Ps 18

FFor the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the Lord, who 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. He said: I love You, O Lord, my strength. (MT 18:2; LXX 17:1; LXX 17:2; Rahlfs 17:1; Rahlfs 17:2) לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ ׀ לְעֶ֥בֶד יְהוָ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּ֨ר ׀ לַיהוָ֗ה אֶת־דִּ֭בְרֵי הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּי֤וֹם הִֽצִּיל־יְהוָ֘ה אוֹת֥וֹ מִכַּ֥ף כָּל־אֹ֝יְבָ֗יו וּמִיַּ֥ד שָׁאֽוּל׃ 2The 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. (MT 18:3; LXX 17:3; Rahlfs 17:3) וַיֹּאמַ֡ר אֶרְחָמְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה חִזְקִֽי׃ 3I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. (MT 18:4; LXX 17:4; Rahlfs 17:4) יְהוָ֤ה ׀ סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י אֵלִ֣י צ֭וּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־בּ֑וֹ מָֽגִנִּ֥י וְקֶֽרֶן־יִ֝שְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃ 4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. (MT 18:5; LXX 17:5; Rahlfs 17:5) מְ֭הֻלָּל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמִן־אֹ֝יְבַ֗י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ 5The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. (MT 18:6; LXX 17:6; Rahlfs 17:6) אֲפָפ֥וּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י בְלִיַּ֣עַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ 6In my distress I called upon the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears. (MT 18:7; LXX 17:7; Rahlfs 17:7) חֶבְלֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל סְבָב֑וּנִי קִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִי מ֣וֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ 7Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. (MT 18:8; LXX 17:8; Rahlfs 17:8) בַּצַּר־לִ֤י ׀ אֶֽקְרָ֣א יְהוָה֮ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֪י אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ יִשְׁמַ֣ע מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ קוֹלִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו ׀ תָּב֬וֹא בְאָזְנָֽיו׃ 8Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. (MT 18:9; LXX 17:9; Rahlfs 17:9) וַתִּגְעַ֬שׁ וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ ׀ הָאָ֗רֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י הָרִ֣ים יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּ כִּי־חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃ 9He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. (MT 18:10; LXX 17:10; Rahlfs 17:10) עָ֘לָ֤ה עָשָׁ֨ן ׀ בְּאַפּ֗וֹ וְאֵשׁ־מִפִּ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ 10He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. (MT 18:11; LXX 17:11; Rahlfs 17:11) וַיֵּ֣ט שָׁ֭מַיִם וַיֵּרַ֑ד וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽיו׃ 11He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him. (MT 18:12; LXX 17:12; Rahlfs 17:12) וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־כְּ֭רוּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃ 12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire. (MT 18:13; LXX 17:13; Rahlfs 17:13) יָ֤שֶׁת חֹ֨שֶׁךְ ׀ סִתְר֗וֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו סֻכָּת֑וֹ חֶשְׁכַת־מַ֝֗יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃ 13The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire. (MT 18:14; LXX 17:14; Rahlfs 17:14) מִנֹּ֗גַהּ נֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹ עָבָ֥יו עָבְר֑וּ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ 14He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. (MT 18:15; LXX 17:15; Rahlfs 17:15) וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה וְ֭עֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן קֹל֑וֹ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ 15The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. (MT 18:16; LXX 17:16; Rahlfs 17:16) וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חִ֭צָּיו וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם וּבְרָקִ֥ים רָ֝ב וַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃ 16He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. (MT 18:17; LXX 17:17; Rahlfs 17:17) וַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ ׀ אֲפִ֥יקֵי מַ֗יִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮ מוֹסְד֪וֹת תֵּ֫בֵ֥ל מִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗ת ר֣וּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃ 17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. (MT 18:18; LXX 17:18; Rahlfs 17:18) יִשְׁלַ֣ח מִ֭מָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵ֑נִי יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ 18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord was my support. (MT 18:19; LXX 17:19; Rahlfs 17:19) יַצִּילֵ֗נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֥י עָ֑ז וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י כִּֽי־אָמְצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ 19He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me. (MT 18:20; LXX 17:20; Rahlfs 17:20) יְקַדְּמ֥וּנִי בְיוֹם־אֵידִ֑י וַֽיְהִי־יְהוָ֖ה לְמִשְׁעָ֣ן לִֽי׃ 20The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. (MT 18:21; LXX 17:21; Rahlfs 17:21) וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃ 21For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God. (MT 18:22; LXX 17:22; Rahlfs 17:22) יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה כְּצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽי׃ 