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 18:1 ¶ [[For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said,]] I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

 18:1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºº [A Psalm] of David,º the servantº of the LORD,º whoº spakeºº unto the LORDºº the wordsº of thisº songº in the dayº [that] the LORDº deliveredºº him from the handºº of allº his enemies,ºº and from the handºº of Saul:º And he said,]]ºº I will loveºº thee, O LORD,º my strength.º

 18:2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

 18:2 The LORDº [is] my rock,º and my fortress,º and my deliverer;ºº my God,º my strength,º in whom I will trust;ºº my buckler,º and the hornº of my salvation,º [and] my high tower.º

 18:3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

 18:3 I will callºº upon the LORD,º [who is worthy] to be praised:ºº so shall I be savedºº fromº mine enemies.ºº

 18:4 The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

 18:4 The sorrowsº of deathº compassedºº me, and the floodsº of ungodly menº made me afraid.ºº

 18:5 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

 18:5 The sorrowsº of hellº compassed me about:ºº the snaresº of deathº preventedºº me.

 18:6 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.

 18:6 In my distressº I calledºº uponº the LORD,º and criedºº untoº my God:º he heardºº my voiceº out of his temple,ºº and my cryº cameºº beforeº him, [even] into his ears.º

 18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.

 18:7 Then the earthº shookºº and trembled;ºº the foundationsº also of the hillsº movedºº and were shaken,ºº becauseº he was wroth.ºº

 18:8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

 18:8 There went upºº a smokeº out of his nostrils,º and fireº out of his mouthºº devoured:ºº coalsº were kindledºº byº it.

 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

 18:9 He bowedºº the heavensº also, and came down:ºº and darknessº [was] underº his feet.º

 18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.

 18:10 And he rodeºº uponº a cherub,º and did fly:ºº yea, he did flyºº uponº the wingsº of the wind.º

 18:11 He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

 18:11 He madeºº darknessºº his secret place;º his pavilionº round aboutº him [were] darkº watersº [and] thick cloudsº of the skies.º

 18:12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.

 18:12 At the brightnessºº [that was] beforeº him his thick cloudsº passed,ºº hailº [stones] and coalsº of fire.º

 18:13 Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.

 18:13 The LORDº also thunderedºº in the heavens,º and the Highestº gaveºº his voice;º hailº [stones] and coalsº of fire.º

 18:14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.

 18:14 Yea, he sent outºº his arrows,º and scatteredºº them; and he shot outºº lightnings,º and discomfitedºº them.

 18:15 Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

 18:15 Then the channelsº of watersº were seen,ºº and the foundationsº of the worldº were discoveredºº at thy rebuke,ºº O LORD,º at the blastºº of the breathº of thy nostrils.º

 18:16 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.

 18:16 He sentºº from above,ºº he tookºº me, he drewºº me out of manyº waters.ººº

 18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

 18:17 He deliveredºº me from my strongº enemy,ººº and from them which hatedººº me: forº they were too strongºº forº me.

 18:18 They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

 18:18 They preventedºº me in the dayº of my calamity:º but the LORDº wasº my stay.º

 18:19 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

 18:19 He brought me forthºº also into a large place;º he deliveredºº me, becauseº he delightedºº in me.

 18:20 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

 18:20 The LORDº rewardedºº me according to my righteousness;º according to the cleannessº of my handsº hath he recompensedºº me.

 18:21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

 18:21 Forº I have keptºº the waysº of the LORD,º and have notº wickedly departedºº from my God.ºº

 18:22 For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.

 18:22 Forº allº his judgmentsº [were] beforeº me, and I did notº put awayºº his statutesº fromº me.

 18:23 I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

 18:23 I wasº also uprightº beforeº him, and I keptºº myselfº from mine iniquity.ºº

 18:24 Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

 18:24 Therefore hath the LORDº recompensedºº me according to my righteousness,º according to the cleannessº of my handsº inº his eyesight.º

 18:25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

 18:25 Withº the mercifulº thou wilt shew thyself merciful;ºº withº an uprightº manº thou wilt shew thyself upright;ºº

 18:26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

 18:26 Withº the pureºº thou wilt shew thyself pure;ºº and withº the frowardº thou wilt shew thyself froward.ºº

 18:27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.

 18:27 Forº thou wiltº saveºº the afflictedº people;º but wilt bring downºº highºº looks.º

 18:28 For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

 18:28 Forº thouº wilt lightºº my candle:º the LORDº my Godº will enlightenºº my darkness.º

 18:29 For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.

 18:29 Forº by thee I have run throughºº a troop;º and by my Godº have I leaped overºº a wall.º

 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

 18:30 [As for] God,º his wayº [is] perfect:º the wordº of the LORDº is tried:ºº heº [is] a bucklerº to allº those that trustºº in him.

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

 18:31 Forº whoº [is] Godº saveºº the LORD?º or whoº [is] a rockº saveº our God?º

 18:32 The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?

 18:32 [It is] Godº that girdethºº me with strength,º and makethºº my wayº perfect.º

 18:33 He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet]: And setteth me upon my high places.

 18:33 He makethºº my feetº like hinds'º [feet], and settethºº me uponº my high places.º

 18:34 He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

 18:34 He teachethºº my handsº to war,º so that a bowº of steelº is brokenºº by mine arms.º

 18:35 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.

 18:35 Thou hast also givenºº me the shieldº of thy salvation:º and thy right handº hath holden me up,ºº and thy gentlenessºº hath made me great.ºº

 18:36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.

 18:36 Thou hast enlargedºº my stepsº underº me, that my feetº did notº slip.ºº

 18:37 I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.

 18:37 I have pursuedºº mine enemies,ºº and overtakenºº them: neitherº did I turn againºº tillº they were consumed.ºº

 18:38 I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.

 18:38 I have woundedºº them that they were notº ableºº to rise:ºº they are fallenºº underº my feet.º

 18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

 18:39 For thou hast girdedºº me with strengthº unto the battle:º thou hast subduedºº underº me those that rose upºº against me.

 18:40 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.

 18:40 Thou hast also givenºº me the necksº of mine enemies;ºº that I might destroyºº them that hateºº me.

 18:41 They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

 18:41 They cried,ºº but [there was] noneº to saveºº [them: even] untoº the LORD,º but he answeredºº them not.º

 18:42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

 18:42 Then did I beatºº them smallº as the dustº beforeºº the wind:º I did cast them outºº as the dirtº in the streets.º

 18:43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

 18:43 Thou hast deliveredºº me from the strivingsºº of the people;º [and] thou hast madeºº me the headº of the heathen:º a peopleº [whom] I have notº knownºº shall serveºº me.

 18:44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

 18:44 As soon as they hearºº of me, they shall obeyºº me: the strangersºº shall submitºº themselves unto me.

 18:45 The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.

 18:45 The strangersºº shall fade away,ºº and be afraidºº out ofº their close places.º

 18:46 Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,

 18:46 The LORDº liveth;º and blessedºº [be] my rock;º and let the Godº of my salvationº be exalted.ºº

 18:47 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.

 18:47 [It is] Godº that avengethººº me, and subduethºº the peopleº underº me.

 18:48 He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

 18:48 He deliverethºº me from mine enemies:ººº yea,º thou liftest me upºº aboveº those that rise upºº against me: thou hast deliveredºº me from the violentº man.ºº

 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.

 18:49 Thereforeºº will I give thanksºº unto thee, O LORD,º among the heathen,º and sing praisesºº unto thy name.º

 18:50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.

 18:50 Greatºº deliveranceº giveth he to his king;º and shewethºº mercyº to his anointed,º to David,º and to his seedº forº evermore.ºº