Ps 18

FFor the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said, I love you, Yahweh, 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׃ 2Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. (MT 18:3; LXX 17:3; Rahlfs 17:3) וַיֹּאמַ֡ר אֶרְחָמְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה חִזְקִֽי׃ 3I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am 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 surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. (MT 18:5; LXX 17:5; Rahlfs 17:5) מְ֭הֻלָּל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמִן־אֹ֝יְבַ֗י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ 5The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death came on me. (MT 18:6; LXX 17:6; Rahlfs 17:6) אֲפָפ֥וּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י בְלִיַּ֣עַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ 6In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came 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 mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry. (MT 18:8; LXX 17:8; Rahlfs 17:8) בַּצַּר־לִ֤י ׀ אֶֽקְרָ֣א יְהוָה֮ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֪י אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ יִשְׁמַ֣ע מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ קוֹלִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו ׀ תָּב֬וֹא בְאָזְנָֽיו׃ 8Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. 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. Thick darkness was under his feet. (MT 18:10; LXX 17:10; Rahlfs 17:10) עָ֘לָ֤ה עָשָׁ֨ן ׀ בְּאַפּ֗וֹ וְאֵשׁ־מִפִּ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ 10He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, 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, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, 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 before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire. (MT 18:13; LXX 17:13; Rahlfs 17:13) יָ֤שֶׁת חֹ֨שֶׁךְ ׀ סִתְר֗וֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו סֻכָּת֑וֹ חֶשְׁכַת־מַ֝֗יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃ 13Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire. (MT 18:14; LXX 17:14; Rahlfs 17:14) מִנֹּ֗גַהּ נֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹ עָבָ֥יו עָבְר֑וּ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ 14He sent out his arrows, and scattered them. He routed them with great lightning bolts. (MT 18:15; LXX 17:15; Rahlfs 17:15) וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה וְ֭עֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן קֹל֑וֹ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ 15Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, 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 sent from on high. 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, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me. (MT 18:18; LXX 17:18; Rahlfs 17:18) יִשְׁלַ֣ח מִ֭מָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵ֑נִי יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ 18They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support. (MT 18:19; LXX 17:19; Rahlfs 17:19) יַצִּילֵ֗נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֥י עָ֑ז וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י כִּֽי־אָמְצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ 19He brought me out 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׃ 20Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands, he has recompensed me. (MT 18:21; LXX 17:21; Rahlfs 17:21) וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃ 21For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, 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 were before me. I didn’t 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 blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity. (MT 18:24; LXX 17:24; Rahlfs 17:24) כִּ֣י כָל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃ 24Therefore Yahweh has rewarded 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 you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. (MT 18:26; LXX 17:26; Rahlfs 17:26) וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י כְצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ 26With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd. (MT 18:27; LXX 17:27; Rahlfs 17:27) עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ 27For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down. (MT 18:28; LXX 17:28; Rahlfs 17:28) עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ 28For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness. (MT 18:29; LXX 17:29; Rahlfs 17:29) כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה עַם־עָנִ֣י תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינַ֖יִם רָמ֣וֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ 29For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap 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. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those 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, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God, (MT 18:32; LXX 17:32; Rahlfs 17:32) הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֪ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בּֽוֹ׃ 32the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect? (MT 18:33; LXX 17:33; Rahlfs 17:33) כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ 33He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places. (MT 18:34; LXX 17:34; Rahlfs 17:34) הָ֭אֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חָ֑יִל וַיִּתֵּ֖ן תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכִּֽי׃ 34He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze. (MT 18:35; LXX 17:35; Rahlfs 17:35) מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ 35You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great. (MT 18:36; LXX 17:36; Rahlfs 17:36) מְלַמֵּ֣ד יָ֭דַי לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ 36You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped. (MT 18:37; LXX 17:37; Rahlfs 17:37) וַתִּתֶּן־לִי֮ מָגֵ֪ן יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃ 37I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. I won’t turn away until they are consumed. (MT 18:38; LXX 17:38; Rahlfs 17:38) תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ 38I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet. (MT 18:39; LXX 17:39; Rahlfs 17:39) אֶרְדּ֣וֹף א֭וֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־אָ֝שׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ 39For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. (MT 18:40; LXX 17:40; Rahlfs 17:40) אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃ 40You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me. (MT 18:41; LXX 17:41; Rahlfs 17:41) וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃ 41They cried, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them. (MT 18:42; LXX 17:42; Rahlfs 17:42) וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ 42Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets. (MT 18:43; LXX 17:43; Rahlfs 17:43) יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃ 43You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. 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 foreigners shall submit themselves to me. (MT 18:45; LXX 17:45; Rahlfs 17:45) תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ 45The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their strongholds. (MT 18:46; LXX 17:46; Rahlfs 17:46) לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃ 46Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation, (MT 18:47; LXX 17:47; Rahlfs 17:47) בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ 47even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me. (MT 18:48; LXX 17:48; Rahlfs 17:48) חַי־יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃ 48He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man. (MT 18:49; LXX 17:49; Rahlfs 17:49) הָאֵ֗ל הַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹת לִ֑י וַיַּדְבֵּ֖ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽי׃ 49Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name. (MT 18:50; LXX 17:50; Rahlfs 17:50) מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף מִן־קָ֭מַי תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חָ֝מָ֗ס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ 50He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more. (MT 18:51; LXX 17:51; Rahlfs 17:51) עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ אוֹדְךָ֖ בַגּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהוָ֑ה וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