 You delivered me from (BQ)strife with the people;
you made me (BR)the head of the nations;
(BS)people whom I had not known served me.
44 As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
(BT)foreigners (BU)came cringing to me.
45 (BV)Foreigners lost heart
and (BW)came trembling out of their fortresses.
46 The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
and exalted be the God of my salvation—
47 the God who gave me vengeance
and (BX)subdued peoples under me,
48 who rescued me from my enemies;
yes, you (BY)exalted me above those who rose against me;
you delivered me from (BZ)the man of violence.
49 (CA)For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations,
and (CB)sing to your name.
50 Great (CC)salvation he brings to his king,
and shows steadfast love to his (CD)anointed,
to (CE)David and his offspring forever.
The Law of the Lord Is Perfect
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
19 (CF)The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above[f] proclaims his handiwork.
2 Day to day pours out speech,
and night to night reveals knowledge.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words,
whose voice is not heard.
4 (CG)Their (CH)voice[g] goes out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for (CI)the sun,
5 (CJ)which comes out like (CK)a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
6 Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
and its circuit to the end of them,
and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
7 (CL)The law of the Lord is perfect,[h]
(CM)reviving the soul;
(CN)the testimony of the Lord is (CO)sure,
(CP)making wise (CQ)the simple;
8 (CR)the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is (CS)pure,
(CT)enlightening the eyes;
9 the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules[i] of the Lord are (CU)true,
and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than (CV)gold,
even much (CW)fine gold;
(CX)sweeter also than honey
and drippings of (CY)the honeycomb.
11 Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
(CZ)in keeping them there is great reward.
12 (DA)Who can discern his errors?
(DB)Declare me innocent from (DC)hidden faults.
13 (DD)Keep back your servant also from (DE)presumptuous sins;
let them not have (DF)dominion over me!
Then I shall be blameless,
and innocent of great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my (DG)rock and my (DH)redeemer.
Trust in the Name of the Lord Our God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
20 May the Lord (DI)answer you in the day of trouble!
May (DJ)the name of the God of Jacob (DK)protect you!
2 May he send you help from (DL)the sanctuary
and give you support from (DM)Zion!
3 May he (DN)remember all your offerings
and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices! Selah
4 May he (DO)grant you your heart's desire
and fulfill all your plans!
5 May we shout for joy over (DP)your salvation,
and in the name of our God set up our (DQ)banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!
6 Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
he will answer him from his holy heaven
with (DR)the saving might of his right hand.
7 Some trust in (DS)chariots and some in (DT)horses,
(DU)but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
8 They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand upright.
9 O Lord, save (DV)the king!
May he answer us when we call.
The King Rejoices in the Lord's Strength
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
21 O Lord, in your (DW)strength the king rejoices,
and in your (DX)salvation how greatly he exults!
2 You have (DY)given him his heart's desire
and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
3 For you (DZ)meet him with rich blessings;
you set (EA)a crown of (EB)fine gold upon his head.
4 He asked life of you; you (EC)gave it to him,
(ED)length of days forever and ever.
5 His (EE)glory is great through your salvation;
(EF)splendor and majesty you bestow on him.
6 For you make him most blessed forever;[j]
you make him glad with the (EG)joy of your presence.
7 For the king trusts in the Lord,
and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be (EH)moved.
8 Your hand will (EI)find out all your enemies;
your right hand will find out those who hate you.
9 You will make them as (EJ)a blazing oven
when you appear.
The Lord will swallow them up in his (EK)wrath,
and (EL)fire will consume them.
10 You (EM)will destroy their (EN)descendants from the earth,
and their offspring from among the children of man.
11 Though they plan evil against you,
though they (EO)devise mischief, they will not succeed.
12 For you will put them (EP)to flight;
you will (EQ)aim at their faces with your bows.
13 Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength!
We will sing and praise your power.
Why Have You Forsaken Me?
To the choirmaster: according to The Doe of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
22 (ER)My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so (ES)far from saving me, from the words of my (ET)groaning?
2 O my God, I cry by (EU)day, but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest.
3 Yet you are (EV)holy,
(EW)enthroned on (EX)the praises[k] of Israel.
4 In you our fathers trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 To you they (EY)cried and were rescued;
in you they (EZ)trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am (FA)a worm and not a man,
(FB)scorned by mankind and (FC)despised by the people.
