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Book of Psalms, No. 18

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No. 18 of the Psalms—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ I love thee, O LORD, my strength.
  2. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
      my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
      my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
  3. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,
      and I am saved from my enemies.
  4. ¶ The cords of death encompassed me,
      the torrents of perdition assailed me;
  5. the cords of Sheol entangled me,
      the snares of death confronted me.
  6. ¶ In my distress I called upon the LORD;
      to my God I cried for help.
    From his temple he heard my voice,
      and my cry to him reached his ears.
  7. ¶ Then the earth reeled and rocked;
      the foundations also of the mountains trembled
      and quaked, because he was angry.
  8. Smoke went up from his nostrils,
      and devouring fire from his mouth;
      glowing coals flamed forth from him.
  9. He bowed the heavens, and came down;
      thick darkness was under his feet.
  10. He rode on a cherub, and flew;
      he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.
  11. He made darkness his covering around him,
      his canopy thick clouds dark with water.
  12. Out of the brightness before him
      there broke through his clouds
      hailstones and coals of fire.
  13. The LORD also thundered in the heavens,
      and the Most High uttered his voice,
      hailstones and coals of fire.
  14. And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them;
      he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them.
  15. Then the channels of the sea were seen,
      and the foundations of the world were laid bare,
    at thy rebuke, O LORD,
      at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
  16. ¶ He reached from on high, he took me,
      he drew me out of many waters.
  17. He delivered me from my strong enemy,
      and from those who hated me;
      for they were too mighty for me.
  18. They came upon me in the day of my calamity;
      but the LORD was my stay.
  19. He brought me forth into a broad place;
      he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
  20. ¶ The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness;
      according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
  21. For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
      and have not wickedly departed from my God.
  22. For all his ordinances were before me,
      and his statutes I did not put away from me.
  23. I was blameless before him,
      and I kept myself from guilt.
  24. Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
      according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
  25. ¶ With the loyal thou dost show thyself loyal;
      with the blameless man thou dost show thyself blameless;
  26. with the pure thou dost show thyself pure;
      and with the crooked thou dost show thyself perverse.
  27. For thou dost deliver a humble people;
      but the haughty eyes thou dost bring down.
  28. Yea, thou dost light my lamp;
      the LORD my God lightens my darkness.
  29. Yea, by thee I can crush a troop;
      and by my God I can leap over a wall.
  30. This God—his way is perfect;
      the promise of the LORD proves true;
      he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
  31. ¶ For who is God, but the LORD?
      And who is a rock, except our God?—
  32. the God who girded me with strength,
      and made my way safe.
  33. He made my feet like hinds’ feet,
      and set me secure on the heights.
  34. He trains my hands for war,
      so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
  35. Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation,
      and thy right hand supported me,
      and thy help[a] made me great.
  36. Thou didst give a wide place for my steps under me,
      and my feet did not slip.
  37. I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
      and did not turn back till they were consumed.
  38. I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;
      they fell under my feet.
  39. For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle;
      thou didst make my assailants sink under me.
  40. Thou didst make my enemies turn their backs to me,
      and those who hated me I destroyed.
  41. They cried for help, but there was none to save,
      they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
  42. I beat them fine as dust before the wind;
      I cast them out like the mire of the streets.
  43. ¶ Thou didst deliver me from strife with the peoples;[b]
      thou didst make me the head of the nations;
      people whom I had not known served me.
  44. As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
      foreigners came cringing to me.
  45. Foreigners lost heart,
      and came trembling out of their fastnesses.
  46. ¶ The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock,
      and exalted be the God of my salvation,
  47. the God who gave me vengeance
      and subdued peoples under me;
  48. who delivered me from my enemies;
      yea, thou didst exalt me above my adversaries;
      thou didst deliver me from men of violence.
  49. ¶ For this I will extol thee, O LORD, among the nations,
      and sing praises to thy name.
  50. Great triumphs he gives to his king,
      and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
      to David and his descendants for ever.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or gentleness
  2. ^ Gk Tg: Heb people

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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