David’s Song of Praise
1David sang the words of this song to the Lord. He sang them when the Lord saved him from the power of all his enemies and of Saul. 2He said,
“The Lord is my rock and my fort. He is the God who saves me.
3My God is my rock. I go to him for safety.
He is like a shield to me. He’s the power that saves me.
He’s my place of safety. I go to him for help. He’s my Savior.
He saves me from those who want to hurt me.
4I called out to the Lord. He is worthy of praise.
He saved me from my enemies.
5“The waves of death were all around me.
A destroying flood swept over me.
6The ropes of the grave were tight around me.
Death set its trap in front of me.
7When I was in trouble I called out to the Lord.
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice.
My cry for help reached his ears.
8“The earth trembled and shook.
The pillars of the heavens rocked back and forth.
They trembled because the Lord was angry.
9Smoke came out of his nose.
Flames of fire came out of his mouth.
Burning coals blazed out of it.
10He opened the heavens and came down.
Dark clouds were under his feet.
11He got on the cherubim and flew.
The wings of the wind lifted him up.
12He covered himself with darkness.
The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.
13From the brightness all around him
flashes of lightning blazed out.
14The Lord thundered from heaven.
The voice of the Most High God was heard.
15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy.
He sent flashes of lightning and chased them away.
16The bottom of the sea could be seen.
The foundations of the earth were uncovered.
It happened when the Lord’s anger blazed out.
It came like a blast of breath from his nose.
17“He reached down from heaven. He took hold of me.
He lifted me out of deep waters.
18He saved me from my powerful enemies.
He set me free from those who were too strong for me.
19They stood up to me when I was in trouble.
But the Lord helped me.
20He brought me out into a wide and safe place.
He saved me because he was pleased with me.
21“The Lord has been good to me because I do what is right.
He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life.
22I have lived the way the Lord wanted me to.
I’m not guilty of turning away from my God.
23I keep all his laws in mind.
I haven’t turned away from his commands.
24He knows that I am without blame.
He knows I’ve kept myself from sinning.
25The Lord has rewarded me for doing what is right.
He has rewarded me because I haven’t done anything wrong.
26“Lord, to those who are faithful you show that you are faithful.
To those who are without blame you show that you are without blame.
27To those who are pure you show that you are pure.
But to those whose paths are crooked you show that you are clever.
28You save those who aren’t proud.
But you watch the proud to bring them down.
29Lord, you are my lamp.
You bring light into my darkness.
30With your help I can attack a troop of soldiers.
With the help of my God I can climb over a wall.
31“God’s way is perfect.
The Lord’s word doesn’t have any flaws.
He protects like a shield
all who go to him for safety.
32Who is God except the Lord?
Who is the Rock except our God?
33God gives me strength for the battle.
He keeps my way secure.
34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer.
He causes me to stand on the highest places.
35He trains my hands to fight every battle.
My arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36Lord, you shield me with your saving help.
Your help has made me great.
37You give me a wide path to walk in
so that I don’t twist my ankles.
38“I chased my enemies and crushed them.
I didn’t turn back until they were destroyed.
39I crushed them completely so that they couldn’t get up.
They fell under my feet.
40Lord, you gave me strength to fight the battle.
You caused my enemies to be humble in front of me.
41You made them turn their backs and run away.
So I destroyed my enemies.
42They cried out for help. But there was no one to save them.
They called out to the Lord. But he didn’t answer them.
43I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth.
I pounded them and walked on them like mud in the streets.
44“You saved me when people attacked me.
You have kept me as the ruler over nations.
People I didn’t know serve me now.
45People from other lands bow down to me in fear.
As soon as they hear about me, they obey me.
46All of them give up hope.
They come trembling out of their hiding places.
47“The Lord lives! Give praise to my Rock!
Give honor to my God, the Rock! He is my Savior!
48He is the God who pays back my enemies.
He brings the nations under my control.
49He sets me free from my enemies.
You have honored me more than them.
You have saved me from a man who wanted to hurt me.
50Lord, I will praise you among the nations.
I will sing your praise.
51He gives his king great victories.
He shows his faithful love to his anointed king.
He shows it to David and his family forever.”
Wimbo Wa Daudi Wa Sifa
(Zaburi 18)
122:1 Kut 15:1; Amu 5:1; Za 18:2-50Daudi alimwimbia Bwana maneno ya wimbo huu wakati Bwana alipomwokoa mikononi mwa adui zake wote, na pia mkononi mwa Sauli. 222:2 1Sam 2:2; Za 31:3; 91:2; 71:3; 144:2; Kum 32:4; Za 18:2; Mit 18:10; Mt 18:10Akasema:
“Bwana ni mwamba wangu,
ngome yangu na mwokozi wangu,
322:3 Mit 10:29; Yoe 3:16; Kum 23:15; 32:37; Za 14:6; 31:2; 59:16; 71:7; 91:2; 94:22; Isa 25:4; Yer 16:19; Mwa 15:1; Kum 33:17; Lk 1:69; Za 9:9; 52:7Mungu wangu ni mwamba wangu,
ambaye kwake ninakimbilia,
ngao yangu na pembe ya wokovu wangu.