7 All who see me (FD)mock me;
they make mouths at me; they (FE)wag their heads;
8 (FF)“He trusts in the Lord; let him (FG)deliver him;
let him rescue him, for he (FH)delights in him!”
9 Yet you are he who (FI)took me from the womb;
you made me trust you at my mother's breasts.
10 On you was I cast from my birth,
and from (FJ)my mother's womb you have been my God.
11 Be not (FK)far from me,
for trouble is near,
and there is (FL)none to help.
12 Many bulls encompass me;
(FM)strong bulls of (FN)Bashan surround me;
13 they (FO)open wide their mouths at me,
like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 I am (FP)poured out like water,
and all my bones are (FQ)out of joint;
my (FR)heart is like (FS)wax;
it is melted within my breast;
15 my strength is (FT)dried up like a potsherd,
and my (FU)tongue sticks to my jaws;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 For (FV)dogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers (FW)encircles me;
they have (FX)pierced my hands and feet[l]—
17 I can count all my bones—
they (FY)stare and gloat over me;
18 (FZ)they divide my garments among them,
and for my clothing they cast lots.
19 But you, O Lord, (GA)do not be far off!
O you my help, (GB)come quickly to my aid!
20 Deliver my soul from the sword,
my precious life from the power of (GC)the dog!
21 Save me from (GD)the mouth of the lion!
You have rescued[m] me from the horns of (GE)the wild oxen!
22 (GF)I will tell of your name to my (GG)brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise you:
23 You who (GH)fear the Lord, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, (GI)glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!
24 For he has not despised or abhorred
the affliction of (GJ)the afflicted,
and he has not (GK)hidden his face from him,
but has heard, when he (GL)cried to him.
25 From you comes my praise in the great (GM)congregation;
my (GN)vows I will (GO)perform before those who fear him.
26 (GP)The afflicted[n] shall (GQ)eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts (GR)live forever!
27 All (GS)the ends of the earth shall remember
and turn to the Lord,
and all (GT)the families of the nations
shall worship before you.
28 For (GU)kingship belongs to the Lord,
and he rules over the nations.
29 All (GV)the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
before him shall (GW)bow all who go down to the dust,
even the one who could not (GX)keep himself alive.
30 Posterity shall serve him;
it shall be told of the Lord to the coming (GY)generation;
31 they shall (GZ)come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet (HA)unborn,
that he has done it.
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:4 Or terrified me
- Psalm 18:8 Or in his wrath
- Psalm 18:22 Or just decrees
- Psalm 18:30 Or blameless
- Psalm 18:40 Or You gave me my enemies' necks
- Psalm 19:1 Hebrew the expanse; compare Genesis 1:6–8
- Psalm 19:4 Or Their measuring line
- Psalm 19:7 Or blameless
- Psalm 19:9 Or just decrees
- Psalm 21:6 Or make him a source of blessing forever
- Psalm 22:3 Or dwelling in the praises
- Psalm 22:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet
- Psalm 22:21 Hebrew answered
- Psalm 22:26 Or The meek
Psalm 18-22
New International Version
Psalm 18-22
New International Version
Psalm 18[a](A)
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.(B)
2 The Lord is my rock,(C) my fortress(D) and my deliverer;(E)
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(F)
my shield[b](G) and the horn[c] of my salvation,(H) my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(I)
and I have been saved from my enemies.(J)
4 The cords of death(K) entangled me;
the torrents(L) of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death(M) confronted me.
