Psalm 18:1-50 Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

A Psalm of David, to the chief Musician. David, the servant of the Lord, who [spoke] to the Lord the words of this song [on] the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, & from the hand of Saul. And [David] said:

Psalm 18:1-50            Book# 1 of Psalms [in Smaller Chunks]

O Lord, my strength, I will love You. The Lord is my rock, my fortress & my deliverer. My God, in Whom I will trust, my strength, my [shield,] my high tower, & the horn of my salvation.

I will call upon the Lord, Who is worthy to be praised. So, I shall be saved from [my] enemies. The sorrows of death [surround] me, & [the overwhelming] [flood] of ungodly men [have] made me afraid.

The sorrows of hell [surround around] me, & the snares of death prevented me [from getting free.] I called upon the Lord, in my distress, & cried [out] to my God. He heard my voice [from] His temple, & my [outcry] came before Him, even to His ears.

Then, the earth shook, & trembled. Also, the foundations of the hills moved, & were shaken, because He was [angry.] [Revelation 6:12-13 And I [saw] when he had opened the 6th seal, & [looked,] & there was a [large] earthquake. And the sun became black [like] sackcloth [made from goats'] hair, & the moon became [like] blood. And the stars of heaven fell to earth, even [like] a fig tree [casts its unripe] figs, when she is shaken [by] a mighty wind.]

Smoke went out of His nostrils there, & fire out of His mouth devoured & coals were [ignited] by it. He bowed the heavens, & also came down: & darkness was under His feet. [Psalm 144:5 Bow Your heavens [down,] O Lord, & come down. Touch the mountains & they shall smoke.]

And He rode upon a cherub, & [flew. Yes,] He did fly upon the wings of the wind. [Psalm 99:1 The Lord [rules.] Let the people tremble. He sits between the cherubims. Let the earth be moved.]

Dark waters & thick [cloudy] skies were His pavilion [around] Him, & He made darkness, His secret  place. His thick clouds, hailstones, & coals of fire passed, at the brightness that was before Him. [Psalm 97:2-3 Clouds, & darkness are [all around] Him. Righteousness, & judgment, [a.k.a.justice,] are His [throne's] habitation. A fire [goes in front of] Him, & [burns] up His enemies [all around Him.] His [lightning] enlightened the world. The earth saw it, & trembled.]

In the heavens, the Lord also thundered: hailstones & coals of fire, & the Highest gave His voice. [Joshua 10:10-11 And the Lord [defeated] them [in front of] Israel, & [killed] them with a [large] slaughter at Gibeon. And chased them along the [road] that goes up to Beth Horon, & [killed] them to Azekah, & [all the way] to Makkedah. And it [happened,] as they fled [in front of] Israel, & were going down to Beth Horon, that the Lord cast down [large] [hail] stones from heaven upon them [all the way] to Azekah, & they died. They were more, [who] died with hailstones, than [those] whom the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel [killed] with the sword.]

[Yes,] He sent out His arrows, & scattered them. And He shot out [lightning] [bolts,] & [defeated] them. At your [scolding,] O Lord, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils, the channels of waters were then seen, & the foundations of the world were discovered. [Psalm 144:7 Send [Your] hand from above, & [rescue] me, & deliver me out of [large] waters, from the hand of [foreign] children.]

He sent from above, & He took me, & He [pulled] me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, & from [those who] hated me, for they were too strong for me.

They [confronted] me [on] the day of my calamity: for the Lord was my [support.] He also brought me [out] into a large place, & He delivered me, because He delighted in me. The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness. He [repaid] me according to the cleanness of my hands. [Genesis 9:6 [Whoever] sheds man's blood, his blood shall be shed by man. For in the image of God, He made man.]

For I have kept the ways of the Lord, & haven't departed wickedly from my God. For all His judgments were before me, & I didn't put away His [mandates] from me.

I also was upright before Him, & I kept myself from [my sinfulness.] Therefore, the Lord [has repaid] me according to: my righteousness, & the cleanness of my hands in His eyesight.

You [will show] Yourself merciful with the merciful. You [will show] Yourself upright with an upright man. [Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.]

