Psalm 18

¹ He said: "I love you, Lord, my strength.

¹ {To 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.

¹ For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, ^(a)who spoke to 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 love You, O Lord, ^(A)my strength.”

¹ For the choir director. Of the servant of the Lord, David, who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.^(A) He said:I love You, Lord, my strength.

¹ “I love You [fervently and devotedly], O Lord, my strength.”

³ I cried out to the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I was delivered from my enemies.

³ I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

³ I call upon the Lord, who is ^(H)worthy to be praised,And I am ^(I)saved from my enemies.

³ I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(E)and I was saved from my enemies.^(F)

³ I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;And I am saved from my enemies.^(B)

⁵ The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.

⁵ The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

⁵ The ^(L)cords of ^(e)Sheol surrounded me;The snares of death confronted me.

⁵ The ropes of Sheol entangled me;the snares of death confronted me.^(H)

⁵ The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me;The snares of death confronted me.

⁷ The world shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains quaked, they shook because he was angry.

⁷ Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

⁷ Then the ^(P)earth shook and quaked;And the ^(Q)foundations of the mountains were tremblingAnd were shaken, because He was angry.

⁷ Then the earth shook and quaked;the foundations of the mountains trembled;^(K)they shook because He burned with anger.

⁷ Then the earth shook and quaked,The foundations of the mountains trembled;They were shaken because He was indignant and angry.

⁹ He bent the sky and descended, and darkness was under his feet.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

⁹ He ^(S)bowed the heavens also, and came downWith thick ^(T)darkness under His feet.

⁹ He parted the heavens and came down,^(M)a dark cloud beneath His feet.

⁹ He bowed the heavens also and came down;And thick darkness was under His feet.

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding place, his canopy surrounding him was dark waters and thick clouds.

¹¹ He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

¹¹ He made ^(W)darkness His hiding place, ^(X)His ^(g)canopy around Him,Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

¹¹ He made darkness His hiding place,dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.^(O)

¹¹ He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.

¹³ Then the LORD thundered in the heavens, and the Most High sounded aloud, calling for hail stones and flashes of fire.

¹³ The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

¹³ The Lord also ^(AA)thundered in the heavens,And the Most High uttered His voice,Hailstones and coals of fire.

¹³ The Lord thundered from^(b) heaven;the Most High projected His voice.^(c)(Q)

¹³ The Lord also thundered in the heavens,And the Most High uttered His voice,Hailstones and coals of fire.

¹⁵ Then the channels of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were uncovered because of your rebuke, LORD, because of the blast from the breath of your nostrils.

¹⁵ Then 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.

¹⁵ Then the ^(AC)channels of water appeared,And the foundations of the world were ⁽ⁱ⁾laid bareAt Your ^(AD)rebuke, O Lord,At the blast of the ^(AE)breath of Your nostrils.

¹⁵ The depths of the sea became visible,the foundations of the world were exposed,at Your rebuke, Lord,at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.^(S)

¹⁵ Then the stream beds of the waters appeared,And the foundations of the world were laid bareAt Your rebuke, O Lord,At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

¹⁷ He delivered me from my strong enemies, from those who hated me because they were stronger than I.

¹⁷ He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁷ He ^(AH)delivered me from my strong enemy,And from those who hated me, for they were ^(AI)too mighty for me.

¹⁷ He rescued me from my powerful enemyand from those who hated me,for they were too strong for me.^(U)

¹⁷ He rescued me from my strong enemy,And from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

¹⁹ He brought me out to a spacious place; he delivered me, for in me he takes delight.

¹⁹ He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

¹⁹ He brought me forth also into a ^(AL)broad place;He rescued me, because ^(AM)He delighted in me.

¹⁹ He brought me out to a spacious place;^(W)He rescued me because He delighted in me.^(X)

¹⁹ He brought me out into a broad place;He rescued me because He was pleased with me and delighted in me.

²¹ because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and I have not wickedly departed from my God;

²¹ For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²¹ For I have ^(AP)kept the ways of the Lord,And have ^(AQ)not wickedly departed from my God.

²¹ For I have kept the ways of the Lordand have not turned from my God to wickedness.^(AA)

²¹ For I have kept the ways of the Lord,And have not wickedly departed from my God.

²³ I was upright before him, and I kept myself from iniquity.

²³ I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

²³ I was also ^(j)(AT)blameless with Him,And I ^(AU)kept myself from my iniquity.

²³ I was blameless toward Him^(AC)and kept myself from sinning.

²³ I was ^(a)blameless before Him,And I kept myself free from my sin.

²⁵ To the holy, you show your gracious love, to the upright, you show yourself upright;

²⁵ With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

²⁵ With ^(AW)the kind You show Yourself kind;With the ^(k)blameless ^(AX)You show Yourself blameless;

²⁵ With the faithfulYou prove Yourself faithful;with the blameless manYou prove Yourself blameless;

²⁵ With the kind (merciful, faithful, loyal) You show Yourself kind,With the blameless You show Yourself blameless,

²⁷ Indeed, you deliver the oppressed, but you bring down those who exalt themselves in their own eyes.

