תהילים י״ח:י׳
Psalms 18:10
Hebrew
לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ ׀ לְעֶ֥בֶד יְהֹוָ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּבֶּ֨ר ׀ לַיהֹוָ֗ה אֶת־דִּ֭בְרֵי הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּי֤וֹם הִֽצִּיל־יְהֹוָ֘ה־אוֹת֥וֹ מִכַּ֥ף כׇּל־אֹ֝יְבָ֗יו וּמִיַּ֥ד שָׁאֽוּל׃ וַיֹּאמַ֡ר אֶרְחׇמְךָ֖ יְהֹוָ֣ה חִזְקִֽי׃ יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ סַ֥לְעִ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י אֵלִ֣י צ֭וּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־בּ֑וֹ מָֽגִנִּ֥י וְקֶֽרֶן־יִ֝שְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃ מְ֭הֻלָּל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהֹוָ֑ה וּמִן־אֹ֝יְבַ֗י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ אֲפָפ֥וּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י בְלִיַּ֣עַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ חֶבְלֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל סְבָב֑וּנִי קִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִי מ֣וֹקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ בַּצַּר־לִ֤י ׀ אֶ֥קְרָ֣א יְהֹוָה֮ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֢י אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ יִשְׁמַ֣ע מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ קוֹלִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו ׀ תָּב֬וֹא בְאׇזְנָֽיו׃ וַתִּגְעַ֬שׁ וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ ׀ הָאָ֗רֶץ וּמוֹסְדֵ֣י הָרִ֣ים יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּ כִּי־חָ֥רָה לֽוֹ׃ עָ֘לָ֤ה עָשָׁ֨ן ׀ בְּאַפּ֗וֹ וְאֵשׁ־מִפִּ֥יו תֹּאכֵ֑ל גֶּ֝חָלִ֗ים בָּעֲר֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ וַיֵּ֣ט שָׁ֭מַיִם וַיֵּרַ֑ד וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽיו׃ וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב עַל־כְּ֭רוּב וַיָּעֹ֑ף וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃ יָ֤שֶׁת־חֹ֨שֶׁךְ ׀ סִתְר֗וֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו סֻכָּת֑וֹ חֶשְׁכַת־מַ֝֗יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃ מִנֹּ֗גַהּ נֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹ עָבָ֥יו עָבְר֑וּ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ וַיַּרְעֵ֬ם בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם ׀ יְֽהֹוָ֗ה וְ֭עֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן קֹל֑וֹ בָּ֝רָ֗ד וְגַֽחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חִ֭צָּיו וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם וּבְרָקִ֥ים רָ֝֗ב וַיְהֻמֵּֽם׃ וַיֵּ֤רָא֨וּ ׀ אֲפִ֥יקֵי מַ֗יִם וַֽיִּגָּלוּ֮ מוֹסְד֢וֹת תֵּ֫בֵ֥ל מִגַּעֲרָ֣תְךָ֣ יְהֹוָ֑ה מִ֝נִּשְׁמַ֗ת ר֣וּחַ אַפֶּֽךָ׃ יִשְׁלַ֣ח מִ֭מָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵ֑נִי יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃ יַצִּילֵ֗נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֥י עָ֑ז וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י כִּֽי־אָמְצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ יְקַדְּמ֥וּנִי בְיוֹם־אֵידִ֑י וַֽיְהִי־יְהֹוָ֖ה לְמִשְׁעָ֣ן לִֽי׃ וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י־חָ֥פֵֽץ־בִּֽי׃ יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי יְהֹוָ֣ה כְּצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י יָשִׁ֥יב לִֽי׃ כִּֽי־שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְלֹֽא־רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ כִּ֣י כׇל־מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו לְנֶגְדִּ֑י וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו לֹא־אָסִ֥יר מֶֽנִּי׃ וָאֱהִ֣י תָמִ֣ים עִמּ֑וֹ וָ֝אֶשְׁתַּמֵּ֗ר מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃ וַיָּֽשֶׁב־יְהֹוָ֣ה לִ֣י כְצִדְקִ֑י כְּבֹ֥ר יָ֝דַ֗י לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ עִם־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם־גְּבַ֥ר תָּ֝מִ֗ים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ עִם־נָבָ֥ר תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר וְעִם־עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה עַם־עָנִ֣י תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינַ֖יִם רָמ֣וֹת תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה תָּאִ֣יר נֵרִ֑י יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י יַגִּ֥יהַּ חׇשְׁכִּֽי׃ כִּֽי־בְ֭ךָ אָרֻ֣ץ גְּד֑וּד וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃ הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֢ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהֹוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בּֽוֹ׃ כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ הָ֭אֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חָ֑יִל וַיִּתֵּ֖ן תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכִּֽי׃ מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ מְלַמֵּ֣ד יָ֭דַי לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְֽנִחֲתָ֥ה קֶֽשֶׁת־נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה זְרוֹעֹתָֽי׃ וַתִּתֶּן־לִי֮ מָגֵ֢ן יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָ וִֽימִינְךָ֥ תִסְעָדֵ֑נִי וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ תַרְבֵּֽנִי׃ תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ אֶרְדּ֣וֹף א֭וֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵ֑ם וְלֹֽא־אָ֝שׁ֗וּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃ וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃ וְֽאֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י עֹ֑רֶף וּ֝מְשַׂנְאַ֗י אַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְאֵין־מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל־יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה וְלֹ֣א עָנָֽם׃ וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵי־ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצ֣וֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃ תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֢יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃ בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ חַי־יְ֭הֹוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃ הָאֵ֗ל הַנּוֹתֵ֣ן נְקָמ֣וֹת לִ֑י וַיַּדְבֵּ֖ר עַמִּ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽי׃ מְפַלְּטִ֗י מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י אַ֣ף מִן־קָ֭מַי תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי מֵאִ֥ישׁ חָ֝מָ֗ס תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ אוֹדְךָ֖ בַגּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ יְהֹוָ֑ה וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ אֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃ מַגְדִּל֮ יְשׁוּע֢וֹת מַ֫לְכּ֥וֹ וְעֹ֤שֶׂה חֶ֨סֶד ׀ לִמְשִׁיח֗וֹ לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֗וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ {פ}
English Translation
aThis poem occurs again at 2 Sam. 22, with a number of variations, some of which are cited in the following notes. For the leader. Of David, the servant of GOD, who addressed the words of this song to GOD after GOD had saved him from the hands of all his enemies and from the clutches of Saul. He said:
I adore you, O ETERNAL One, my strength,bI adore you, O ETERNAL ONE, my strength Not in 2 Sam. 22.2. O ETERNAL One, my crag, my fortress, my deliverer,
my God, my rock in which I take shelter,
my shield, my mighty champion,cmighty champion Lit. “horn of rescue.” my haven. All praise! I called on GODdAll praise! I called on GOD Construction of Heb. uncertain.
