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Psalms 18

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 And he said: "I love you, O Yahweh, my strength."

2 Yahweh [is] my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge, my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.

3 I called upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, and I was saved from my enemies.

4 The ropes of death encircled me, and streams of ruin overwhelmed me.

5 The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; [the] snares of death confronted me.

6 In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help came up before his presence into his ears.

7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and [the] foundations of [the] mountains trembled, and they staggered because he was angry.

8 Smoke went forth from his nose, and fire from his mouth consumed. Burning coals blazed from him.

9 So he bowed [the] heavens and came down with a thick cloud under his feet.

10 And he mounted a cherub and flew, and he swooped down on wings of wind.

11 He made darkness his hiding place; all about him his covering [was] a darkness of waters, {thick clouds}.

12 From the brightness before him his clouds passed over [with] hail and coals of fire.

13 And Yahweh thundered from the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice [with] hail and coals of fire.

14 And he shot his arrows and scattered them, and many lightning bolts and routed them.

15 Then the channels of [the] sea became visible, and [the] foundations of [the] world were uncovered by your rebuke, O Yahweh, by the {blast} of the wind of your nose.

16 He reached from on high; he seized me. He drew me from many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from [those who] hated me because they were stronger than I.

18 They confronted me on the day of disaster, but Yahweh was my support.

19 So he brought me out to a spacious place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.

20 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands he has repaid me.

21 Because I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not acted wickedly against my God,

22 because all his ordinances [are] before me, and his statutes I have not removed from me,

23 and I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt.

24 Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25 To [the] loyal you show yourself loyal. To [the] blameless you show yourself blameless.

26 To [the] pure you show yourself pure. but to [the] wicked you show yourself shrewd.

27 For you deliver humble people, but haughty eyes you humiliate.

28 For you light my lamp; Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.

29 For with you I can charge a troop, and with my God I can scale a wall.

30 This God--his way [is] blameless. The word of Yahweh [is] flawless. He [is] a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

31 For who [is] God apart from Yahweh, and who [is] a rock except our God?

32 The God who girded me [with] strength, and made safe my way,

33 he made my feet like the deer's, and on my high places he makes me stand.

34 [He] trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35 You also gave me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your humility made me great.

36 You enlarged my step under me, and my ankles did not slip.

37 I chased my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were finished [off].

38 I struck them and they were not able to stand up; they fell under my feet.

39 And you girded me [with] strength for the battle; [those] rising against me you made to kneel under me.

40 And you {made my enemies turn their backs}, then I destroyed those [who] hated me.

41 They cried out but there was no rescuer, [even] to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.

42 And I ground them like dust {in the wind}, I emptied them out like mud of [the] streets.

43 You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;

44 as soon as {they heard}, they obeyed me. [The] children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.

45 [The] children of a foreign land {lost heart}, and they came trembling from their strongholds.

46 Yahweh lives, and blessed [be] my rock, and may the God of my salvation be exalted--

47 the God who executed vengeance for me, and subdued peoples under me,

48 who delivered me from my enemies. Indeed, you exalted me higher than [those who] rose against me. You delivered me from the man of violence.

49 Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, O Yahweh, and I will sing [the praise] of your name:

50 the one who makes great victories for his king, and [who] shows loyal love for his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.

New International Version NIV

1 I love you, LORD, my strength.

2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

3 I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.

4 The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

5 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

7 The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.

8 Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.

9 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.

10 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.

12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.

13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.

14 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.

15 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.

16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.

17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.

18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.

19 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.

20 The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God.

22 All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.

23 I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.

24 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

26 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.

27 You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

28 You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.

29 With your help I can advance against a troop ; with my God I can scale a wall.

30 As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.

31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

32 It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.

34 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35 You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.

36 You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.

37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

38 I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.

39 You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.

40 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.

41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but he did not answer.

42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust; I trampled them like mud in the streets.

43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,

44 foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

45 They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.

46 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!

47 He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,

48 who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.

49 Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.

50 He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing love to his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.