Psalms 18:1-13 ▼

1 To the overseer; to the servant of Jehovah, of David who spake 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 will say, I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

2 Jehovah is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, I will put my trust in him; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my height.

3 Praising, I will call upon Jehovah, and I shall be saved from mine enemies.

4 The pains of death surrounded me, and the torrents of Belial made me afraid.

5 The pains of hades surrounded me: the snares of death anticipated me.

6 In my straits I will call upon Jehovah, and to my God will I cry: he will hear my voice from his temple, and my cry will come before him into his ears.

7 And it will be moved and the earth will tremble, and the foundations of the mountains will be moved and they will shake, for it was kindled to him.

8 A smoke went up in his anger, and fire from his mouth will consume, and coals were kindled from it.

9 And he will incline the heavens and come down: and gloom under his feet.

10 And he will ride upon a cherub, and will fly: and he will fly upon the wings of the wind.

11 He will set darkness his covering; his tent round about him darknesses of waters, thick clouds.

12 From the brightness before him the clouds passed over, hail and coals of fire.

13 And Jehovah will thunder in the heavens, and the Most High will give his voice; hail and coals of fire.