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| [1]For the Leader. A Psalm of David the servant of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, who spoke unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 the words of this song in the day that 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul; |
[1] (18:1a) I wyll entirely loue thee O God my strength |
| [2]And he said: I love thee, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, my strength. |
[2](18:1b) God is my stony rocke & my fortresse, and my delyuerer: my Lorde, my castell in whom I wyll trust, my buckler, the horne of my saluation, & my refuge |
| [3]𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 is my rock, and my fortress, and m deliverer; my God, my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower. |
[3](18:2) I wyll call vpon God, who is most worthy to be praysed: so I shall be safe from myne enemies |
| [4]Praised, I cry, is 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and I am saved from mine enemies. |
[4](18:3) The panges of death haue compassed me about: and the outragiousnes of the wicked haue astonyed me with feare |
| [5]The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me. |
[5](18:4) The panges of a graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertoke me |
| [6]The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Dea confronted me. |
[6](18:5) But in this my distresse I dyd call vppon God, and I made my complaynt vnto my Lorde: he hearde my voyce out of his temple, and my crye came before his face, euen vnto his eares |
| [7]In my distress I called upon 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and cried unto my God; out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry came before Him unto His ears. |
[7](18:6) The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations of the hylles tottered and shooke, because he was wroth |
| [8]Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations also of the mountains did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth. |
[8](18:7) In his anger a smoke ascended vp: and a fire out of his mouth dyd cosume, and euery cole therof dyd set a fire |
| [9]Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him. |
[9](18:8) He bowed the heauens also, and he came downe: and it was darke vnder his feete |
| [10]He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet. |
[10](18:9) He ridde vpon the Cherub, and he dyd flee: he came fleeyng vpon the wynges of the wynde |
| [11]And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind. |
[11](18:10) For his secrete place he dyd put darkenesse: and for his pauilion rounde about hym, he dyd put darknesse of waters in cloudes of the ayre |
| [12]He made darkness His hiding-place, His pavilion round about Him; darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. |
[12](18:11) His cloudes, haylestones, and coles of fire: fell downe before hym after lyghtnyng |
| [13]At the brightness before Him, there passed through His thick clouds hailstones and coals of fire. |
[13](18:12) God also thundred out of heauen: and the most hyghest made his voyce to sounde, haylestones, and coles of fire |
| [14]𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High gave forth His voice; hailstones and coals of fire. |
[14](18:13) He shot out his arrowes, and scattered them: he cast foorth much lyghtnynges, and destroyed them |
| [15]And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them; and He shot forth lightnings, discomfited them. |
[15](18:14) And the bottomes of waters appeared, and the foundations of the rounde worlde were discouered at thy chidyng, O God: at the blast of the breath of thine anger |
| [16]And the channels of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid bare, at Thy rebuke, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, at the blast of the breath of Thy nostrils. |
[16](18:15) He hath sent downe from aboue to fetch me: he hath taken me out of many waters |
| [17]He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. |
[17](18:16) He hath deliuered me from my strong enemie: and from them which hate me, for they were to stout for me |
| [18]He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, and from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me. |
[18](18:17) They preuented me in the day of my trouble: but God was vnto me a sure stay |
| [19]They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 was a stay unto me. |
[19](18:18) He brought me also foorth into a place of libertie: he brought me foorth, because he had a fauour vnto me |
| [20]He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me. |
[20](18:19) God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: accordyng to the cleannesse of myne handes he recompensed me |
| [21]𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me. |
[21](18:20) Because I had kept the wayes of God: and had not wickedly shronke from my God |
| [22]For I have kept the ways of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and have not wickedly departed from my God. |
[22](18:21) For all his lawes were before me: and I reiected none of his commaundementes from me |
| [23]For all His ordinances were before me, and I put not away His statutes from me. |
[23](18:22) And I was sounde & pure towardes hym: and I was weery lest I shoulde offende hym with my wickednesse |
| [24]And I was single-hearted with Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. |
