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 18:1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºº [A Psalm] of Däwið דָּוִד,º the servantº of Yähwè יָהוֶה,º whoº spakeºº unto Yähwè יָהוֶהºº the wordsº of thisº songº in the dayº [that] Yähwè יָהוֶהº deliveredºº him from the handºº of allº his enemies,ºº and from the handºº of Šä´ûl שָׁאוּל:º And he said,]]ºº I will loveºº thee, O Yähwè יָהוֶה,º my strength.º

 18:1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of Dawid, the servant of Yahweh, who spake unto Yahweh the words of this song in the day [that] Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Shaul: And he said,]] I will love thee, O Yahweh, my strength.

 18:2 Yähwè יָהוֶהº [is] my rock,º and my fortress,º and my deliverer;ºº my ´Ël אֵל,º my strength,º in whom I will trust;ºº my buckler,º and the hornº of my salvation,º [and] my high tower.º

 18:2 Yahweh [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my El, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.

 18:3 I will callºº upon Yähwè יָהוֶה,º [who is worthy] to be praised:ºº so shall I be savedºº fromº mine enemies.ºº

 18:3 I will call upon Yahweh, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

 18:4 The sorrowsº of deathº compassedºº me, and the floodsº of ungodly menº made me afraid.ºº

 18:4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

 18:5 The sorrowsº of hellº compassed me about:ºº the snaresº of deathº preventedºº me.

 18:5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

 18:6 In my distressº I calledºº uponº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º and criedºº untoº my ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים:º he heardºº my voiceº out of his temple,ºº and my cryº cameºº beforeº him, [even] into his ears.º

 18:6 In my distress I called upon Yahweh, and cried unto my Elohim: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.

 18:7 Then the earthº shookºº and trembled;ºº the foundationsº also of the hillsº movedºº and were shaken,ºº becauseº he was wroth.ºº

 18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

 18:8 There went upºº a smokeº out of his nostrils,º and fireº out of his mouthºº devoured:ºº coalsº were kindledºº byº it.

 18:8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

 18:9 He bowedºº the heavensº also, and came down:ºº and darknessº [was] underº his feet.º

 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet.

 18:10 And he rodeºº uponº a cherub,º and did fly:ºº yea, he did flyºº uponº the wingsº of the wind.º

 18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

 18:11 He madeºº darknessºº his secret place;º his pavilionº round aboutº him [were] darkº watersº [and] thick cloudsº of the skies.º

 18:11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.

 18:12 At the brightnessºº [that was] beforeº him his thick cloudsº passed,ºº hailº [stones] and coalsº of fire.º

 18:12 At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.

 18:13 Yähwè יָהוֶהº also thunderedºº in the heavens,º and `Elyôn עֶליוֹןº gaveºº his voice;º hailº [stones] and coalsº of fire.º

 18:13 Yahweh also thundered in the heavens, and Elyon gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.

 18:14 Yea, he sent outºº his arrows,º and scatteredºº them; and he shot outºº lightnings,º and discomfitedºº them.

 18:14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

 18:15 Then the channelsº of watersº were seen,ºº and the foundationsº of the worldº were discoveredºº at thy rebuke,ºº O Yähwè יָהוֶה,º at the blastºº of the breathº of thy nostrils.º

 18:15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

 18:16 He sentºº from above,ºº he tookºº me, he drewºº me out of manyº waters.ººº

 18:16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

 18:17 He deliveredºº me from my strongº enemy,ººº and from them which hatedººº me: forº they were too strongºº forº me.

 18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

 18:18 They preventedºº me in the dayº of my calamity:º but Yähwè יָהוֶהº wasº my stay.º

 18:18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but Yahweh was my stay.

 18:19 He brought me forthºº also into a large place;º he deliveredºº me, becauseº he delightedºº in me.

 18:19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

 18:20 Yähwè יָהוֶהº rewardedºº me according to my righteousness;º according to the cleannessº of my handsº hath he recompensedºº me.

 18:20 Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

 18:21 Forº I have keptºº the waysº of Yähwè יָהוֶה,º and have notº wickedly departedºº from my ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים.ºº

 18:21 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my Elohim.

 18:22 Forº allº his judgmentsº [were] beforeº me, and I did notº put awayºº his statutesº fromº me.

