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.”
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.”
