Psalm 18
King James Version
18 I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?
32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
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.
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
46 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Psalm 18
Amplified Bible
David Praises the Lord for Rescuing Him.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:
18 “I love You [fervently and devotedly], O Lord, my strength.”
2
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.(A)
3
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
And I am saved from my enemies.(B)
4
The cords of death surrounded me,
And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.
5
The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
6
In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the Lord
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.
7
Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the mountains trembled;
They were shaken because He was indignant and angry.
8
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
9
He bowed the heavens also and came down;
And thick darkness was under His feet.
10
And He rode upon a cherub (storm) and flew;
And He sped on the wings of the wind.
11
He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.
12
Out of the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
13
The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
14
He sent out His arrows and scattered them;
And He sent an abundance of lightning flashes and confused and routed them [in defeat].
15
Then the stream beds of the waters appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16
He reached from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
17
He rescued me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
18
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
But the Lord was my support.
19
He brought me out into a broad place;
He rescued me because He was pleased with me and delighted in me.
20
The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity);
According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.
21
For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22
For all His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
23
I was [a]blameless before Him,
And I kept myself free from my sin.
24
Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity),
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
25
With the kind (merciful, faithful, loyal) You show Yourself kind,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless,
26
With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
27
For You save an afflicted and humble people,
But bring down those [arrogant fools] with haughty eyes.
28
For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;
The Lord my God illumines my darkness.
29
For by You I can crush a troop,
And by my God I can leap over a wall.
30
As for God, His way is [b]blameless.
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
31
For who is God, but the Lord?
Or who is a rock, except our God,
32
The God who encircles me with strength
And makes my way blameless?
33
He makes my feet like [c]hinds’ feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble];
He sets me [securely] upon my high places.
34
He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds and sustains me;
Your gentleness [Your gracious response when I pray] makes me great.
36
You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure,
So that my feet will not slip.
37
I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
38
I shattered them so that they were not able to rise;
They fell [wounded] under my feet.
39
For You have encircled me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
40
You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in defeat],
And I silenced and destroyed those who hated me.
41
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.
42
Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the dirt of the streets.
43
You have rescued me from the contentions of the people;
You have placed me as the head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
44
As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me;
Foreigners feign obedience to me.
45
Foreigners lose heart,
And come trembling out of their strongholds.
46
The Lord lives, blessed be my rock;
And may the God of my salvation be exalted,
47
The God who avenges me,
And subdues peoples (nations) under me.
48
He rescues me from my enemies;
Yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me;
You deliver me from the man of violence.
49
Therefore will I give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations,
And sing praises to Your name.(C)
50
He gives great triumphs to His king,
And shows steadfast love and mercy to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forever.(D)
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:23 Lit complete; or having integrity; or perfect.
- Psalm 18:30 See v 23.
- Psalm 18:33 I.e. the hoofs of a doe.
Salmos 18
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Himno de victoria
Para el director del coro. Salmo de David, siervo del Señor, el cual dirigió al Señor las palabras de este cántico el día que el Señor lo libró de la mano de todos sus enemigos, y de la mano de Saúl. Y dijo:
18 «Yo te amo, Señor, fortaleza mía(A)».
2 El Señor es mi roca(B), mi baluarte(C) y mi libertador(D);
Mi Dios, mi roca en quien me refugio;
Mi escudo(E) y el poder de mi salvación(F), mi altura inexpugnable(G).
3 Invoco al Señor, que es digno de ser alabado(H),
Y soy salvo de mis enemigos(I).
4 Los lazos de la muerte me cercaron(J),
Y los torrentes de iniquidad[a] me atemorizaron(K).
5 Los lazos del Seol me rodearon;
Las redes de la muerte surgieron ante mí(L).
6 En mi angustia invoqué al Señor(M),
Y clamé a mi Dios;
Desde Su templo oyó mi voz(N),
Y mi clamor delante de Él llegó a Sus oídos(O).
7 Entonces la tierra se estremeció y tembló(P);
Los cimientos de los montes temblaron(Q)
Y fueron sacudidos, porque Él se indignó.
8 Humo subió de Su nariz,
Y el fuego de Su boca consumía(R);
Carbones fueron por él encendidos.
9 También inclinó los cielos(S), y descendió
Con densas tinieblas debajo de Sus pies(T).
10 Cabalgó sobre un querubín, y voló(U);
Y rápido voló sobre las alas del viento(V).
11 De las tinieblas hizo Su escondedero(W), Su pabellón a Su alrededor;
Tinieblas de las aguas, densos nubarrones(X).
12 Por el fulgor de Su presencia(Y) se desvanecieron Sus densas nubes
En granizo y carbones encendidos(Z).
13 El Señor también tronó en los cielos(AA),
Y el Altísimo dio Su voz:
Granizo y carbones encendidos.
