Psalms 18
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
1I love You, O LORD, my strength.
1Εἰς τὸ τέλος· ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυΐδ.
2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
2ΟΙ ΟΥΡΑΝΟΙ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ, ποίησιν δὲ χειρῶν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγέλλει τὸ στερέωμα.
3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
3ἡμέρα τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐρεύγεται ρῆμα, καὶ νὺξ νυκτὶ ἀναγγέλλει γνῶσιν.
4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
4οὐκ εἰσὶ λαλιαὶ οὐδὲ λόγοι, ὧν οὐχὶ ἀκούονται αἱ φωναὶ αὐτῶν·
5The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
5εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν καὶ εἰς τὰ πέρατα τῆς οἰκουμένης τὰ ρήματα αὐτῶν.
6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
6ἐν τῷ ἡλίῳ ἔθετο τὸ σκήνωμα αὐτοῦ· καὶ αὐτὸς ὡς νυμφίος ἐκπορευόμενος ἐκ παστοῦ αὐτοῦ, ἀγαλλιάσεται ὡς γίγας δραμεῖν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ.
7Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
7ἀπ᾿ ἄκρου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἡ ἔξοδος αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ κατάντημα αὐτοῦ ἕως ἄκρου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὃς ἀποκρυβήσεται τῆς θέρμης αὐτοῦ.
8Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
8ὁ νόμος τοῦ Κυρίου ἄμωμος, ἐπιστρέφων ψυχάς· ἡ μαρτυρία Κυρίου πιστή, σοφίζουσα νήπια.
9He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
9τὰ δικαιώματα Κυρίου εὐθέα, εὐφραίνοντα καρδίαν· ἡ ἐντολὴ Κυρίου τηλαυγής, φωτίζουσα ὀφθαλμούς·
10He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
10ὁ φόβος Κυρίου ἁγνός, διαμένων εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος· τὰ κρίματα Κυρίου ἀληθινά, δεδικαιωμένα ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό,
11He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
11ἐπιθυμητὰ ὑπὲρ χρυσίον καὶ λίθον τίμιον πολὺν καὶ γλυκύτερα ὑπὲρ μέλι καὶ κηρίον.
12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
12καὶ γὰρ ὁ δοῦλός σου φυλάσσει αὐτά· ἐν τῷ φυλάσσειν αὐτὰ ἀνταπόδοσις πολλή.
13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
13παραπτώματα τίς συνήσει; ἐκ τῶν κρυφίων μου καθάρισόν με.
14He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
14καὶ ἀπὸ ἀλλοτρίων φεῖσαι τοῦ δούλου σου· ἐὰν μή μου κατακυριεύσωσι, τότε ἄμωμος ἔσομαι καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας μεγάλης.
15The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
15καὶ ἔσονται εἰς εὐδοκίαν τὰ λόγια τοῦ στόματός μου καὶ ἡ μελέτη τῆς καρδίας μου ἐνώπιόν σου διὰ παντός, Κύριε, βοηθέ μου καὶ λυτρωτά μου.
16He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
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17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
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18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
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19He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
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20The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
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21For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
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22For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
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23And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
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24So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
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25To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
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26to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
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27For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
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28For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
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29For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
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30As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
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31For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
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32It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
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33He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
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34He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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35You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
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36You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
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37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
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38I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
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39You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
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40You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
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41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
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42I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
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43You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
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44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
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45Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
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46The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
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47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
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48who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
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49Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
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50Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
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