Psalms 18
1 For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of the LORD, 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. He said, I love you, LORD, my strength.
| למנצח לעבד יהוה לדוד אשר דבר ליהוה את דברי השירה הזאת ביום הציל יהוה אותו מכף כל איביו ומיד שאול ויאמר ארחמך יהוה חזקי׃ |
2 The LORD 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.
| יהוה סלעי ומצודתי ומפלטי אלי צורי אחסה בו מגני וקרן ישעי משגבי׃ |
3 I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.
| מהלל אקרא יהוה ומן איבי אושע׃ |
4 The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
| אפפוני חבלי מות ונחלי בליעל יבעתוני׃ |
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6 In my distress I called on the LORD, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.
| בצר לי אקרא יהוה ואל אלהי אשוע ישמע מהיכלו קולי ושועתי לפניו תבוא באזניו׃ |
7 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
| ותגעש ותרעש הארץ ומוסדי הרים ירגזו ויתגעשו כי חרה לו׃ |
8 Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
| עלה עשן באפו ואש מפיו תאכל גחלים בערו ממנו׃ |
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
| ויט שמים וירד וערפל תחת רגליו׃ |
10 He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.
| וירכב על כרוב ויעף וידא על כנפי רוח׃ |
11 He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
| ישת חשך סתרו סביבותיו סכתו חשכת מים עבי שחקים׃ |
12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
| מנגה נגדו עביו עברו ברד וגחלי אש׃ |
13 The LORD also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.
| וירעם בשמים יהוה ועליון יתן קלו ברד וגחלי אש׃ |
14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them. He routed them with great lightning bolts.
| וישלח חציו ויפיצם וברקים רב ויהמם׃ |
15 Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
| ויראו אפיקי מים ויגלו מוסדות תבל מגערתך יהוה מנשמת רוח אפך׃ |
16 He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
| ישלח ממרום יקחני ימשני ממים רבים׃ |
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
| יצילני מאיבי עז ומשנאי כי אמצו ממני׃ |
18 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
| יקדמוני ביום אידי ויהי יהוה למשען לי׃ |
19 He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
| ויוציאני למרחב יחלצני כי חפץ בי׃ |
20 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands, he has recompensed me.
| יגמלני יהוה כצדקי כבר ידי ישיב לי׃ |
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
| כי שמרתי דרכי יהוה ולא רשעתי מאלהי׃ |
22 For all his ordinances were before me. I did not put away his statutes from me.
| כי כל משפטיו לנגדי וחקתיו לא אסיר מני׃ |
23 I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
| ואהי תמים עמו ואשתמר מעוני׃ |
24 Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
| וישב יהוה לי כצדקי כבר ידי לנגד עיניו׃ |
25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
| עם חסיד תתחסד עם גבר תמים תתמם׃ |
26 With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
| עם נבר תתברר ועם עקש תתפתל׃ |
27 For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.
| כי אתה עם עני תושיע ועינים רמות תשפיל׃ |
28 For you will light my lamp, LORD. My God will light up my darkness.
| כי אתה תאיר נרי יהוה אלהי יגיה חשכי׃ |
29 For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
| כי בך ארץ גדוד ובאלהי אדלג שור׃ |
30 As for God, his way is perfect. The LORD’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
| האל תמים דרכו אמרת יהוה צרופה מגן הוא לכל החסים בו׃ |
31 For who is God, except the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God,
| כי מי אלוה מבלעדי יהוה ומי צור זולתי אלהינו׃ |
32 the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
| האל המאזרני חיל ויתן תמים דרכי׃ |
33 He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places.
| משוה רגלי כאילות ועל במתי יעמידני׃ |
34 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
| מלמד ידי למלחמה ונחתה קשת נחושה זרועתי׃ |
35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.
| ותתן לי מגן ישעך וימינך תסעדני וענותך תרבני׃ |
36 You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.
| תרחיב צעדי תחתי ולא מעדו קרסלי׃ |
37 I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. I will not turn away until they are consumed.
| ארדוף אויבי ואשיגם ולא אשוב עד כלותם׃ |
38 I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.
| אמחצם ולא יכלו קום יפלו תחת רגלי׃ |
39 For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
| ותאזרני חיל למלחמה תכריע קמי תחתי׃ |
40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
| ואיבי נתתה לי ערף ומשנאי אצמיתם׃ |
41 They cried, but there was no one to save; even to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
| ישועו ואין מושיע על יהוה ולא ענם׃ |
42 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.
| ואשחקם כעפר על פני רוח כטיט חוצות אריקם׃ |
43 You 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.
| תפלטני מריבי עם תשימני לראש גוים עם לא ידעתי יעבדוני׃ |
44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
| לשמע אזן ישמעו לי בני נכר יכחשו לי׃ |
45 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their strongholds.
| בני נכר יבלו ויחרגו ממסגרותיהם׃ |
46 The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,
| חי יהוה וברוך צורי וירום אלוהי ישעי׃ |
47 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.
| האל הנותן נקמות לי וידבר עמים תחתי׃ |
48 He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
| מפלטי מאיבי אף מן קמי תרוממני מאיש חמס תצילני׃ |
49 Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
| על כן אודך בגוים יהוה ולשמך אזמרה׃ |
50 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.
| מגדל ישועות מלכו ועשה חסד למשיחו לדוד ולזרעו עד עולם׃ |