²⁷ For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

²⁷ For You ^(BA)save an afflicted people,But ^(BB)haughty eyes You abase.

²⁷ For You rescue an afflicted people,^(AG)but You humble those with haughty eyes.^(AH)

²⁷ For You save an afflicted and humble people,But bring down those [arrogant fools] with haughty eyes.

²⁹ With your help I will run through an army, with help from my God I leap over walls.

²⁹ For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

²⁹ For by You I can ^(m)(BE)run upon a troop;And by my God I can ^(BF)leap over a wall.

²⁹ With You I can attack a barrier,^(f)and with my God I can leap over a wall.^(AJ)

²⁹ For by You I can crush a troop,And by my God I can leap over a wall.

³¹ For who is God but the LORD, and who is a Rock other than our God?

³¹ For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

³¹ For ^(BJ)who is God, but the Lord?And who is a ^(BK)rock, except our God,

³¹ For who is God besides Yahweh?^(AN)And who is a rock? Only our God.^(AO)

³¹ For who is God, but the Lord?Or who is a rock, except our God,

³³ who makes my feet swift as the deer; who makes me stand on high places;

³³ He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

³³ He ^(BN)makes my feet like hinds’ feet,And ^(BO)sets me upon my high places.

³³ He makes my feet like the feet of a deer^(AQ)and sets me securely on the heights.^(g)(AR)

³³ He makes my feet like ^(c)hinds’ feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble];He sets me [securely] upon my high places.

³⁵ You have given to me the shield of your deliverance, and your right hand holds me up; your gentleness made me great.

³⁵ Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

³⁵ You have also given me ^(BR)the shield of Your salvation,And Your ^(BS)right hand upholds me;And ^(BT)Your ^(q)gentleness makes me great.

³⁵ You have given me the shield of Your salvation;Your right hand upholds me,^(AU)and Your humility exalts me.

³⁵ You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,And Your right hand upholds and sustains me;Your gentleness [Your gracious response when I pray] makes me great.

³⁷ I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn around until they were utterly defeated.

³⁷ I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

³⁷ I ^(BW)pursued my enemies and overtook them,And I did not turn back ^(BX)until they were consumed.

³⁷ I pursue my enemies and overtake them;I do not turn back until they are wiped out.^(AX)

³⁷ I pursued my enemies and overtook them;And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

³⁹ You clothed me with strength for war; you will subdue under me those who rise up against me.

³⁹ For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

³⁹ For You have ^(CA)girded me with strength for battle;You have ^(s)(CB)subdued under me those who rose up against me.

³⁹ You have clothed me with strength for battle;^(AZ)You subdue my adversaries beneath me.^(BA)

³⁹ For You have encircled me with strength for the battle;You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

⁴¹ They cried out for deliverance, but there was no one to deliver; they cried out to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

⁴¹ They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was ^(CE)none to save,Even to the Lord, but ^(CF)He did not answer them.

⁴¹ They cry for help, but there is no one to save them^(BD)—they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.^(BE)

⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.

⁴³ You rescued me from conflict with the people; you made me head of the nations. People who did not know me will serve me.

⁴³ Thou 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.

⁴³ You have delivered me from the ^(CH)contentions of the people;You have placed me as ^(CI)head of the nations;A ^(CJ)people whom I have not known serve me.

⁴³ You have freed me from the feuds among the people;You have appointed me the head of nations;^(BH)a people I had not known serve me.^(BI)

⁴³ You have rescued me from the contentions of the people;You have placed me as the head of the nations;A people whom I have not known serve me.

⁴⁵ Foreigners will wilt away; they will come trembling out of their stronghold.

⁴⁵ The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

⁴⁵ Foreigners ^(CL)fade away,And ^(CM)come trembling out of their ^(v)fortresses.

⁴⁵ Foreigners lose heartand come trembling from their fortifications.^(BK)

⁴⁵ Foreigners lose heart,And come trembling out of their strongholds.

⁴⁷ He is the God who executes vengeance on my behalf; who destroys nations under me;

⁴⁷ It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

⁴⁷ The God who ^(CQ)executes vengeance for me,And ^(CR)subdues peoples under me.

⁴⁷ God—He gives me vengeance^(BM)and subdues peoples under me.^(BN)

⁴⁷ The God who avenges me,And subdues peoples (nations) under me.

⁴⁹ Therefore, I will give thanks to you among the nations, LORD; I will sing praises to your name.

⁴⁹ Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

⁴⁹ Therefore I will ^(CV)give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord,And I will ^(CW)sing praises to Your name.

⁴⁹ Therefore I will praise You, Yahweh, among the nations;I will sing about Your name.^(BP)

⁴⁹ Therefore will I give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations,And sing praises to Your name.^(C)