Psalms 18 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: -- I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength. I love you, O LORD, my strength. For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love you, LORD, my strength.
2 Jehovah is my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God is my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 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 The 'Praised One' I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.
4 Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid. The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me; The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death. the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
6 In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears. In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. 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 And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake -- because He hath wrath. Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry. The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.
8 Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it. Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
9 And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet. He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
10 And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind. He rode on a cherub and flew; he came swiftly on the wings of the wind. He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
11 He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him, thick clouds dark with water. He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire. Out of the brightness before him hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds. Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
13 And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire. The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire. The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
14 And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them. And he sent out his arrows and scattered them; he flashed forth lightnings and routed them. He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
15 And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger. Then the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils. 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 sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters. He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
17 He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
18 They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
19 And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me. He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
20 Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me. The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. 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 Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God. For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God.
22 For all His judgments are before me, And His statutes I turn not from me. For all his rules were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me. All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity. I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt. I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
24 And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes. So the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect. With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler, with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
27 For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall. For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down. You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
28 For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness. For it is you who light my lamp; the LORD my God lightens my darkness. You, LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
29 For by Thee I run -- a troop! And by my God I leap a wall. For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
30 God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him. This God—his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. 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 Jehovah? And who is a rock save our God? For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?— For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
32 God! who is girding me with strength, And He maketh perfect my way. the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless. It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
33 Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand. He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
34 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great. You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.
36 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
37 I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed. I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed. I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet, I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet. I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
39 And Thou girdest me with strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me. For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
40 As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me -- I cut them off. You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and those who hated me I destroyed. You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
41 They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them. They cried for help, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them. They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but he did not answer.
42 And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out. I beat them fine as dust before the wind; I cast them out like the mire of the streets. I beat them as fine as windblown dust; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
43 Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me. You delivered me from strife with the people; you made me the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. 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 At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me. foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
45 Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places. Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses. They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
46 Jehovah liveth -- and blessed is my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation. The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation— The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!
47 God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me, the God who gave me vengeance and subdued peoples under me, He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,
48 My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me. who rescued me from my enemies; yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from the man of violence. who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.
49 Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise, For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing to your name. Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.
50 Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed -- unto the age! Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever. He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing love to his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.
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