Psalms 18 – NIV & LCB

New International Version

Psalms 18:1-50

Psalm 18In Hebrew texts 18:1-50 is numbered 18:2-51.

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

1I love you, Lord, my strength.

2The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,

my shield18:2 Or sovereign and the horn18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength. of my salvation, my stronghold.

3I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I have been saved from my enemies.

4The cords of death entangled me;

the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

5The cords of the grave coiled around me;

the snares of death confronted me.

6In my distress I called to the Lord;

I cried to my God for help.

From his temple he heard my voice;

my cry came before him, into his ears.

7The earth trembled and quaked,

and the foundations of the mountains shook;

they trembled because he was angry.

8Smoke rose from his nostrils;

consuming fire came from his mouth,

burning coals blazed out of it.

9He parted the heavens and came down;

dark clouds were under his feet.

10He mounted the cherubim and flew;

he soared on the wings of the wind.

11He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him—

the dark rain clouds of the sky.

12Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,

with hailstones and bolts of lightning.

13The Lord thundered from heaven;

the voice of the Most High resounded.18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning

14He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy,

with great bolts of lightning he routed them.

15The valleys of the sea were exposed

and the foundations of the earth laid bare

at your rebuke, Lord,

at the blast of breath from your nostrils.

16He reached down from on high and took hold of me;

he drew me out of deep waters.

17He rescued me from my powerful enemy,

from my foes, who were too strong for me.

18They confronted me in the day of my disaster,

but the Lord was my support.

19He brought me out into a spacious place;

he rescued me because he delighted in me.

20The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;

according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.

21For I have kept the ways of the Lord;

I am not guilty of turning from my God.

22All his laws are before me;

I have not turned away from his decrees.

23I have been blameless before him

and have kept myself from sin.

24The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25To the faithful you show yourself faithful,

to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

26to the pure you show yourself pure,

but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.

27You save the humble

but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

28You, Lord, keep my lamp burning;

my God turns my darkness into light.

29With your help I can advance against a troop18:29 Or can run through a barricade;

with my God I can scale a wall.

30As for God, his way is perfect:

The Lord’s word is flawless;

he shields all who take refuge in him.

31For who is God besides the Lord?

And who is the Rock except our God?

32It is God who arms me with strength

and keeps my way secure.

33He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;

he causes me to stand on the heights.

34He trains my hands for battle;

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35You make your saving help my shield,

and your right hand sustains me;

your help has made me great.

36You provide a broad path for my feet,

so that my ankles do not give way.

37I pursued my enemies and overtook them;

I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

38I crushed them so that they could not rise;

they fell beneath my feet.

39You armed me with strength for battle;

you humbled my adversaries before me.

40You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,

and I destroyed my foes.

41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—

to the Lord, but he did not answer.

42I beat them as fine as windblown dust;

I trampled them18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out like mud in the streets.

43You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;

you have made me the head of nations.

People I did not know now serve me,

44foreigners cower before me;

as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

45They all lose heart;

they come trembling from their strongholds.

46The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!

Exalted be God my Savior!

47He is the God who avenges me,

who subdues nations under me,

48who saves me from my enemies.

You exalted me above my foes;

from a violent man you rescued me.

49Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;

I will sing the praises of your name.

50He gives his king great victories;

he shows unfailing love to his anointed,

to David and to his descendants forever.

Luganda Contemporary Bible

Zabbuli 18:1-50

Zabbuli 18

Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Dawudi gye yayimbira Mukama bwe yamuwonya abalabe be ne Sawulo.

1Nkwagala Ayi Mukama kubanga ggwe maanyi gange.

218:2 a Zab 19:14 b Zab 59:11 c Zab 75:10Mukama lwe lwazi lwange, ky’ekigo kyange ekigumu era ye mununuzi wange,

ye Katonda wange era lwe lwazi lwange mwe neekweka;

ye ngabo yange era ye mulokozi wange ow’amaanyi, era kye kigo kyange ekinywevu.

318:3 Zab 48:1Nkoowoola Mukama asaana okutenderezebwa,

era amponya eri abalabe bange.

