Psalm 18 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The LORD Praised for Giving Deliverance.

(2Sa 22:1–51 )

Psa 18:1To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken 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 saith: -- I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

Psa 18:2

Psa 18:2Jehovah is my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God is my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.

Psa 18:3

Psa 18:3The 'Praised One' I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved.

Psa 18:4

Psa 18:4Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.

Psa 18:5

Psa 18:5Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death.

Psa 18:6

Psa 18:6In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears.

Psa 18:7

Psa 18:7And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake -- because He hath wrath.

Psa 18:8

Psa 18:8Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.

Psa 18:9

Psa 18:9And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet.

Psa 18:10

Psa 18:10And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.

Psa 18:11

Psa 18:11He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Psa 18:12

Psa 18:12From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.

Psa 18:13

Psa 18:13And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.

Psa 18:14

Psa 18:14And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.

Psa 18:15

Psa 18:15And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.

Psa 18:16

Psa 18:16He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

Psa 18:17

Psa 18:17He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.

Psa 18:18

Psa 18:18They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.

Psa 18:19

Psa 18:19And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me.

Psa 18:20

Psa 18:20Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

Psa 18:21

Psa 18:21For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

Psa 18:22

Psa 18:22For all His judgments are before me, And His statutes I turn not from me.

Psa 18:23

Psa 18:23And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

Psa 18:24

Psa 18:24And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.

Psa 18:25

Psa 18:25With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect.

Psa 18:26

Psa 18:26With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,

Psa 18:27

Psa 18:27For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.

Psa 18:28

Psa 18:28For Thou -- Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

Psa 18:29

Psa 18:29For by Thee I run -- a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.

Psa 18:30

Psa 18:30God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.

Psa 18:31

Psa 18:31For who is God besides Jehovah? And who is a rock save our God?

Psa 18:32

Psa 18:32God! who is girding me with strength, And He maketh perfect my way.

Psa 18:33

Psa 18:33Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.

Psa 18:34

Psa 18:34Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.

Psa 18:35

Psa 18:35And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

Psa 18:36

Psa 18:36Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

Psa 18:37

Psa 18:37I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.

Psa 18:38

Psa 18:38I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

Psa 18:39

Psa 18:39And Thou girdest me with strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.

Psa 18:40

Psa 18:40As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me -- I cut them off.

Psa 18:41

Psa 18:41They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.

Psa 18:42

Psa 18:42And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.

Psa 18:43

Psa 18:43Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.

Psa 18:44

Psa 18:44At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

Psa 18:45

Psa 18:45Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.

Psa 18:46

Psa 18:46Jehovah liveth -- and blessed is my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.

Psa 18:47

Psa 18:47God -- who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me,

Psa 18:48

Psa 18:48My deliverer from mine enemies, Above my withstanders Thou raisest me, From a man of violence dost deliver me.

Psa 18:49

Psa 18:49Therefore I confess Thee among nations, O Jehovah, And to Thy name I sing praise,

Psa 18:50

Psa 18:50Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed -- unto the age!

The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Psalm 18 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The LORD Praised for Giving Deliverance.

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