6 In my distress(N) I called to the Lord;(O)
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(P)
my cry came(Q) before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled(R) and quaked,(S)
and the foundations of the mountains shook;(T)
they trembled because he was angry.(U)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;(V)
consuming fire(W) came from his mouth,
burning coals(X) blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;(Y)
dark clouds(Z) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(AA) and flew;
he soared(AB) on the wings of the wind.(AC)
11 He made darkness his covering,(AD) his canopy(AE) around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(AF) clouds advanced,
with hailstones(AG) and bolts of lightning.(AH)
13 The Lord thundered(AI) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.[d]
14 He shot his arrows(AJ) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning(AK) he routed them.(AL)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations(AM) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(AN) Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(AO)
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.(AP)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,(AQ)
from my foes, who were too strong for me.(AR)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,(AS)
but the Lord was my support.(AT)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(AU)
he rescued me because he delighted in me.(AV)
20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(AW)
according to the cleanness of my hands(AX) he has rewarded me.(AY)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;(AZ)
I am not guilty of turning(BA) from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;(BB)
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless(BC) before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(BD)
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the faithful(BE) you show yourself faithful,(BF)
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(BG) you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(BH)
27 You save the humble(BI)
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(BJ)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(BK) burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.(BL)
29 With your help(BM) I can advance against a troop[e];
with my God I can scale a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect:(BN)
The Lord’s word is flawless;(BO)
he shields(BP) all who take refuge(BQ) in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?(BR)
And who is the Rock(BS) except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength(BT)
and keeps my way secure.(BU)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(BV)
he causes me to stand on the heights.(BW)
34 He trains my hands for battle;(BX)
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
and your right hand sustains(BY) me;
your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(BZ) for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.(CA)
37 I pursued my enemies(CB) and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(CC) so that they could not rise;(CD)
they fell beneath my feet.(CE)
39 You armed me with strength(CF) for battle;
you humbled my adversaries(CG) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(CH) in flight,
and I destroyed(CI) my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them(CJ)—
to the Lord, but he did not answer.(CK)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(CL)
I trampled them[f] like mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
you have made me the head of nations.(CM)
People I did not know(CN) now serve me,
44 foreigners(CO) cower before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
45 They all lose heart;(CP)
they come trembling(CQ) from their strongholds.(CR)
46 The Lord lives!(CS) Praise be to my Rock!(CT)
Exalted be God(CU) my Savior!(CV)
47 He is the God who avenges(CW) me,
who subdues nations(CX) under me,
48 who saves(CY) me from my enemies.(CZ)
You exalted me above my foes;
from a violent man(DA) you rescued me.
49 Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;(DB)
I will sing(DC) the praises of your name.(DD)
50 He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing love to his anointed,(DE)
to David(DF) and to his descendants forever.(DG)
Psalm 19[g]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 The heavens(DH) declare(DI) the glory of God;(DJ)
the skies(DK) proclaim the work of his hands.(DL)
2 Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.(DM)
3 They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice[h] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.(DN)
In the heavens God has pitched a tent(DO) for the sun.(DP)
5 It is like a bridegroom(DQ) coming out of his chamber,(DR)
like a champion(DS) rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of the heavens(DT)
and makes its circuit to the other;(DU)
nothing is deprived of its warmth.
7 The law of the Lord(DV) is perfect,(DW)
refreshing the soul.(DX)
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,(DY)
making wise the simple.(DZ)
8 The precepts of the Lord are right,(EA)
giving joy(EB) to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.(EC)
9 The fear of the Lord(ED) is pure,
enduring forever.
The decrees of the Lord are firm,
and all of them are righteous.(EE)
10 They are more precious than gold,(EF)
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,(EG)
than honey from the honeycomb.(EH)
11 By them your servant is warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.
12 But who can discern their own errors?
Forgive my hidden faults.(EI)
13 Keep your servant also from willful sins;(EJ)
may they not rule over me.(EK)
Then I will be blameless,(EL)
innocent of great transgression.
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing(EM) in your sight,
Lord, my Rock(EN) and my Redeemer.(EO)
Psalm 20[i]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 May the Lord answer you when you are in distress;(EP)
may the name of the God of Jacob(EQ) protect you.(ER)
2 May he send you help(ES) from the sanctuary(ET)
and grant you support(EU) from Zion.(EV)
3 May he remember(EW) all your sacrifices
and accept your burnt offerings.[j](EX)
4 May he give you the desire of your heart(EY)
and make all your plans succeed.(EZ)
5 May we shout for joy(FA) over your victory
and lift up our banners(FB) in the name of our God.
May the Lord grant all your requests.(FC)
6 Now this I know:
The Lord gives victory to his anointed.(FD)
He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary
with the victorious power of his right hand.(FE)
7 Some trust in chariots(FF) and some in horses,(FG)
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.(FH)
8 They are brought to their knees and fall,(FI)
but we rise up(FJ) and stand firm.(FK)
9 Lord, give victory to the king!
Answer us(FL) when we call!
