David’s Song of Deliverance (Psalm 18:1–50)
1 UEB David sang to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh rescued 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 UEB He prayed, "Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who rescues me. BSB BSB: He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3 UEB God is my rock. I take refuge in him. He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, and my refuge, the one who saves 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 UEB I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, and I will be saved from my enemies. BSB BSB: I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 UEB For the waves of death surrounded me, the rushing waters of destruction overwhelmed me. BSB BSB: For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
6 UEB The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death trapped me. BSB BSB: The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7 UEB In my distress I called to Yahweh; I called to my God; he heard my voice from his temple, and my call for help went 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 UEB Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the heavens trembled and were shaken, because God was angry. BSB BSB: Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
9 UEB Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it. BSB BSB: Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
10 UEB He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet. BSB BSB: He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
11 UEB He rode on a cherub and flew. He was seen on the wings of the wind. BSB BSB: He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
12 UEB He made darkness a tent around him, gathering heavy rain clouds in the skies. BSB BSB: He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13 UEB From the lightning before him coals of fire fell. BSB BSB: From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
14 UEB Yahweh thundered from the heavens. The Most High shouted. BSB BSB: The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 UEB He shot arrows and scattered his enemies— lightning bolts and dispersed them. BSB BSB: He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
16 UEB Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of Yahweh, 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 UEB He reached down from above; he took hold of me! He pulled me out of the surging water. BSB BSB: He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
18 UEB He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. BSB BSB: He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
19 UEB They came against me on the day of my distress, but Yahweh was my support. BSB BSB: They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20 UEB He also brought me out to a wide open place. He saved me because he was pleased with me. BSB BSB: He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
21 UEB Yahweh has rewarded me to the measure of my righteousness; he has restored me to the measure of the cleanness of my hands. BSB BSB: The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 UEB For I have kept the ways of Yahweh and have not acted wickedly by turning from my God. BSB BSB: For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 UEB For all his righteous decrees have been before me; as for his statutes, I have not turned away from them. BSB BSB: For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
24 UEB I have also been innocent before him, and I have kept myself from sin. BSB BSB: And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
25 UEB Therefore Yahweh has restored me to the measure of my righteousness, to the degree of 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 UEB To one who is faithful, you show yourself to be faithful; to a man who is blameless, you show yourself to be blameless. BSB BSB: To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
27 UEB With the pure you show yourself pure, but you are perverse to the twisted. BSB BSB: to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
28 UEB You save afflicted people, but your eyes are against the proud, and you bring them down. BSB BSB: You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 UEB For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh lights up my darkness. BSB BSB: For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
30 UEB For by you I can run over a barricade; by my God I can leap over a wall. BSB BSB: For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
31 UEB As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is pure. He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge 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 UEB For who is God except Yahweh, and who is a rock except our God? BSB BSB: For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33 UEB God is my refuge, and he leads the blameless person on his path. BSB BSB: God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear.
34 UEB He makes my feet swift like a deer and places me on the high hills. BSB BSB: He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
35 UEB He trains my hands for war, and my arms to bend a bow of bronze. BSB BSB: He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 UEB You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your favor has made me great. BSB BSB: You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
37 UEB You have made a wide place for my feet beneath me, so my feet have not slipped. BSB BSB: You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
38 UEB I pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I did not turn back until they were destroyed. BSB BSB: I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 UEB I devoured them and smashed them; they cannot rise. They have fallen under my feet. BSB BSB: I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
40 UEB You put strength on me like a belt for battle; you put under me those who rise up against me. BSB BSB: You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
41 UEB You gave me the back of my enemies' necks; I annihilated those who hated me. BSB BSB: You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
42 UEB They cried for help, but no one saved them; they cried out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them. BSB BSB: They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
43 UEB I beat them into fine pieces like dust on the ground, I pulverized them like mud in the streets. BSB BSB: I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 UEB You also have rescued me from the disputes of my own people. You have kept me as the head of nations. A people that I have not known serves 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 UEB Foreigners were forced to bow to me. As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. BSB BSB: Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
46 UEB The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds. BSB BSB: Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
47 UEB Yahweh lives! May my rock be praised. May God be exalted, 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 UEB This is the God who executes vengeance for me, the one who brings down peoples under me. BSB BSB: the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
49 UEB He sets me free from my enemies. Indeed, you lifted me up above those who rose up against me. You rescue me from violent men. BSB BSB: who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
50 UEB Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name. BSB BSB: Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
51 UEB God gives great victory to his king, and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, to David and to his descendants forever." 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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