Yeye ni ngome yangu, kimbilio langu
na mwokozi wangu,
huniokoa kutoka kwa watu wenye jeuri.
422:4 Za 48:1; 96:4; 145:3Ninamwita Bwana, anayestahili kusifiwa,
nami ninaokolewa kutoka kwa adui zangu.
522:5 Za 69:14-15; Yon 2:3“Mawimbi ya mauti yalinizunguka,
mafuriko ya maangamizi yalinilemea.
622:6 Za 116:3; Mdo 2:24Kamba za kuzimu22:6 Kuzimu kwa Kiebrania ni Sheol, maana yake ni Shimo lisilo na mwisho. zilinizunguka,
mitego ya mauti ilinikabili.
722:7 Mwa 35:3; Amu 2:15; 2Nya 15:4; Za 4:1; 77:2; 120:1; Isa 26:16; Za 34:15; 116:4; 116:4; Kut 3:7Katika shida yangu nalimwita Bwana,
nilimlilia Mungu wangu.
Kutoka Hekaluni mwake alisikia sauti yangu,
kilio changu kikafika masikioni mwake.
822:8 Amu 5:4; Za 97:4; Kut 19:18; Za 68:8; 77:18; Yer 10:10; Ay 9:6; 26:11; Za 75:3“Dunia ilitetemeka na kutikisika,
misingi ya mbingu ikatikisika,
vilitetemeka kwa sababu
alikuwa amekasirika.
922:9 Za 50:3; 97:3; Ebr 12:29; Ufu 11:5; Isa 6:6; Eze 1:13; 10:2; Hab 3:5Moshi ukapanda kutoka puani mwake,
moto uteketezao ukatoka kinywani mwake,
makaa ya moto yawakayo
yakatoka ndani mwake.
1022:10 Kut 19:9; Law 16:2; Kum 33:26; 1Fal 8:12; Ay 26:9; Za 104:3; Isa 19:1; Yer 4:13; Nah 1:3; Isa 64:1Akazipasua mbingu akashuka chini,
mawingu meusi yalikuwa chini ya miguu yake.
1122:11 Mwa 3:24; Kut 25:22; Za 104:3Alipanda juu ya kerubi akaruka,
akapaa juu kwa mbawa za upepo.
1222:12 Kut 19:9Alifanya giza hema lake la kujifunika:
mawingu meusi ya mvua ya angani.
1322:13 Ay 37:3; Za 77:18Kutokana na mwanga wa uwepo wake
mawingu yalisogea,
ikanyesha mvua ya mawe
na umeme wa radi.
1422:14 1Sam 2:10; Isa 30:30Bwana alinguruma kutoka mbinguni,
sauti ya Aliye Juu Sana ilisikika.
1522:15 Kum 32:23; Za 7:13; 77:7; Hab 3:11Aliipiga mishale na kutawanya adui,
umeme wa radi na kuwafukuza.
1622:16 Za 6:1; 50:8, 21; 106:9; Nah 1:4; Isa 30:33; 40:24; Kut 14:21Mabonde ya bahari yalifunuliwa,
na misingi ya dunia ikawa wazi
kwa kukaripia kwake Bwana,
kwa uvumi wa pumzi kutoka puani mwake.
1722:17 Za 144:7; Kut 2; 10“Alinyoosha mkono kutoka juu na kunishika;
alinitoa kutoka kilindi cha maji makuu.
1822:18 Lk 1:71Aliniokoa kutoka adui wangu mwenye nguvu nyingi,
kutoka adui zangu waliokuwa na nguvu nyingi kuliko mimi.
1922:19 Za 23:4Walinikabili siku ya msiba wangu,
lakini Bwana alikuwa msaada wangu.
2022:20 Ay 36:16; Za 31:8; 118:5; 22:8; Isa 42:1; Mt 12:18; 2Sam 15:26Alinileta nje mahali penye nafasi tele,
akaniokoa kwa kuwa alipendezwa nami.
2122:21 1Sam 26:23; Za 26:6; Ay 17:9; 22:30; 42:7-8; Za 24:4“Bwana alinitendea sawasawa na uadilifu wangu;
sawasawa na usafi wa mikono yangu amenilipa.
2222:22 Mwa 18:19; Za 128:1; Mit 8:32Kwa maana nimezishika njia za Bwana;
sijatenda ubaya nikamwacha Mungu wangu.
2322:23 Kum 6:4-9; Za 119:30-32, 102; Kum 7:12Sheria zake zote zi mbele yangu,
wala sijayaacha maagizo yake.
2422:24 Mwa 6:9; Efe 1:4; Yn 1:47Nimekuwa sina hatia mbele zake,
nami nimejilinda nisitende dhambi.
2522:25 1Sam 26:23Bwana amenilipa sawasawa na uadilifu wangu,
sawasawa na usafi wangu machoni pake.
2622:26 Mt 5:7“Kwa yeye aliye mwaminifu unajionyesha kuwa mwaminifu,
kwa asiye na hatia unajionyesha kutokuwa na hatia,
2722:27 Mt 5:8; Law 26:23-2422:27 1Nya 27:9-10kwa aliye mtakatifu unajionyesha kuwa mtakatifu,
lakini kwa aliyepotoka unajionyesha kuwa mkaidi.