Psalm 21[k]
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
2 You have granted him his heart’s desire(FO)
and have not withheld the request of his lips.[l]
3 You came to greet him with rich blessings
and placed a crown of pure gold(FP) on his head.(FQ)
4 He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever.(FR)
5 Through the victories(FS) you gave, his glory is great;
you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.(FT)
6 Surely you have granted him unending blessings
and made him glad with the joy(FU) of your presence.(FV)
7 For the king trusts in the Lord;(FW)
through the unfailing love(FX) of the Most High(FY)
he will not be shaken.(FZ)
8 Your hand will lay hold(GA) on all your enemies;
your right hand will seize your foes.
9 When you appear for battle,
you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
and his fire will consume them.(GB)
10 You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
their posterity from mankind.(GC)
11 Though they plot evil(GD) against you
and devise wicked schemes,(GE) they cannot succeed.
12 You will make them turn their backs(GF)
when you aim at them with drawn bow.
Psalm 22[m]
For the director of music. To the tune of “The Doe of the Morning.” A psalm of David.
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?(GI)
Why are you so far(GJ) from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?(GK)
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,(GL)
by night,(GM) but I find no rest.[n]
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;(GN)
you are the one Israel praises.[o](GO)
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.(GP)
5 To you they cried out(GQ) and were saved;
in you they trusted(GR) and were not put to shame.(GS)
6 But I am a worm(GT) and not a man,
scorned by everyone,(GU) despised(GV) by the people.
7 All who see me mock me;(GW)
they hurl insults,(GX) shaking their heads.(GY)
8 “He trusts in the Lord,” they say,
“let the Lord rescue him.(GZ)
Let him deliver him,(HA)
since he delights(HB) in him.”
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;(HC)
you made me trust(HD) in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth(HE) I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
12 Many bulls(HI) surround me;(HJ)
strong bulls of Bashan(HK) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(HL) that tear their prey(HM)
open their mouths wide(HN) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
and all my bones are out of joint.(HO)
My heart has turned to wax;(HP)
it has melted(HQ) within me.
15 My mouth[p] is dried up like a potsherd,(HR)
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;(HS)
you lay me in the dust(HT) of death.
16 Dogs(HU) surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce[q](HV) my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
people stare(HW) and gloat over me.(HX)
18 They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots(HY) for my garment.(HZ)
19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.(IA)
You are my strength;(IB) come quickly(IC) to help me.(ID)
20 Deliver me from the sword,(IE)
my precious life(IF) from the power of the dogs.(IG)
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;(IH)
save me from the horns of the wild oxen.(II)
22 I will declare your name to my people;
in the assembly(IJ) I will praise you.(IK)
23 You who fear the Lord, praise him!(IL)
All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!(IM)
Revere him,(IN) all you descendants of Israel!
24 For he has not despised(IO) or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;(IP)
he has not hidden his face(IQ) from him
but has listened to his cry for help.(IR)
25 From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly;(IS)
before those who fear you[r] I will fulfill my vows.(IT)
26 The poor will eat(IU) and be satisfied;
those who seek the Lord will praise him—(IV)
may your hearts live forever!
27 All the ends of the earth(IW)
will remember and turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,(IX)
28 for dominion belongs to the Lord(IY)
and he rules over the nations.
29 All the rich(IZ) of the earth will feast and worship;(JA)
all who go down to the dust(JB) will kneel before him—
those who cannot keep themselves alive.(JC)
30 Posterity(JD) will serve him;
future generations(JE) will be told about the Lord.
31 They will proclaim his righteousness,(JF)
declaring to a people yet unborn:(JG)
He has done it!(JH)
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:1 In Hebrew texts 18:1-50 is numbered 18:2-51.
- Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
- Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning
- Psalm 18:29 Or can run through a barricade
- 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
- Psalm 20:1 In Hebrew texts 20:1-9 is numbered 20:2-10.
- Psalm 20:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-13 is numbered 21:2-14.
- Psalm 21:2 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 22:1 In Hebrew texts 22:1-31 is numbered 22:2-32.
- Psalm 22:2 Or night, and am not silent
- Psalm 22:3 Or Yet you are holy, / enthroned on the praises of Israel
- Psalm 22:15 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text strength
- Psalm 22:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Septuagint and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text me, / like a lion
- Psalm 22:25 Hebrew him
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