David’s Song of Deliverance (Psalm 18:1–50)
1 DBY And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul. BSB BSB: And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2 DBY And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; BSB BSB: He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3 DBY God is my rock, in him will I trust — My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence. BSB BSB: My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
4 DBY I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies. BSB BSB: I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 DBY For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid. BSB BSB: For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
6 DBY The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me; BSB BSB: The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7 DBY In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears. BSB BSB: In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
8 DBY Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth. BSB BSB: Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
9 DBY There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it. BSB BSB: Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
10 DBY And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet. BSB BSB: He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
11 DBY And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind. BSB BSB: He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
12 DBY And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies. BSB BSB: He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13 DBY From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire. BSB BSB: From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
14 DBY Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice. BSB BSB: The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 DBY And he sent arrows, and scattered mine enemies ; Lightning, and discomfited them. BSB BSB: He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
16 DBY And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils. BSB BSB: The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17 DBY He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters; BSB BSB: He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
18 DBY He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I. BSB BSB: He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
19 DBY They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay. BSB BSB: They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20 DBY And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me. BSB BSB: He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
21 DBY Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. BSB BSB: The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 DBY For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God. BSB BSB: For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 DBY For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them, BSB BSB: For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
24 DBY And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity. BSB BSB: And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
25 DBY And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight. BSB BSB: So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
26 DBY With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright; BSB BSB: To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
27 DBY With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary. BSB BSB: to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
28 DBY And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, whom thou bringest down. BSB BSB: You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 DBY For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness. BSB BSB: For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
30 DBY For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall. BSB BSB: For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
31 DBY As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him. BSB BSB: As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
32 DBY For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God? BSB BSB: For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33 DBY God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth. BSB BSB: God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear.
34 DBY He maketh my feet like hinds' feet , And setteth me upon my high places. BSB BSB: He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
35 DBY He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass. BSB BSB: He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 DBY And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great. BSB BSB: You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
37 DBY Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip. BSB BSB: You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
38 DBY I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed. BSB BSB: I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 DBY And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet. BSB BSB: I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
40 DBY And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me. BSB BSB: You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
41 DBY And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed. BSB BSB: You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
42 DBY They looked, and there was none to save — Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not. BSB BSB: They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
43 DBY And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them. BSB BSB: I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 DBY And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me: BSB BSB: You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
45 DBY Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me. BSB BSB: Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
46 DBY Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places. BSB BSB: Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
47 DBY Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation, BSB BSB: The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
48 DBY The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me. BSB BSB: the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
49 DBY He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me. BSB BSB: who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
50 DBY Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name. BSB BSB: Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
51 DBY It is he who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.BSB BSB: Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
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