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Salmos 18
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Salmos 18
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Salmo 18
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).
Salmos 18
Nueva Versión Internacional
Salmos 18
Nueva Versión Internacional
Al director musical. De David, siervo del Señor. David dedicó al Señor la letra de esta canción cuando el Señor lo libró de las manos de todos sus enemigos y de las manos de Saúl. Dijo así:
18 ¡Cuánto te amo, Señor, fuerza mía!
2 El Señor es mi roca, mi amparo, mi libertador;
es mi Dios, la roca en que me refugio.
Es mi escudo, el poder que me salva,[a]
¡mi más alto escondite!
3 Invoco al Señor, que es digno de alabanza,
y quedo a salvo de mis enemigos.
4 Los lazos de la muerte me envolvieron;
los torrentes destructores me abrumaron.
5 Los lazos del sepulcro[b] me enredaron;
las redes de la muerte me atraparon.
6 En mi angustia invoqué al Señor;
clamé a mi Dios por ayuda.
Él me escuchó desde su Templo;
¡mi clamor llegó a sus oídos!
7 La tierra tembló, se estremeció;
se sacudieron los cimientos de los montes;
temblaron a causa de su enojo.
8 Por la nariz echaba humo,
por la boca, fuego consumidor;
¡lanzaba carbones encendidos!
9 Rasgando el cielo, descendió,
pisando sobre oscuros nubarrones.
10 Montando sobre un querubín, surcó los cielos
y se remontó sobre las alas del viento.
11 De las tinieblas y los oscuros nubarrones
hizo su escondite, una tienda que lo rodeaba.
12 De su radiante presencia brotaron nubes,
granizos y carbones encendidos.
13 En el cielo, entre granizos y carbones encendidos,
se oyó el trueno del Señor;
resonó la voz del Altísimo.
14 Lanzó sus flechas y dispersó a los enemigos;
con relámpagos los desconcertó.
15 A causa de tu reprensión, oh Señor,
y por el resoplido de tu enojo,[c]
las cuencas del mar quedaron a la vista;
al descubierto quedaron los cimientos de la tierra.
16 Extendiendo su mano desde lo alto,
tomó la mía y me sacó del mar profundo.
17 Me libró de mi enemigo poderoso,
de aquellos que me odiaban y eran más fuertes que yo.
18 En el día de mi desgracia me salieron al encuentro,
pero mi apoyo fue el Señor.
19 Me sacó a un amplio espacio;
me libró porque se agradó de mí.
20 El Señor me ha pagado conforme a mi justicia;
me ha premiado conforme a la limpieza de mis manos.
21 He guardado los caminos del Señor
y no he cometido el error de alejarme de mi Dios.
22 Presentes tengo todas sus leyes;
no me he alejado de sus estatutos.
23 He sido íntegro ante él
y me he abstenido de pecar.
24 El Señor me ha recompensado conforme a mi justicia,
conforme a la limpieza de mis manos ante sus ojos.
25 Tú eres fiel con quien es fiel
e íntegro con quien es íntegro;
26 sincero eres con quien es sincero,
pero sagaz con el que es tramposo.
27 Tú das la victoria a los humildes,
pero humillas a los altivos.
28 Tú, Señor, mantienes mi lámpara encendida;
tú, Dios mío, iluminas mis tinieblas.
29 Con tu apoyo me lanzaré contra un ejército;
contigo, Dios mío, podré asaltar murallas.
30 El camino de Dios es perfecto;
la palabra del Señor es intachable.
Escudo es Dios a los que se refugian en él.
31 Pues ¿quién es Dios sino el Señor?
¿Quién es la Roca sino nuestro Dios?
32 Es él quien me arma de valor
y hace perfecto mi camino;
33 da a mis pies la ligereza del venado
y me mantiene firme en las alturas;
34 adiestra mis manos para la batalla
y mis brazos para tensar un arco de bronce.
35 Tú me cubres con el escudo de tu salvación
y con tu diestra me sostienes;
tu ayuda me ha hecho prosperar.
36 Has despejado el paso de mi camino,
para que mis tobillos no se tuerzan.
37 Perseguí a mis enemigos, les di alcance
y no retrocedí hasta verlos aniquilados.
38 Los aplasté. Ya no pudieron levantarse.
¡Cayeron debajo de mis pies!
39 Tú me armaste de valor para el combate;
doblegaste ante mí a los rebeldes.
40 Hiciste retroceder a mis enemigos
y así exterminé a los que me odiaban.
41 Pedían ayuda y no hubo quien los salvara.
Al Señor clamaron,[d] pero no respondió.