and was delivered from my enemies. RopeseRopes Cf. 2 Sam. 22.5 “breakers.” of Death encompassed me;
torrents of BelialfBelial I.e., the netherworld, like “Death” and “Sheol.” terrified me; ropes of Sheol encircled me;
snares of Death confronted me. In my anguish I called on the ETERNAL,
cried out to my God,
who from a heavenly abodega heavenly abode Lit. “His temple”; cf. v. 10. heard my voice,
whose ears received my cry. Then the earth rocked and quaked;
the foundations of the mountains shook—
rocked by divine indignation; smoke went up from God’s nostrils,
devouring fire from God’s mouth—
live coals blazing forth. [God] bent the sky and came down,
thick cloud beneath divine feet. [God] mounted a cherub and flew,
gliding on the wings of the wind. [God] made darkness a screen—
pavilions of dark thunderheads,
dense clouds of the sky all around. In the divine brilliance,
hail and fiery coals pierced those clouds.hpierced those clouds Cf. 2 Sam. 22.13 “blazed.” Then GOD thundered from heaven,
the Most High gave forth voice—
hail and fiery coalsihail and fiery coals Not in 2 Sam. 22.14.— letting shafts fly, and scattering them;
discharging lightning, and routing them. The ocean bed was exposed;
the foundations of the world were laid bare
by Your mighty roaring, O ETERNAL One,
at the blast of Your breath.jYour breath Lit. “the breath of Your nostrils.” Reaching down from on high, [God] took me,
drawing me out of the mighty waters— rescuing me from my fierce enemy,
from foes too strong for me. They confronted me on the day of my calamity,
but GOD was my support— bringing me out to freedom,
pleased with me enough to rescue me. GOD rewarded me according to my merit—
requiting the cleanness of my hands— for I have kept to the ways of GOD
and have not been guilty before my God; for I am mindful of all God’s rules
and have not disregarded God’s laws. I have been blameless toward [God],
and have guarded myself against sinning; and GOD has requited my merit,
according to the evident cleanness of my hands. With the loyal, You deal loyally;
with the blameless,kthe blameless Heb. “blameless man.” blamelessly. With the pure, You act purely,
and with the perverse, You are wily. It is You who deliver lowly folk,
but haughty eyes You humble. It is You who light my lamp;
my ETERNAL God lights up my darkness. With You, I can rush a barrier;lbarrier Cf. note to 2 Sam. 22.30; or “troop.”
with my God, I can scale a wall. The way of God is perfect;
the word of the ETERNAL is pure.
[God] shields all who seek refuge. Truly, who is a god except the ETERNAL,
who is a rock but our God?— the God who girded me with might,
who made my way secure; who made my legs like a deer’s,
and set me firmly on themthe Taking bamothai as a poetic form of bamoth; cf. Hab. 3.19; in contrast to others “my.” heights; who trained my hands for battle—
my arms can bend a bow of bronze! You have granted me the shield of Your protection;
Your right hand has sustained me,
Your carencare Meaning of Heb. uncertain; in contrast to others “condescension.” has made me great. You have let me stride on freely;
my feet have not slipped. I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back till I destroyed them. I struck them down,
and they could rise no more;
they lay at my feet. You have girded me with strength for battle,
brought low my adversaries before me, made my enemies turn tail before me;
I wiped out my foes. They cried out, but there was none to deliver;
to GOD, who did not answer them. I ground them fine as windswept dust;
I trod them flat like dirt of the streets. You have rescued me from the strife of people;
You have set me at the head of nations;
peoples I knew not must serve me. At the mere report of me they are submissive;
foreign peoples cower before me. Foreign peoples lose courage,
and come trembling out of their strongholds.oand come trembling out of their strongholds Meaning of Heb. uncertain. GOD lives! Blessed is my rock!
Exalted be God, my deliverer, the God who has vindicated me
and made peoples subject to me, who rescued me from my enemies,
who raised me clear of my adversaries,
saved me from the lawless opposition! For this I sing Your praise among the nations, ETERNAL One,
and hymn Your name: According great victoriespAccording great victories Cf. 2 Sam. 22.51, “Tower of victory.” to YourqYour Heb. 3rd person. king,
keeping faith with YourrYour See preceding note. anointed,
with David and his offspring evermore.
I adore you, O ETERNAL One, my strength,bI adore you, O ETERNAL ONE, my strength Not in 2 Sam. 22.2. O ETERNAL One, my crag, my fortress, my deliverer,
my God, my rock in which I take shelter,
my shield, my mighty champion,cmighty champion Lit. “horn of rescue.” my haven. All praise! I called on GODdAll praise! I called on GOD Construction of Heb. uncertain.