14 Él envió Sus flechas(AB), y los dispersó,
Y muchos relámpagos, y los confundió.
15 Entonces apareció el lecho de las aguas(AC),
Y los cimientos del mundo quedaron al descubierto
A Tu reprensión, oh Señor(AD),
Al soplo del aliento de Tu nariz(AE).
16 Extendió la mano desde lo alto(AF) y me tomó;
Me sacó de las muchas aguas(AG).
17 Me libró de mi poderoso enemigo(AH),
Y de los que me aborrecían, pues eran más fuertes que yo(AI).
18 Se enfrentaron a mí el día de mi infortunio(AJ),
Pero el Señor fue mi sostén(AK).
19 También me sacó a un lugar espacioso(AL);
Me rescató, porque se complació en mí(AM).
20 El Señor me ha premiado conforme a mi justicia(AN);
Conforme a la pureza de mis manos(AO) me ha recompensado.
21 Porque he guardado los caminos del Señor(AP),
Y no me he apartado impíamente de mi Dios(AQ).
22 Pues todas Sus ordenanzas[b] estaban delante de mí(AR),
Y no alejé de mí Sus estatutos(AS).
23 También fui íntegro para con Él(AT),
Y me guardé de mi iniquidad(AU).
24 Por tanto el Señor me ha recompensado conforme a mi justicia(AV),
Conforme a la pureza de mis manos delante de Sus ojos.
25 Con el benigno te muestras benigno(AW),
Con el íntegro te muestras íntegro(AX).
26 Con el puro eres puro(AY),
Y con el perverso eres sagaz(AZ).
27 Porque Tú salvas al pueblo afligido(BA),
Pero humillas los ojos altivos(BB).
28 Tú enciendes mi lámpara(BC), oh Señor;
Mi Dios que alumbra mis tinieblas(BD).
29 Pues contigo aplastaré ejércitos(BE),
Y con mi Dios escalaré murallas(BF).
30 En cuanto a Dios, Su camino es perfecto(BG);
Acrisolada es la palabra del Señor(BH);
Él es escudo a todos los que a Él se acogen(BI).
31 Pues, ¿quién es Dios, fuera del Señor(BJ)?
¿Y quién es roca, sino solo nuestro Dios(BK),
32 El Dios que me ciñe de poder(BL),
Y ha hecho perfecto mi camino(BM)?
33 Él hace mis pies como de ciervas(BN),
Y me afirma en mis alturas(BO).
34 Él adiestra mis manos para la batalla(BP),
Y mis brazos para tensar el arco de bronce(BQ).
35 Tú me has dado también el escudo de Tu salvación(BR);
Tu diestra me sostiene(BS),
Y Tu benevolencia me engrandece(BT).
36 Ensanchas mis pasos debajo de mí(BU),
Y mis pies no han resbalado(BV).
37 Perseguí a mis enemigos y los alcancé(BW);
Y no me volví hasta acabarlos(BX).
38 Los destrocé y no pudieron levantarse(BY);
Cayeron debajo de mis pies(BZ).
39 Pues Tú me has ceñido con fuerza para la batalla(CA);
Has subyugado debajo de mí a los que contra mí se levantaron(CB).
40 También has hecho que mis enemigos me vuelvan las espaldas(CC),
Y destruí a los que me odiaban(CD).
41 Clamaron, pero no hubo quién los salvara(CE);
Aun al Señor clamaron, pero no les respondió(CF).
42 Entonces los desmenucé como polvo delante del viento(CG);
Los arrojé como lodo de las calles.
43 Tú me has librado de las contiendas del pueblo(CH);
Me has puesto por cabeza de las naciones(CI);
Pueblo que yo no conocía me sirve(CJ).
44 Al oírme, me obedecen;
Los extranjeros me fingen obediencia(CK).
45 Los extranjeros desfallecen(CL),
Y salen temblando de sus fortalezas(CM).
46 El Señor vive(CN), bendita sea mi roca(CO),
Y ensalzado sea el Dios de mi salvación(CP),
47 El Dios que por mí ejecuta venganza(CQ),
Y subyuga pueblos debajo de mí(CR);
48 El que me libra de mis enemigos(CS).
Ciertamente Tú me exaltas sobre los que se levantan contra mí(CT);
Me rescatas del hombre violento(CU).
49 Por tanto, te daré gracias(CV), oh Señor, entre las naciones,
Y cantaré alabanzas a Tu nombre(CW).
50 Grandes victorias da Él a Su rey(CX),
Y muestra misericordia a Su ungido(CY),
A David y a su descendencia para siempre(CZ).
Footnotes
- Salmos 18:4 O destrucción; heb. Belial.
- Salmos 18:22 O juicios.
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