42 Los desmenucé. Parecían polvo disperso por el viento.
Los pisoteé[e] como al lodo de las calles.
43 Me has librado de los conflictos con el pueblo;
me has puesto por líder de las naciones;
me sirve gente que yo no conocía.
44 Apenas me oyen, me obedecen;
son extranjeros y me rinden homenaje.
45 Esos extraños se descorazonan
y temblando salen de sus refugios.
46 ¡El Señor vive! ¡Alabada sea mi Roca!
¡Exaltado sea el Dios de mi salvación!
47 Él es el Dios que me vindica,
el que pone los pueblos a mis pies.
48 Tú me libras de mis enemigos,
me exaltas por encima de mis adversarios,
me salvas de los hombres violentos.
49 Por eso, Señor, te alabo entre las naciones
y canto salmos a tu nombre.
50 Él da grandes victorias a su rey;
a su ungido David y a sus descendientes
les muestra por siempre su gran amor.
Footnotes
- 18:2 el poder que me salva. Lit. el cuerno de mi salvación.
- 18:5 del sepulcro. Lit. del Seol.
- 18:15 por … tu enojo. Lit. por el soplo del aliento de tu nariz.
- 18:41 Al Señor clamaron (versiones antiguas); TM no incluye clamaron.
- 18:42 Los pisoteé (LXX, Siríaca, Targum, mss. y 2S 22:43); Los vacié (TM).
Psalm 18
King James Version
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
New International Version
Psalm 18
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)
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 18
New King James Version
Psalm 18
New King James Version
God the Sovereign Savior(A)
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David (B)the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of (C)this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:
18 I (D)will love You, O Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my [a]strength, (E)in whom I will trust;
My shield and the [b]horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 I will call upon the Lord, (F)who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.
4 (G)The pangs of death surrounded me,
And the floods of [c]ungodliness made me afraid.
5 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
6 In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
7 (H)Then the earth shook and trembled;
The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.
8 Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
9 (I)He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With darkness under His feet.
10 (J)And He rode upon a cherub, and flew;
(K)He flew upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness His secret place;
(L)His canopy around Him was dark waters
And thick clouds of the skies.
12 (M)From the brightness before Him,
His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.
13 The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered (N)His voice,
[d]Hailstones and coals of fire.
14 (O)He sent out His arrows and scattered [e]the foe,
Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
15 Then the channels of the sea were seen,
The foundations of the world were uncovered
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16 (P)He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me,
For they were too strong for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.
19 (Q)He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.
20 (R)The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has 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 blameless [f]before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
24 (S)Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
25 (T)With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
26 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And (U)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
27 For You will save the humble people,
But will bring down (V)haughty looks.
28 (W)For You will light my lamp;
The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by You I can [g]run against a troop,
By my God I can leap over a wall.
30 As for God, (X)His way is perfect;
(Y)The word of the Lord is [h]proven;
He is a shield (Z)to all who trust in Him.
31 (AA)For who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
32 It is God who (AB)arms me with strength,
And makes my way perfect.
33 (AC)He makes my feet like the feet of deer,
And (AD)sets me on my high places.
34 (AE)He teaches my hands to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand has held me up,
Your gentleness has made me great.
36 You enlarged my path under me,
(AF)So my feet did not slip.
37 I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
38 I have wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.
39 For You have armed me with strength for the battle;
You have [i]subdued under me those who rose up against me.
40 You have also given me the necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.
41 They cried out, but there was none to save;
(AG)Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
42 Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind;
I (AH)cast them out like dirt in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;
(AI)You have made me the head of the [j]nations;
(AJ)A people I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me they obey me;
The foreigners [k]submit to me.
45 (AK)The foreigners fade away,
And come frightened from their hideouts.
46 The Lord lives!
Blessed be my Rock!
Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 It is God who avenges me,
(AL)And subdues the peoples under me;
48 He delivers me from my enemies.
(AM)You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.
49 (AN)Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the [l]Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your name.
50 (AO)Great deliverance He gives to His king,
And shows mercy to His anointed,
To David and his [m]descendants forevermore.
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:2 Lit. rock
- Psalm 18:2 Strength
- Psalm 18:4 Lit. Belial
- Psalm 18:13 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; a few Heb. mss., LXX omit Hailstones and coals of fire
- Psalm 18:14 Lit. them
- Psalm 18:23 with
- Psalm 18:29 Or run through
- Psalm 18:30 Lit. refined
- Psalm 18:39 Lit. caused to bow
- Psalm 18:43 Gentiles
- Psalm 18:44 feign submission
- Psalm 18:49 nations
- Psalm 18:50 Lit. seed
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