Book of Psalms, No. 18
Psalms 18 NASB - New American Standard BibleNo. 18 of the Psalms—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ “I love You, O LORD, 1my strength.”
- The LORD is 2my [a]rock and 3my fortress and my 4deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My 5shield and the 6horn of my salvation, my 7stronghold. - I call upon the LORD, who is 8worthy to be praised,
And I am 9saved from my enemies. - ¶ The 10cords of death encompassed me,
And the 11torrents of [b]ungodliness [c]terrified me. - The 12cords of [d]Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me. - In my 13distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice 14out of His temple,
And my 15cry for help before Him came into His ears. - ¶ Then the 16earth shook and quaked;
And the 17foundations of the mountains were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry. - Smoke went up [e]out of His nostrils,
And 18fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it. - He 19bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick 20darkness under His feet. - He rode upon a 21cherub and flew;
And He sped upon the 22wings of the wind. - He made 23darkness His hiding place, 24His [f]canopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. - From the 25brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and 26coals of fire. - The LORD also 27thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire. - He 28sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and [g]routed them. - Then the 29channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world were [h]laid bare
At Your 30rebuke, O LORD,
At the blast of the 31breath of Your nostrils. - ¶ He 32sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of 33many waters. - He 34delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were 35too mighty for me. - They confronted me in 36the day of my calamity,
But 37the LORD was my stay. - He brought me forth also into a 38broad place;
He rescued me, because 39He delighted in me. - ¶ The LORD has 40rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the 41cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. - For I have 42kept the ways of the LORD,
And have 43not wickedly departed from my God. - For all 44His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His 45statutes from me. - I was also [i]46blameless with Him,
And I 47kept myself from my iniquity. - Therefore the LORD has 48recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. - ¶ With 49the kind You show Yourself kind;
With the [j]blameless 50You show Yourself blameless; - With the pure You show Yourself 51pure,
And with the crooked 52You show Yourself [k]astute. - For You 53save an afflicted people,
But 54haughty eyes You abase. - For You 55light my lamp;
The LORD my God 56illumines my darkness. - For by You I can [l]57run upon a troop;
And by my God I can 58leap over a wall. - ¶ As for God, His way is [m]59blameless;
The 60word of the LORD is tried;
He is a 61shield to all who take refuge in Him. - For 62who is God, but the LORD?
And who is a 63rock, except our God, - The God who 64girds me with strength
And [n]makes my way [o]65blameless? - He 66makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And 67sets me upon my high places. - He 68trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can 69bend a bow of bronze. - You have also given me 70the shield of Your salvation,
And Your 71right hand upholds me;
And 72Your [p]gentleness makes me great. - You 73enlarge my steps under me,
And my [q]74feet have not slipped. - ¶ I 75pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back 76until they were consumed. - I shattered them, so that they were 77not able to rise;
They fell 78under my feet. - For You have 79girded me with strength for battle;
You have [r]80subdued under me those who rose up against me. - You have also made my enemies 81turn their backs to me,
And I [s]82destroyed those who hated me. - They cried for help, but there was 83none to save,
Even to the LORD, but 84He did not answer them. - Then I beat them fine as the 85dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the mire of the streets. - ¶ You have delivered me from the 86contentions of the people;
You have placed me as 87head of the nations;
A 88people whom I have not known serve me. - As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners [t]89submit to me. - Foreigners 90fade away,
And 91come trembling out of their [u]fortresses. - ¶ The LORD 92lives, and blessed be 93my rock;
And exalted be 94the God of my salvation, - The God who 95executes vengeance for me,
And 96subdues peoples under me. - He 97delivers me from my enemies;
Surely You 98lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the 99violent man. - Therefore I will 100give thanks to You among the nations, O LORD,
And I will 101sing praises to Your name. - He gives great [v]102deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to 103His anointed,
To David and 104his [w]descendants forever.
