Ang Awit ng Tagumpay ni David
(Salmo 18)
1Umawit si David sa Panginoon nang iligtas siya ng Panginoon sa kamay ng mga kalaban niya at kay Saul. 2Ito ang awit niya:
“Panginoon, kayo ang aking matibay na bato na kanlungan at pananggalang.
Kayo ang aking Tagapagligtas na nag-iingat sa akin.
Bilang kanlungan na bato, makakapagtago ako sa inyo.
3Sa inyo ako tumatakbo at kumakanlong.
Inililigtas nʼyo ako sa mararahas na tao.
4Karapat-dapat kayong purihin Panginoon, dahil kapag tumatawag ako sa inyo, inililigtas nʼyo ako sa mga kalaban ko.
5Tulad ng mga alon, ang kamatayan ay nakapalibot sa akin.
Ang mga pinsalaʼy tulad ng malakas na agos na tumatangay sa akin.
6Ang kamatayaʼy parang lubid na nakapulupot sa akin at parang bitag sa aking daraanan.
7Sa aking kahirapan, humingi ako ng tulong sa inyo, Panginoon na aking Dios,
at pinakinggan nʼyo ang panalangin ko roon sa inyong templo.
8Lumindol, at ang pundasyon ng kalangitan ay nayanig,
dahil nagalit kayo, Panginoon.
9Umusok din ang inyong ilong,
at ang inyong bibig ay bumuga ng apoy at mga nagliliyab na baga.
10Binuksan nʼyo ang langit at kayoʼy bumaba,
at tumuntong sa maitim at makapal na ulap.
11Kayoʼy sumakay sa isang kerubin,
at mabilis na lumipad na dala ng hangin.
12Pinalibutan mo ang iyong sarili ng kadiliman, ng madilim at makapal na ulap.
13Kumidlat mula sa inyong kinaroroonan,
at mula rooʼy bumagsak ang mga yelo at nagliliyab na baga.
14Ang tinig nʼyo, Kataas-taasang Dios na aming Panginoon, ay dumadagundong mula sa langit.
15Pinana nʼyo ng kidlat ang inyong mga kalaban
at nataranta silang nagsitakas.
16Sa inyong tinig at matinding galit, natuyo ang dagat at nakita ang lupa sa ilalim nito,
pati na rin ang pundasyon ng mundo ay nalantad.
17At mula sa langit akoʼy inabot nʼyo
at inahon mula sa malalim na tubig.
18Iniligtas nʼyo ako sa kapangyarihan ng aking mga kalaban na hindi ko kayang labanan.
19Sinalakay nila ako sa oras ng aking kagipitan.
Ngunit sinaklolohan nʼyo ako, Panginoon.
20Dinala nʼyo ako sa lugar na walang kapahamakan dahil nalulugod kayo sa akin.
21Pinagpala nʼyo ako dahil akoʼy namumuhay sa katuwiran.
Sa kalinisan ng aking kamay akoʼy inyong ginantimpalaan.
22Dahil sinusunod ko ang inyong kalooban,
at hindi ko kayo tinalikuran, Panginoon na aking Dios.
23Tinutupad ko ang lahat ng inyong utos.
Ang inyong mga tuntunin ay hindi ko sinusuway.
24Alam nʼyong namumuhay ako ng walang kapintasan,
at iniiwasan ko ang kasamaan.
25Kaya naman akoʼy inyong ginagantimpalaan,
dahil nakita nʼyong wala akong ginagawang kasalanan.
26Tapat kayo sa mga tapat sa inyo,
at mabuti kayo sa mabubuting tao.
27Tapat kayo sa mga taong totoo sa inyo,
ngunit mas tuso kayo sa mga taong masama.
28Inililigtas nʼyo ang mga mapagpakumbaba,
ngunit ibinababa nʼyo ang mga mapagmataas.
29Panginoon, kayo ang aking liwanag
Sa kadiliman kayo ang aking ilaw.
30Sa tulong nʼyo, kaya kong salakayin ang grupo ng mga sundalo,
at kaya kong akyatin ang pader ng kanilang tanggulan.
31Ang pamamaraan nʼyo, O Dios ay walang kamalian.
Ang inyong mga salita ay maaasahan.
Kayoʼy katulad ng isang kalasag sa mga naghahanap ng kaligtasan sa inyo.
32Kayo lang, Panginoon, ang tunay na Dios, at wala nang iba.
At kayo lang talaga ang aming batong kanlungan.
33Kayo ang nagbibigay sa akin ng kalakasan,22:33 Kayo … kalakasan: Itoʼy ayon sa Dead Sea Scrolls, Latin Vulgate, Syriac at sa ibang tekstong Septuagint. Sa Hebreo, Ikaw ang matatag na lugar na aking kanlungan.
at nagbabantay sa aking daraanan.