418:4 a Zab 116:3 b Zab 124:4Emiguwa gy’okufa gyanneetooloola;

embuyaga ez’okusaanawo zansaanikira.

518:5 Zab 116:3Ebisiba eby’amagombe byanneetooloola;

n’emitego gy’okufa ne ginjolekera.

618:6 Zab 34:15Mu nnaku yange nakoowoola Mukama;

ne nkaabirira Katonda wange annyambe.

Yawulira eddoboozi lyange ng’ali mu yeekaalu ye;

omulanga gwange ne gutuuka mu matu ge.

718:7 a Bal 5:4 b Zab 68:7-8Emisingi gy’ensi ne gikankana ne giyuuguuma;

ensozi ne zinyeenyezebwa ne ziseeseetuka,

kubanga yali asunguwadde.

818:8 Zab 50:3Omukka ne gunyooka nga guva mu nnyindo ze.

Omuliro ne guva mu kamwa ke,

ne gukoleeza amanda ne gabuubuuka.

918:9 Zab 144:5Yayabuluza eggulu n’akka wansi;

ebire ebikutte nga biri wansi w’ebigere bye.

1018:10 a Zab 80:1 b Zab 104:3Yeebagala kerubi n’abuuka,18:10 Bakerubi batonde ba Katonda era babeera mu kitiibwa kye. Be balabirira Entebe ey’Obwakabaka ey’Obwakatonda.

n’aseeyeeyeza ku biwaawaatiro by’empewo.

1118:11 Ma 4:11; Zab 97:2Yafuula ekizikiza ekyamwetooloolanga

okuba enkuufiira ey’ebire ebijjudde amazzi.

1218:12 a Zab 104:2 b Zab 97:3Okumasamasa okwali mu maaso ge ne kuva mu bire bye,

n’okumyansa kw’eggulu n’omuzira.

1318:13 Zab 29:3; 104:7Mukama yabwatuka ng’asinziira mu ggulu; oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo yayogera;

mu kamwa ke ne muvaamu omuzira n’okumyansa kw’eggulu.

1418:14 Zab 144:6Yalasa obusaale bwe n’asaasaanya abalabe;

n’okumyansa okw’eggulu n’abawangula.

1518:15 Zab 76:6; 106:9Ebiwonvu eby’omu nnyanja ne bibikkulwa

n’emisingi gy’ensi ne gyeyerula

olw’okunenya kwo Ayi Mukama

n’olw’okubwatuka kw’omukka ogw’omu nnyindo zo.

1618:16 Zab 144:7Mukama yagolola omukono gwe ng’ali waggulu,

n’ankwata n’annyinyulula mu mazzi amangi.

1718:17 Zab 35:10Yamponya abalabe bange ab’amaanyi,

abankyawa, abo abaali bansinza amaanyi.

1818:18 Zab 59:16Bannumba nga ndi mu buzibu,

naye Mukama n’annyamba.

1918:19 a Zab 31:8 b Zab 118:5N’antwala mu kifo ekigazi n’amponya,

kubanga yansanyukira nnyo.

2018:20 Zab 24:4Mukama ankoledde ng’obutuukirivu bwange bwe buli,

ansasudde ng’ebikolwa byange ebirungi bwe biri.

2118:21 a 2By 34:33 b Zab 119:102Kubanga ntambulidde mu makubo ga Mukama,

ne sikola kibi eri Katonda wange.

2218:22 Zab 119:30Ddala ddala amateeka ga Mukama gonna ngagondedde,

era ne siva ku biragiro bye.

23Sisobyanga mu maaso ge

era nneekuuma obutayonoona.

2418:24 1Sa 26:23Noolwekyo, Mukama ansasudde ng’obutuukirivu bwange bwe buli,

era ng’ebikolwa byange ebirungi bwe biri by’alaba.

2518:25 1Bk 8:32; Zab 62:12; Mat 5:7Eri omwesigwa weeraga ng’oli mwesigwa,

n’eri atalina musango weeraga nga tolina musango.

2618:26 Nge 3:34Eri abalongoofu weeraga ng’oli mulongoofu,

n’eri abakyamu weeraga ng’obasinza amagezi.