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Or crag
- ^ Or destruction; Heb Belial
- ^ Or were assailing or terrifying
- ^ I.e. the nether world
- ^ Or in His wrath
- ^ Or pavilion
- ^ Lit confused
- ^ Or uncovered
- ^ Lit complete; or having integrity; or perfect
- ^ V 23, note 1
- ^ Lit twisted
- ^ Or crush a troop
- ^ V 23, note 1
- ^ Or has made
- ^ Lit complete; or having integrity
- ^ Or condescension
- ^ Lit ankles
- ^ Lit caused to bow down
- ^ Or silenced
- ^ Lit deceive me; i.e. give feigned obedience
- ^ Lit fastnesses
- ^ I.e. victories; lit salvations
- ^ Lit seed
REFERENCES
- ^ Ps 59:17
- ^ De 32:18; 1Sa 2:2; Ps 18:31, 46; 28:1; 31:3; 42:9; 71:3; 78:15
- ^ Ps 144:2
- ^ Ps 19:14
- ^ Ps 28:7; 33:20; 59:11; 84:9, 11; Pr 30:5
- ^ Ps 75:10
- ^ Ps 59:9
- ^ Ps 48:1; 96:4; 145:3
- ^ Ps 34:6
- ^ Ps 116:3
- ^ Ps 69:2; 124:3, 4
- ^ Ps 116:3
- ^ Ps 50:15; 120:1
- ^ Ps 3:4
- ^ Ps 34:15
- ^ Jg 5:4; Ps 68:7, 8; Is 13:13; Hg 2:6
- ^ Ps 114:4, 6
- ^ Ps 50:3
- ^ Ps 144:5
- ^ Ps 97:2
- ^ Ps 80:1; 99:1
- ^ Ps 104:3
- ^ De 4:11
- ^ Ps 97:2
- ^ Ps 104:2
- ^ Ps 97:3; 140:10; Hab 3:4
- ^ Ps 29:3; 104:7
- ^ Ps 144:6; Hab 3:11
- ^ Ps 106:9
- ^ Ps 76:6
- ^ Ps 18:8
- ^ Ps 144:7
- ^ Ps 32:6
- ^ Ps 59:1
- ^ Ps 35:10; 142:6
- ^ Ps 59:16
- ^ Ps 16:8
- ^ Ps 4:1; 31:8; 118:5
- ^ Ps 37:23; 41:11
- ^ 1Sa 24:19; Jb 33:26; Ps 7:8
- ^ Jb 22:30; Ps 24:4
- ^ Ps 37:34; 119:33; Pr 8:32
- ^ 2Ch 34:33; Ps 119:102
- ^ Ps 119:30
- ^ Ps 119:83
- ^ Ps 18:32
- ^ Ps 19:12, 13; 25:11; 66:18
- ^ 1Sa 26:23; Ps 18:20
- ^ 1Ki 8:32; Ps 62:12; Mt 5:7
- ^ Ps 18:30
- ^ Jb 25:5; Hab 1:13
- ^ Le 26:23, 24, 27, 28; Pr 3:34
- ^ Ps 72:12
- ^ Ps 101:5; Pr 6:17
- ^ 1Ki 15:4; Jb 18:6; Ps 132:17
- ^ Ps 27:1
- ^ Ps 118:10-12
- ^ Ps 18:33; 40:2
- ^ De 32:4; Ps 19:7; 145:17; Re 15:3
- ^ Ps 12:6
- ^ Ps 17:7; 91:4
- ^ De 32:39; 1Sa 2:2; Ps 86:8-10; Is 45:5
- ^ De 32:31; Ps 18:2; 62:2
- ^ Ps 18:39; Is 45:5
- ^ Ps 18:23
- ^ Hab 3:19
- ^ De 32:13
- ^ Ps 144:1
- ^ Jb 29:20
- ^ Ps 33:20
- ^ Ps 63:8; 119:117
- ^ Ps 138:6
- ^ Ps 18:33
- ^ Ps 66:9; Pr 4:12
- ^ Ps 44:5
- ^ Ps 37:20
- ^ Ps 36:12
- ^ Ps 47:3
- ^ Ps 18:32
- ^ Ps 18:47
- ^ Ps 21:12
- ^ Ps 94:23
- ^ Ps 50:22
- ^ Jb 27:9; Pr 1:28
- ^ Ps 83:13
- ^ 2Sa 3:1; 19:9; Ps 35:1
- ^ 2Sa 8:1-18; Ps 89:27
- ^ Is 55:5
- ^ Ps 66:3
- ^ Ps 37:2
- ^ Mc 7:17
- ^ Jb 19:25
- ^ Ps 18:2
- ^ Ps 51:14
- ^ Ps 94:1
- ^ Ps 18:43; 47:3; 144:2
- ^ Ps 3:7
- ^ Ps 27:6; 59:1
- ^ Ps 11:5
- ^ Ro 15:9
- ^ Ps 108:1
- ^ Ps 21:1; 144:10
- ^ Ps 28:8
- ^ Ps 89:4
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