Psalm 18, side by side

¹I love you, the LORD, my strength.

¹I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

²The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

²The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

³I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.

³I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

⁴The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

⁴The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

⁵The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death came on me.

⁵The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

⁶In my distress I called on the LORD, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.

⁶In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

⁷Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.

⁷Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

⁸Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.

⁸There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

⁹He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

⁹He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹⁰And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

¹¹He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

¹²At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

¹²At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

¹³The LORD also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.

¹³The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

¹⁴He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.

¹⁴Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

¹⁵Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, the LORD, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

¹⁵Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

¹⁶He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.

¹⁶He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁸They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.

¹⁸They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

¹⁹He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

²⁰The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands, he has recompensed me.

²⁰The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

²¹For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²¹For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²²For all his ordinances were before me. I didn’t put away his statutes from me.

²²For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

²³I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.

²³I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

²⁴Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

²⁴Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

²⁵With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.

²⁵With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

²⁶With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.

²⁶With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

²⁷For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.

²⁷For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

²⁸For you will light my lamp, the LORD. My God will light up my darkness.

²⁸For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

²⁹For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

²⁹For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

³⁰As for God, his way is perfect. The LORD’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

³⁰As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

³¹For who is God, except the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God,

³¹For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

³²the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?

³²It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

³³He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places.

³³He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

³⁴He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.

³⁴He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

³⁵You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.

³⁵Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

³⁶You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.

³⁶Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

³⁷I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. I won’t turn away until they are consumed.

³⁷I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

³⁸I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.

³⁸I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

³⁹For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

³⁹For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

⁴⁰You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

⁴⁰Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

⁴¹They cried, but there was no one to save; even to the LORD, but he didn’t answer them.

⁴¹They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

⁴²Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.

⁴²Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

⁴³You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

⁴³Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

⁴⁴As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

⁴⁴As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

⁴⁵The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their strongholds.

⁴⁵The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

⁴⁶The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,

⁴⁶The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

⁴⁷even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.

⁴⁷It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

⁴⁸He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

⁴⁸He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

⁴⁹Therefore I will give thanks to you, the LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

⁴⁹Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

⁵⁰He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.

⁵⁰Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.