22For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes. (MT 18:23; LXX 17:23; Rahlfs 17:23) כִּֽי־שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ 23And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity. (MT 18:24; LXX 17:24; Rahlfs 17:24) כִּ֣י כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃ 24So the Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. (MT 18:25; LXX 17:25; Rahlfs 17:25) וָאֱהִ֣י תָמִ֣ים עִמּ֑וֹ וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗ר מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃ 25To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless; (MT 18:26; LXX 17:26; Rahlfs 17:26) וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י כְצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ 26to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. (MT 18:27; LXX 17:27; Rahlfs 17:27) עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ 27For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes. (MT 18:28; LXX 17:28; Rahlfs 17:28) עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ 28For You, O Lord, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness. (MT 18:29; LXX 17:29; Rahlfs 17:29) כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה עַם־עָנִ֣י תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינַ֖יִם רָמ֣וֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ 29For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall. (MT 18:30; LXX 17:30; Rahlfs 17:30) כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה תָּאִ֣יר נֵרִ֑י יְהוָ֥ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י יַגִּ֥יהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ 30As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. (MT 18:31; LXX 17:31; Rahlfs 17:31) כִּֽי־בְ֭ךָ אָרֻ֣ץ גְּד֑וּד וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃ 31For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? (MT 18:32; LXX 17:32; Rahlfs 17:32) הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֪ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בּֽוֹ׃ 32It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear. (MT 18:33; LXX 17:33; Rahlfs 17:33) כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ 33He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. (MT 18:34; LXX 17:34; Rahlfs 17:34) הָ֭אֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חָ֑יִל וַיִּתֵּ֖ן תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכִּֽי׃ 34He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. (MT 18:35; LXX 17:35; Rahlfs 17:35) מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ 35You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me. (MT 18:36; LXX 17:36; Rahlfs 17:36) מְלַמֵּ֣ד יָ֭דַי לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ 36You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way. (MT 18:37; LXX 17:37; Rahlfs 17:37) וַתִּתֶּן־לִי֮ מָגֵ֪ן יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃ 37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. (MT 18:38; LXX 17:38; Rahlfs 17:38) תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ 38I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. (MT 18:39; LXX 17:39; Rahlfs 17:39) אֶרְדּ֣וֹף א֭וֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־אָ֝שׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ 39You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. (MT 18:40; LXX 17:40; Rahlfs 17:40) אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃ 40You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me. (MT 18:41; LXX 17:41; Rahlfs 17:41) וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃ 41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the Lord, but He did not answer. (MT 18:42; LXX 17:42; Rahlfs 17:42) וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ 42I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets. (MT 18:43; LXX 17:43; Rahlfs 17:43) יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃ 43You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. (MT 18:44; LXX 17:44; Rahlfs 17:44) וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵי־ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצ֣וֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃ 44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me. (MT 18:45; LXX 17:45; Rahlfs 17:45) תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ 45Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds. (MT 18:46; LXX 17:46; Rahlfs 17:46) לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃ 46The Lord lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted— (MT 18:47; LXX 17:47; Rahlfs 17:47) בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ 47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me, (MT 18:48; LXX 17:48; Rahlfs 17:48) חַי־יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃ 48who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. (MT 18:49; LXX 17:49; Rahlfs 17:49) הָאֵ֗ל הַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹת לִ֑י וַיַּדְבֵּ֖ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽי׃ 49Therefore I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name. (MT 18:50; LXX 17:50; Rahlfs 17:50) מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף מִן־קָ֭מַי תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חָ֝מָ֗ס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ 50Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever. (MT 18:51; LXX 17:51; Rahlfs 17:51) עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ אוֹדְךָ֖ בַגּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