and was delivered from my enemies. RopeseRopes Cf. 2 Sam. 22.5 “breakers.” of Death encompassed me;
torrents of BelialfBelial I.e., the netherworld, like “Death” and “Sheol.” terrified me; ropes of Sheol encircled me;
snares of Death confronted me. In my anguish I called on the ETERNAL,
cried out to my God,
who from a heavenly abodega heavenly abode Lit. “His temple”; cf. v. 10. heard my voice,
whose ears received my cry. Then the earth rocked and quaked;
the foundations of the mountains shook—
rocked by divine indignation; smoke went up from God’s nostrils,
devouring fire from God’s mouth—
live coals blazing forth. [God] bent the sky and came down,
thick cloud beneath divine feet. [God] mounted a cherub and flew,
gliding on the wings of the wind. [God] made darkness a screen—
pavilions of dark thunderheads,
dense clouds of the sky all around. In the divine brilliance,
hail and fiery coals pierced those clouds.hpierced those clouds Cf. 2 Sam. 22.13 “blazed.” Then GOD thundered from heaven,
the Most High gave forth voice—
hail and fiery coalsihail and fiery coals Not in 2 Sam. 22.14.— letting shafts fly, and scattering them;
discharging lightning, and routing them. The ocean bed was exposed;
the foundations of the world were laid bare
by Your mighty roaring, O ETERNAL One,
at the blast of Your breath.jYour breath Lit. “the breath of Your nostrils.” Reaching down from on high, [God] took me,
drawing me out of the mighty waters— rescuing me from my fierce enemy,
from foes too strong for me. They confronted me on the day of my calamity,
but GOD was my support— bringing me out to freedom,
pleased with me enough to rescue me. GOD rewarded me according to my merit—
requiting the cleanness of my hands— for I have kept to the ways of GOD
and have not been guilty before my God; for I am mindful of all God’s rules
and have not disregarded God’s laws. I have been blameless toward [God],
and have guarded myself against sinning; and GOD has requited my merit,
according to the evident cleanness of my hands. With the loyal, You deal loyally;
with the blameless,kthe blameless Heb. “blameless man.” blamelessly. With the pure, You act purely,
and with the perverse, You are wily. It is You who deliver lowly folk,
but haughty eyes You humble. It is You who light my lamp;
my ETERNAL God lights up my darkness. With You, I can rush a barrier;lbarrier Cf. note to 2 Sam. 22.30; or “troop.”
with my God, I can scale a wall. The way of God is perfect;
the word of the ETERNAL is pure.
[God] shields all who seek refuge. Truly, who is a god except the ETERNAL,
who is a rock but our God?— the God who girded me with might,
who made my way secure; who made my legs like a deer’s,
and set me firmly on themthe Taking bamothai as a poetic form of bamoth; cf. Hab. 3.19; in contrast to others “my.” heights; who trained my hands for battle—
my arms can bend a bow of bronze! You have granted me the shield of Your protection;
Your right hand has sustained me,
Your carencare Meaning of Heb. uncertain; in contrast to others “condescension.” has made me great. You have let me stride on freely;
my feet have not slipped. I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
I did not turn back till I destroyed them. I struck them down,
and they could rise no more;
they lay at my feet. You have girded me with strength for battle,
brought low my adversaries before me, made my enemies turn tail before me;
I wiped out my foes. They cried out, but there was none to deliver;
to GOD, who did not answer them. I ground them fine as windswept dust;
I trod them flat like dirt of the streets. You have rescued me from the strife of people;
You have set me at the head of nations;
peoples I knew not must serve me. At the mere report of me they are submissive;
foreign peoples cower before me. Foreign peoples lose courage,
and come trembling out of their strongholds.oand come trembling out of their strongholds Meaning of Heb. uncertain. GOD lives! Blessed is my rock!
Exalted be God, my deliverer, the God who has vindicated me
and made peoples subject to me, who rescued me from my enemies,
who raised me clear of my adversaries,
saved me from the lawless opposition! For this I sing Your praise among the nations, ETERNAL One,
and hymn Your name: According great victoriespAccording great victories Cf. 2 Sam. 22.51, “Tower of victory.” to YourqYour Heb. 3rd person. king,
keeping faith with YourrYour See preceding note. anointed,
with David and his offspring evermore.
About This Text
Source
Psalms
Category
Tanach
Reference
Psalms 18:10
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