2718:27 Nge 6:17Owonya abawombeefu,

naye abeegulumiza obakkakkanya.

2818:28 Yob 18:6; 29:3Okoleezezza ettaala yange;

Ayi Mukama Katonda wange, ekizikiza kyange okimulisizza.

2918:29 Beb 11:34Bwe mbeera naawe nsobola okulumba abalabe bange;

nga ndi ne Katonda wange nsobola okuwalampa bbugwe.

3018:30 a Ma 32:4; Kub 15:3 b Zab 12:6 c Zab 17:7Katonda byonna by’akola bigolokofu;

Mukama ky’asuubiza akituukiriza;

era bwe buddukiro

bw’abo bonna abamwekwekamu.

3118:31 a Ma 32:39; Zab 86:8; Is 45:5, 6, 14, 18, 21 b Ma 32:31; 1Sa 2:2Kale, ani Katonda, wabula Mukama?

Era ani Lwazi, wabula Katonda waffe?

3218:32 Is 45:5Oyo ye Katonda ampa amaanyi era aluŋŋamya ekkubo lyange.

3318:33 a Kbk 3:19 b Ma 32:13Ebigere byange abinyweza ng’eby’empeewo,

n’ansobozesa okuyimirira ku ntikko z’ensozi.

3418:34 Zab 144:1Anjigiriza okulwana entalo,

ne nsobola n’okuleega omutego ogw’obusaale ogw’ekikomo.

3518:35 Zab 119:116Ompadde obulokozi bwo okuba engabo yange;

era ompaniridde n’omukono gwo ogwa ddyo;

weetoowazizza n’ongulumiza.

36Ongaziyirizza ekkubo ebigere byange we biyita,

obukongovvule bwange ne butanuuka.

3718:37 Zab 37:20; 44:5Nagoba abalabe bange embiro,

ne mbakwata ne sidda mabega okutuusa nga mbazikirizza.

3818:38 a Zab 36:12 b Zab 47:3Nababetenta ne batasobola na kugolokoka,

ne mbalinnyako ebigere byange.

39Ompadde amaanyi ag’okulwana;

abalabe bange ne banvuunamira.

4018:40 a Zab 21:12 b Zab 94:23Okyusizza abalabe bange ne bankuba amabega ne badduka,

ne ndyoka nsanyaawo abo bonna abankyawa.

4118:41 a Zab 50:22 b Yob 27:9; Nge 1:28Baalaajana naye tewaali yabawonya;

ne bakaabirira Mukama, naye n’atabaddamu.

42Ne mbamerengula ng’enfuufu empewo gy’efuumuula;

ne mbasammula eri ng’ebisooto by’omu luguudo.

4318:43 a 2Sa 8:1-14 b Is 52:15; 55:5Omponyezza obulumbaganyi bw’abantu;

n’onfuula omufuzi w’amawanga.

Abantu be nnali simanyi ne bafuuka abaweereza bange.

4418:44 Zab 66:3Olumpulira ne baŋŋondera,

bannamawanga ne bajugumira mu maaso gange.

4518:45 Mi 7:17Bannamawanga baggwaamu omutima

ne bava mu bigo byabwe nga bakankana.

4618:46 Zab 51:14Mukama mulamu! Atenderezebwe, Olwazi lwange;

era agulumizibwe Katonda w’obulokozi bwange.

4718:47 Zab 47:3Ye Katonda, asasula ku lwange abankola obubi

era akakkanya amawanga ne ngafuga.

Amponyeza abalabe bange.

4818:48 Zab 59:1Ayi Mukama, ongulumizizza okusinga abalabe bange,

n’onkuuma abakambwe ne batankwatako.

4918:49 a Zab 108:1 b Bar 15:9*Noolwekyo, Ayi Mukama, nnaakutenderezanga mu mawanga,

era nnaayimbanga nga ntendereza erinnya lyo.

5018:50 a Zab 144:10 b Zab 89:4Awa kabaka obuwanguzi obw’amaanyi,

amulaga ebyekisa emirembe gyonna oyo gwe yafukako amafuta,

eri Dawudi n’eri ezzadde lye.