2822:28 Kut 3:8; 1Sam 2:8-9; Za 72:12-13; Mit 30:13; Dan 4:31; Sef 3:11; Isa 2:12-17; 5:15; Za 12:5; Mt 5:3Wewe huwaokoa wanyenyekevu,
lakini macho yako ni juu ya wenye kiburi
ili uwashushe.
2922:29 Za 27:1; Isa 2:5; Mik 7:8; Ufu 21:23; 22:5Wewe ni taa yangu, Ee Bwana.
Bwana hulifanya giza langu
kuwa mwanga.
30Kwa msaada wako naweza kushinda jeshi,
nikiwa pamoja na Mungu wangu
nitaweza kuruka ukuta.
3122:31 Kum 32:4; Mt 5:48; Za 12:6; 119:140; Mit 30:5-6; Mwa 15:1; Dan 4:37; Ufu 15:3“Kuhusu Mungu, njia yake ni kamilifu;
neno la Bwana halina dosari.
Yeye ni ngao kwa wote
wanaokimbilia kwake.
3222:32 Kut 32:31; 1Sam 2:2; Isa 45:5-6Kwa maana ni nani aliye Mungu
zaidi ya Bwana?
Ni nani aliye Mwamba
isipokuwa Mungu wetu?
3322:33 1Sam 2:2; 2Sam 7:22; Za 27:1; Kum 18:13Mungu ndiye anivikaye nguvu
na kufanya njia yangu kuwa kamilifu.
3422:34 Isa 35:6; Hab 3:19; Kum 32:13Huifanya miguu yangu kama miguu ya kulungu,
huniwezesha kusimama mahali palipo juu.
3522:35 Za 144:1; 7:12; 11:2; Zek 9:13Huifundisha mikono yangu kupigana vita;
mikono yangu inaweza kupinda upinde wa shaba.
3622:36 Efe 6:16Hunipa ngao yako ya ushindi,
unajishusha chini ili kuniinua.
3722:37 Mit 4:11Huyapanua mapito yangu,
ili miguu yangu isiteleze.
38“Niliwafuatia adui zangu na nikawaseta,
sikurudi nyuma mpaka walipoangamizwa.
3922:39 Za 44:5; 110:6; Mal 4:3Niliwaseta kabisa, nao hawakuweza kuinuka tena;
walianguka chini ya miguu yangu.
4022:40 Yos 10:24; 1Fal 5:3; Za 44:5Ulinivika nguvu kwa ajili ya kupigana vita;
uliwafanya adui zangu wasujudu miguuni pangu.
4122:41 Kut 23:27Uliwafanya adui zangu wageuke na kukimbia,
nami nikawaangamiza adui zangu.
4222:42 Isa 1:15; Za 50:22; 1Sam 14:37; 28:6; Ay 27:6; Mit 1:28Walipiga yowe, lakini hapakuwepo na yeyote wa kuwaokoa;
walimlilia Bwana, lakini hakuwajibu.
4322:43 1Fal 20:10; 2Fal 13:7; Isa 41:2; Amo 1:3; Za 7:5; Isa 41:25; Mik 7:10; Zek 10:5; Isa 5:25; 10:6; 22:5Niliwaponda kama mavumbi ya nchi;
niliwaponda na kuwakanyaga kama tope barabarani.
4422:44 Kut 11:3; 2Sam 3:1; 8:1-14; Isa 55:3-5; Kum 28:13“Umeniokoa kutokana na mashambulizi ya watu wangu;
umenihifadhi mimi kama kiongozi wa mataifa.
Watu ambao sikuwajua wananitumikia,
4522:45 Za 66:3; 81:15; Kum 33:29nao wageni huja wakininyenyekea,
mara wanisikiapo, hunitii.
4622:46 Mik 7:17Wote wanalegea,
wanatoka katika ngome zao wakitetemeka.
4722:47 Kut 15:2; Kum 32:15; Za 18:31; 89:26; 95:1“Bwana yu hai! Sifa ni kwa Mwamba wangu!
Atukuzwe Mungu,
Mwamba, Mwokozi wangu!
4822:48 Hes 31:3; Za 144:2; 1Sam 25:39; Za 94:1Yeye ndiye Mungu anilipiziaye kisasi,
ayawekaye mataifa chini yangu,
4922:49 Za 140:1; 27:6aniwekaye huru toka kwa adui zangu.
Uliniinua juu ya adui zangu;
uliniokoa toka kwa watu wajeuri.
5022:50 Za 9:11; 47:6; 68:4; Rum 15:9Kwa hiyo nitakusifu, Ee Bwana,
katikati ya mataifa;
nitaliimbia sifa jina lako.
5122:51 Za 21:1; 144:9-10; 1Sam 16; 13; Za 89:20; Mdo 13:23; 2Sam 7:13; Za 89:24, 29Humpa mfalme wake ushindi mkuu;
huonyesha fadhili zake kwa mpakwa mafuta wake,
kwa Daudi na wazao wake milele.”