34Pinatatatag nʼyo ang aking paa tulad ng paa ng usa,
upang maging ligtas ang pag-akyat ko sa matataas na lugar.
35Sinasanay nʼyo ako sa pakikipaglaban, tulad ng pagbanat ng matibay na pana.
36Ang katulad nʼyo ay kalasag na nag-iingat sa akin,
at sa pamamagitan ng inyong tulong ay naging kilala ako.
37Pinaluwang nʼyo ang aking dadaanan,
kaya hindi ako natitisod.
38Hinabol ko ang aking mga kalaban at inabutan ko sila,
at hindi ako tumigil hanggang sa naubos ko sila.
39Hinampas ko sila hanggang sa magsibagsak,
at hindi na makabangon sa aking paanan.
40Binigyan nʼyo ako ng lakas sa pakikipaglaban,
kaya natalo ko ang aking mga kalaban.
41Dahil sa inyo, umatras ang aking mga kaaway na may galit sa akin,
at silaʼy pinatay ko.
42Humingi sila ng tulong, ngunit walang sinumang tumulong.
Tumawag din sila sa inyo Panginoon, ngunit kayoʼy hindi tumugon.
43Dinurog ko sila hanggang sa naging parang alikabok na lamang na inililipad ng hangin,
at tinatapak-tapakan na parang putik sa kalsada.
44Iniligtas nʼyo ako Panginoon sa mga rebelde kong mamamayan.
Ginawa nʼyo akong pinuno ng mga bansa.
Ang mga taga-ibang lugar ay sumusunod sa akin.
45Yumuyukod sila sa akin nang may takot at sinusunod ang aking mga utos.
46Nawawalan sila ng lakas ng loob,
kaya lumalabas sila sa kanilang pinagtataguan na nanginginig sa takot.
47Buhay kayo, Panginoon!
Karapat-dapat kayong purihin at dakilain,
O Dios na aking batong kanlungan at Tagapagligtas!
48Pinaghigantihan nʼyo ang aking mga kaaway,
at ipinasailalim mo ang mga bansa sa aking kapangyarihan.
49Inilalayo nʼyo ako sa mararahas kong kalaban,
at pinagtagumpay nʼyo ako sa kanila.
50Kaya pararangalan ko kayo sa mga bansa, O Panginoon.
Aawitan ko kayo ng mga papuri.
51Sa hinirang nʼyong hari ay nagbigay kayo ng maraming tagumpay.
Ang inyong pagmamahal ay ipinadama nʼyo kay David at sa kanyang lahi magpakailanman.”
David’s Song of Praise
1David 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. 2He said:
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
3my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield22:3 Or sovereign and the horn22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength. of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
from violent people you save me.
4“I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and have been saved from my enemies.
5The waves of death swirled about me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
7“In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
8The earth trembled and quaked,
the foundations of the heavens22:8 Hebrew; Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:7) mountains shook;
they trembled because he was angry.
9Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
10He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds were under his feet.
11He mounted the cherubim and flew;
he soared22:11 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts appeared on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness his canopy around him—
the dark22:12 Septuagint (see also Psalm 18:11); Hebrew massed rain clouds of the sky.
13Out of the brightness of his presence
bolts of lightning blazed forth.
14The Lord thundered from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.
15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
16The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
17“He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support.
20He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
21“The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
22For I have kept the ways of the Lord;
I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23All his laws are before me;
I have not turned away from his decrees.
24I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.
25The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
26“To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
28You save the humble,
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
29You, Lord, are my lamp;
the Lord turns my darkness into light.
30With your help I can advance against a troop22:30 Or can run through a barricade;
with my God I can scale a wall.
31“As for God, his way is perfect:
The Lord’s word is flawless;
he shields all who take refuge in him.
32For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God?
33It is God who arms me with strength22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge
and keeps my way secure.
34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he causes me to stand on the heights.
35He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36You make your saving help my shield;
your help has made22:36 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text shield; / you stoop down to make me great.
37You provide a broad path for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.
38“I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
39I crushed them completely, and they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.
40You armed me with strength for battle;
you humbled my adversaries before me.
41You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.
42They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
to the Lord, but he did not answer.
43I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth;
I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44“You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples;
you have preserved me as the head of nations.
People I did not know now serve me,
45foreigners cower before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
46They all lose heart;
they come trembling22:46 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:45); Masoretic Text they arm themselves from their strongholds.
47“The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
48He is the God who avenges me,
who puts the nations under me,
49who sets me free from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from a violent man you rescued me.
50Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing the praises of your name.
51“He gives his king great victories;
he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.”