 18:22 For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

 18:23 I wasº also uprightº beforeº him, and I keptºº myselfº from mine iniquity.ºº

 18:23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

 18:24 Therefore hath Yähwè יָהוֶהº recompensedºº me according to my righteousness,º according to the cleannessº of my handsº inº his eyesight.º

 18:24 Therefore hath Yahweh recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

 18:25 Withº the mercifulº thou wilt shew thyself merciful;ºº withº an uprightº manº thou wilt shew thyself upright;ºº

 18:25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

 18:26 Withº the pureºº thou wilt shew thyself pure;ºº and withº the frowardº thou wilt shew thyself froward.ºº

 18:26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

 18:27 Forº thou wiltº saveºº the afflictedº people;º but wilt bring downºº highºº looks.º

 18:27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

 18:28 Forº thouº wilt lightºº my candle:º Yähwè יָהוֶהº my ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº will enlightenºº my darkness.º

 18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: Yahweh my Elohim will enlighten my darkness.

 18:29 Forº by thee I have run throughºº a troop;º and by my ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº have I leaped overºº a wall.º

 18:29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my Elohim have I leaped over a wall.

 18:30 [As for] ´Ël אֵל,º his wayº [is] perfect:º the wordº of Yähwè יָהוֶהº is tried:ºº heº [is] a bucklerº to allº those that trustºº in him.

 18:30 [As for] El, his way [is] perfect: the word of Yahweh is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him.

 18:31 Forº whoº [is] ´Élôåh אֱלוֹהַº saveºº Yähwè יָהוֶה?º or whoº [is] a rockº saveº our ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים?º

 18:31 For who [is] Eloah save Yahweh? or who [is] a rock save our Elohim?

 18:32 [It is] ´Ël אֵלº that girdethºº me with strength,º and makethºº my wayº perfect.º

 18:32 [It is] El that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

 18:33 He makethºº my feetº like hinds'º [feet], and settethºº me uponº my high places.º

 18:33 He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], and setteth me upon my high places.

 18:34 He teachethºº my handsº to war,º so that a bowº of steelº is brokenºº by mine arms.º

 18:34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

 18:35 Thou hast also givenºº me the shieldº of thy salvation:º and thy right handº hath holden me up,ºº and thy gentlenessºº hath made me great.ºº

 18:35 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.

 18:36 Thou hast enlargedºº my stepsº underº me, that my feetº did notº slip.ºº

 18:36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

 18:37 I have pursuedºº mine enemies,ºº and overtakenºº them: neitherº did I turn againºº tillº they were consumed.ºº

 18:37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

 18:38 I have woundedºº them that they were notº ableºº to rise:ºº they are fallenºº underº my feet.º

 18:38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

 18:39 For thou hast girdedºº me with strengthº unto the battle:º thou hast subduedºº underº me those that rose upºº against me.

 18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

 18:40 Thou hast also givenºº me the necksº of mine enemies;ºº that I might destroyºº them that hateºº me.

 18:40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

 18:41 They cried,ºº but [there was] noneº to saveºº [them: even] untoº Yähwè יָהוֶה,º but he answeredºº them not.º

 18:41 They cried, but [there was] none to save [them: even] unto Yahweh, but he answered them not.

 18:42 Then did I beatºº them smallº as the dustº beforeºº the wind:º I did cast them outºº as the dirtº in the streets.º

 18:42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

 18:43 Thou hast deliveredºº me from the strivingsºº of the people;º [and] thou hast madeºº me the headº of the heathen:º a peopleº [whom] I have notº knownºº shall serveºº me.

 18:43 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.

 18:44 As soon as they hearºº of me, they shall obeyºº me: the strangersºº shall submitºº themselves unto me.

 18:44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

 18:45 The strangersºº shall fade away,ºº and be afraidºº out ofº their close places.º

 18:45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

 18:46 Yähwè יָהוֶהº liveth;º and blessedºº [be] my rock;º and let the ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִיםº of my salvationº be exalted.ºº

 18:46 Yahweh liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and let the Elohim of my salvation be exalted.

 18:47 [It is] ´Ël אֵלº that avengethººº me, and subduethºº the peopleº underº me.

 18:47 [It is] El that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

 18:48 He deliverethºº me from mine enemies:ººº yea,º thou liftest me upºº aboveº those that rise upºº against me: thou hast deliveredºº me from the violentº man.ºº

 18:48 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.

 18:49 Thereforeºº will I give thanksºº unto thee, O Yähwè יָהוֶה,º among the heathen,º and sing praisesºº unto thy name.º

 18:49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Yahweh, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

 18:50 Greatºº deliveranceº giveth he to his king;º and shewethºº mercyº to his anointed,º to Däwið דָּוִד,º and to his seedº forº evermore.ºº

 18:50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to Dawid, and to his seed for evermore.