[24](18:23) Therfore hath God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: and accordyng to my cleannesse of my handes in his syght |
| [25]Therefore hath 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. |
[25](18:24) With the holy thou wylt be holy: with a perfect man thou wylt be perfect |
| [26]With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright; |
[26](18:25) With the cleane thou wylt be cleane: and with the frowarde thou wylt be frowarde |
| [27]With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle. |
[27](18:26) For thou hast saued the people oppressed: and thou hast brought downe the hygh lokes of the proude |
| [28]For Thou dost save the afflicted people; but the haughty eyes Thou dost humble. |
[28](18:27) Thou also hast lyghtened my candell: God my Lorde hath made my darknesse to be lyght |
| [29]For Thou dost light my lamp; 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 my God doth lighten my darkness. |
[29](18:28) For in thee I haue discomfited an hoast of men: and with the helpe of my Lorde I haue skipped ouer the wall |
| [30]For by Thee I run upon a troop; and by my God do I scale a wall. |
[30](18:29) The way of the Lorde is a perfect way, the worde of God is tryed in the fire: he is a shielde vnto all them that put their trust in hym |
| [31]As for God, His way is perfect; the word of 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him. |
[31](18:30) For who is a Lorde besides God: or who hath any strength besides our Lorde |
| [32]For who is God, save 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇? And who is a Rock, except our God? |
[32](18:31) It is God that hath gyrded me with valiauntnesse of warre: and he hath made my way playne |
| [33]The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way straight; |
[33](18:32) He hath made my feete lyke Hartes feete: and he hath set me vp on hygh |
| [34]Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places; |
[34](18:33) He hath taught my handes to fyght: and myne armes to breake a bowe of steele |
| [35]Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass. |
[35](18:34) Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation: thy ryght hande also hath helde me vp, and through thy great gentlenesse I haue increased |
| [36]Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation, and Thy right hand hath holden me up; and Thy condescension hath made me great. |
[36](18:35) Thou hast made me roomth inough for to go on: so that my feete haue not slypt |
| [37]Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped. |
[37](18:36) I haue pursued myne enemies and onertaken them: neither dyd I returne backe vntyll I had destroyed them |
| [38]I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed. |
[38](18:37) I smote them downe, and they are not able to aryse: they haue taken such a fall vnder my feete |
| [39]I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise; they are fallen under my feet. |
[39](18:38) Thou hast gyrded me with strength vnto battayle: thou hast made them to bowe downe vnder me who haue rysen vp agaynst me |
| [40]For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. |
[40](18:39) Thou hast geuen me myne enemies neckes: and I haue destroyed them that hated me |
| [41]Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, and I did cut off them that hate me. |
[41](18:40) They cryed, but there was none to saue them: they cryed vnto God, but he dyd not heare them |
| [42]They cried, but there was none to save; even unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, but He answered them not. |
[42](18:41) I dyd beat them to powder, like vnto dust in a wynde: I haue brought them as lowe as durt in the streates |
| [43]Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets. |
[43](18:42a) Thou hast deliuered me from sedition of the people, and thou hast made me head of the heathen: a people whom I haue not knowen serueth me |
| [44]Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations; a people whom I have not known serve me. |
[44](18:42b) assoone as they hearde of me, they obeyed me |
| [45]As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me. |
[45](18:43) Children of a straunger haue made a lie vnto me: the heartes of the children of a straunger hath fayled them, and they feared in their [strong] holdes |
| [46]The sons of the stranger fade away, and come trembling out of their close places. |
[46](18:44) God lyueth, and he [is] my strength most worthy of blisse: and the Lorde of my saluation ought to be magnified |
| [47]𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation; |
[47](18:45) It is God that hath geuen me power to take auengeaunce: and he hath subdued the people vnder me |
| [48]Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me. |
[48](18:46) It is he that is the aucthour of my deliuerie from myne enemies: and he hath set me vp aboue them that rose agaynst me, he hath ridde me from the wicked man |
| [49]He delivereth me from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man. |
[49](18:47) For this cause I wyll acknowledge thee O God among the gentiles: and syng psalmes vnto thy name |
| [50]Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name. |
[50](18:48) Who hath wonderfull oft deliuered his kyng: and he hath done mercifully vnto Dauid his annoynted, and vnto his seede for euermore |
| [51]Great salvation giveth He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore. |
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