Ps 18

TTo the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, 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, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. (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 mine enemies. (MT 18:4; LXX 17:4; Rahlfs 17:4) יְהוָ֤ה ׀ סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י אֵלִ֣י צ֭וּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־בּ֑וֹ מָֽגִנִּ֥י וְקֶֽרֶן־יִ֝שְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃ 4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. (MT 18:5; LXX 17:5; Rahlfs 17:5) מְ֭הֻלָּל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמִן־אֹ֝יְבַ֗י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ 5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. (MT 18:6; LXX 17:6; Rahlfs 17:6) אֲפָפ֥וּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י בְלִיַּ֣עַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ 6In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. (MT 18:7; LXX 17:7; Rahlfs 17:7) חֶבְלֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל סְבָב֑וּנִי קִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִי מ֣וֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ 7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. (MT 18:8; LXX 17:8; Rahlfs 17:8) בַּצַּר־לִ֤י ׀ אֶֽקְרָ֣א יְהוָה֮ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֪י אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ יִשְׁמַ֣ע מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ קוֹלִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו ׀ תָּב֬וֹא בְאָזְנָֽיו׃ 8There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. (MT 18:9; LXX 17:9; Rahlfs 17:9) וַתִּגְעַ֬שׁ וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ ׀ הָאָ֗רֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י הָרִ֣ים יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּ כִּי־חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃ 9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. (MT 18:10; LXX 17:10; Rahlfs 17:10) עָ֘לָ֤ה עָשָׁ֨ן ׀ בְּאַפּ֗וֹ וְאֵשׁ־מִפִּ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ 10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. (MT 18:11; LXX 17:11; Rahlfs 17:11) וַיֵּ֣ט שָׁ֭מַיִם וַיֵּרַ֑ד וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽיו׃ 11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. (MT 18:12; LXX 17:12; Rahlfs 17:12) וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־כְּ֭רוּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃ 12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. (MT 18:13; LXX 17:13; Rahlfs 17:13) יָ֤שֶׁת חֹ֨שֶׁךְ ׀ סִתְר֗וֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו סֻכָּת֑וֹ חֶשְׁכַת־מַ֝֗יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃ 13The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. (MT 18:14; LXX 17:14; Rahlfs 17:14) מִנֹּ֗גַהּ נֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹ עָבָ֥יו עָבְר֑וּ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ 14Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. (MT 18:15; LXX 17:15; Rahlfs 17:15) וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה וְ֭עֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן קֹל֑וֹ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ 15Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. (MT 18:16; LXX 17:16; Rahlfs 17:16) וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חִ֭צָּיו וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם וּבְרָקִ֥ים רָ֝ב וַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃ 16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. (MT 18:17; LXX 17:17; Rahlfs 17:17) וַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ ׀ אֲפִ֥יקֵי מַ֗יִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮ מוֹסְד֪וֹת תֵּ֫בֵ֥ל מִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ יְהוָ֑ה מִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗ת ר֣וּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃ 17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. (MT 18:18; LXX 17:18; Rahlfs 17:18) יִשְׁלַ֣ח מִ֭מָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵ֑נִי יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ 18They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. (MT 18:19; LXX 17:19; Rahlfs 17:19) יַצִּילֵ֗נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֥י עָ֑ז וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י כִּֽי־אָמְצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ 19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. (MT 18:20; LXX 17:20; Rahlfs 17:20) יְקַדְּמ֥וּנִי בְיוֹם־אֵידִ֑י וַֽיְהִי־יְהוָ֖ה לְמִשְׁעָ֣ן לִֽי׃ 20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. (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 judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. (MT 18:23; LXX 17:23; Rahlfs 17:23) כִּֽי־שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ 23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. (MT 18:24; LXX 17:24; Rahlfs 17:24) כִּ֣י כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃ 24Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. (MT 18:25; LXX 17:25; Rahlfs 17:25) וָאֱהִ֣י תָמִ֣ים עִמּ֑וֹ וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗ר מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃ 25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; (MT 18:26; LXX 17:26; Rahlfs 17:26) וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י כְצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ 26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. (MT 18:27; LXX 17:27; Rahlfs 17:27) עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ 27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. (MT 18:28; LXX 17:28; Rahlfs 17:28) עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ 28For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. (MT 18:29; LXX 17:29; Rahlfs 17:29) כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה עַם־עָנִ֣י תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינַ֖יִם רָמ֣וֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ 29For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over 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 tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. (MT 18:31; LXX 17:31; Rahlfs 17:31) כִּֽי־בְ֭ךָ אָרֻ֣ץ גְּד֑וּד וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃ 31For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save 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 that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. (MT 18:33; LXX 17:33; Rahlfs 17:33) כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ 33He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places. (MT 18:34; LXX 17:34; Rahlfs 17:34) הָ֭אֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חָ֑יִל וַיִּתֵּ֖ן תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכִּֽי׃ 34He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. (MT 18:35; LXX 17:35; Rahlfs 17:35) מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ 35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. (MT 18:36; LXX 17:36; Rahlfs 17:36) מְלַמֵּ֣ד יָ֭דַי לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ 36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. (MT 18:37; LXX 17:37; Rahlfs 17:37) וַתִּתֶּן־לִי֮ מָגֵ֪ן יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃ 37I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. (MT 18:38; LXX 17:38; Rahlfs 17:38) תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ 38I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. (MT 18:39; LXX 17:39; Rahlfs 17:39) אֶרְדּ֣וֹף א֭וֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־אָ֝שׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ 39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. (MT 18:40; LXX 17:40; Rahlfs 17:40) אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃ 40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. (MT 18:41; LXX 17:41; Rahlfs 17:41) וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃ 41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. (MT 18:42; LXX 17:42; Rahlfs 17:42) וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ 42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets. (MT 18:43; LXX 17:43; Rahlfs 17:43) יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃ 43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. (MT 18:44; LXX 17:44; Rahlfs 17:44) וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵי־ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצ֣וֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃ 44As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. (MT 18:45; LXX 17:45; Rahlfs 17:45) תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ 45The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. (MT 18:46; LXX 17:46; Rahlfs 17:46) לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃ 46The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. (MT 18:47; LXX 17:47; Rahlfs 17:47) בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ 47It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. (MT 18:48; LXX 17:48; Rahlfs 17:48) חַי־יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃ 48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. (MT 18:49; LXX 17:49; Rahlfs 17:49) הָאֵ֗ל הַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹת לִ֑י וַיַּדְבֵּ֖ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽי׃ 49Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. (MT 18:50; LXX 17:50; Rahlfs 17:50) מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף מִן־קָ֭מַי תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חָ֝מָ֗ס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ 50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. (MT 18:51; LXX 17:51; Rahlfs 17:51) עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ אוֹדְךָ֖ בַגּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