David’s Song of Deliverance (Psalm 18:1–50)
1 WBS And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from 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 WBS And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; BSB BSB: He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3 WBS The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my preserver; thou savest 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 WBS I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I 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 WBS When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly-men made me afraid; BSB BSB: For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
6 WBS The sorrows of hell encompassed me; the snares of death seized me; BSB BSB: The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7 WBS In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered 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 WBS Then the earth shook and trembled: the foundations of heaven moved 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 WBS There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. BSB BSB: Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
10 WBS He bowed the heavens also, 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 WBS And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: 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 WBS And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. BSB BSB: He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13 WBS Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. BSB BSB: From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
14 WBS The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. BSB BSB: The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 WBS And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them. BSB BSB: He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
16 WBS And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid open, at the rebuking of the LORD, 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 WBS He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; BSB BSB: He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
18 WBS He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that 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 WBS They fell upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support. BSB BSB: They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20 WBS He brought me forth also 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 WBS The LORD 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 WBS For I have kept the ways of the LORD, 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 WBS For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them. BSB BSB: For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
24 WBS I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity. BSB BSB: And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
25 WBS Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye-sight. BSB BSB: So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
26 WBS With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright. BSB BSB: To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
27 WBS With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend. BSB BSB: to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
28 WBS And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thy eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. BSB BSB: You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 WBS For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. BSB BSB: For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
30 WBS 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 WBS As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them 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 WBS For who is God, save the LORD? 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 WBS God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. BSB BSB: God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear.
34 WBS 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 WBS He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms. BSB BSB: He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 WBS Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. BSB BSB: You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
37 WBS Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet have not slipped. BSB BSB: You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
38 WBS I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them. BSB BSB: I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 WBS And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, 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 WBS For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. BSB BSB: You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
41 WBS Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. BSB BSB: You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
42 WBS They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but 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 WBS Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I stamped them as the mire of the street, and spread them abroad. BSB BSB: I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 WBS Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall 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 WBS Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me. BSB BSB: Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
46 WBS Strangers shall fade away, and they shall tremble from their close places. BSB BSB: Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
47 WBS The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of 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 WBS It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, BSB BSB: the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
49 WBS And that bringeth me forth from my enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. BSB BSB: who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
50 WBS Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to thy name. BSB BSB: Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
51 WBS He is the tower of salvation for his king: and he showeth mercy 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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