XVIII. Book I. Jehovah Praised for Giving Victory and Dominion. 1909-14. The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics

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The Book of Psalms.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

Book I

XVIII

Jehovah Praised for Giving Victory and Dominion

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of Jehovah, who 1 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,


[1]	I LOVE thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
[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.
[3]	I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
[4]	The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness 2 made me afraid.
[5]	The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
[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.
[7]	Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
[8]	There went up a smoke out 3 of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
[9]	He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
[10]	And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
[11]	He made darkness his hidingplace, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
[12]	At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
[13]	Jehovah 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; Yea, 4 lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
[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.
[16]	He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many 5 waters.
[17]	He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
[18]	They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
[19]	He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
[20]	Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
[21]	For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
[22]	For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.
[23]	I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
[24]	Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
[25]	With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
[26]	With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
[27]	For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.
[28]	For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
[29]	For by thee I run upon 6 a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.
[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.
[31]	For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,
[32]	The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
[33]	He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: And setteth me upon my high places.
[34]	He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
[35]	Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness 7 hath made me great.
[36]	Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet 8 have not slipped.
[37]	I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.
[38]	I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.
[39]	For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued 9 under me those that rose up against me.
[40]	Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
[41]	They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
[42]	Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast 10 them out as the mire of the streets.
[43]	Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast 11 made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
[44]	As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit 12 themselves unto me.
[45]	The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
[46]	Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
[47]	Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.
[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.
[49]	Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
[50]	Great deliverance 13 giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.

Note 1. See 2 S. 22. 1–51. [back]

Note 2. Heb. Belial. [back]

Note 3. Or, in his wrath. [back]

Note 4. Or, They have shut up their heart. [back]

Note 5. Or, Forestall. [back]

Note 6. Or, the wicked, who is thy sword. [back]

Note 7. Or, men who are thy hand. [back]

Note 8. Heb. ankles. [back]

Note 9. Heb. caused to bow. [back]

Note 10. Heb. empty. [back]

Note 11. Or, wilt make. [back]

Note 12. Or, yield feigned obedience.Heb. lie. [back]

Note 13. Heb. salvations. [back]

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