With the pure, You [will show] Yourself pure. And with the [stubborn,] You will show Yourself [stubborn.] [Proverbs 3:34 Surely, He [looks down on] the scorners; but He gives grace to the [humble.]

For You [will] save the afflicted people; but will bring down [those with] high looks. [Psalm 101:5 I will cut him off, [whoever secretly] slanders his neighbor. And I will not [put up with] him, [who] has a proud heart, & a high look.]

The Lord, my God [will lighten] my darkness, for You [will] light my candle. For by You, I have run through a troop, & by my God, I have leaped over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect. The Word of the Lord is [tested.] He is a [shield] to all those [who] trust in Him. For Who is God, [except] for the Lord? Or Who is a Rock, [except] our God? [Deuteronomy 32:39-40 See now that I, even I, am He, & there is no god with Me. I kill, & I make alive. I wound, & I heal. Neither is there any [who] can deliver out of My hand. For I lift up My hand to heaven & say, I live forever.]

It is God, [Who clothes] me with strength, & [makes] my way, [a.k.a. path,] perfect. He [makes] my feet like [the] feet [of deer,] & He [puts] me upon my high places.

[Isaiah 58:14 Then, you [shall] delight yourself in the Lord, & I will cause you to ride upon the high places of the earth, & feed you with the heritage of Jacob, your [forefather.] For the mouth of the Lord [has] spoken it.]

He [teachesJ my hands to [battle,] so that a bow of steel is broken by [my] arms. You [have] also given me the shield of Your salvation. And Your right hand has [held] me up, & Your [kindness has] made me great. You [have] enlarged my [path] under me, [so] my feet don't slip.

[Proverbs 4:11-12 I have taught you in the [ways] of wisdom, & I have led you in [the] right paths. When you go, your steps shall not be [hindered,] & when you run, you shall not stumble.]

I have pursued [my] enemies, & overtaken them. Neither did I turn [back]  again [until] they were [destroyed.] I have wounded [those who] were not able to rise [up.] They [have] fallen under my feet. For You [have clothed] me with strength [for] the battle. You [have put] under [my control] those [who] rose up against me.

Also, You [have] given me the necks of [my] enemies; [so] that I might destroy [those who] hate me. They cried [out,] even to the Lord, but He [didn't] answer them, [and] there was [no one] to save them. [Judges 10:11-14 And the Lord said to the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, Didn't I deliver you from the: Egyptians, Amorites, the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Ammon, & from the Philistines? Also: the Zidonians, [a.k.a. Sidonians,] Amalekites, & the Maonites, [who] [oppressed] you. And you cried [out] to Me, & I delivered you out of their hand. [Still,] you have [abandoned] Me, & served other gods. [For this reason,] I will no [longer] deliver you. Go, & cry [out] to the gods, [that] you have chosen. Let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.]

Then, I beat them [down like fine] dust, [in front of] the wind. I [threw] them out [like] the dirt in the streets. You [have] delivered me from the [quarrels] of the people. And You [have] made me the head, [a.k.a. leader,] of the heathen: a people whom I haven’t known, shall serve me. [Romans 9:23-26 And [so] that He might make known the [richness] of His glory [on] the vessels [by] mercy, [that] He  had [previously] prepared [for] glory, even us, whom He [has] called, not only the Jews, but also the Gentiles? [Like] He also [said] in [Hosea,] I will call them My people, [who] weren't My people, & [call] her beloved, [who] wasn't beloved. And it shall [happen,] that in the place where it was said to them, You aren't My people, they shall be called there, the children of the Living God.]

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me. The strangers, [a.k.a. foreigners,] shall submit themselves to me. The [foreigners] shall fade away, & be afraid [from] their [secret] places. The Lord [lives.] And blessed be my Rock, & let the God of my Salvation be exalted.

It is God, [Who avenges] me, & [calms] the people under me. He [delivers] me from [my] enemies. [Yes,] You [lift] me up above those [who] rise up against me. You [have] delivered me from the violent man.

Therefore, I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the heathen, & sing praises to Your Name. He [gives] great deliverance, & [demonstrates] mercy to his king, to David, His anointed, & to his seed, [a.k.a. lineage,] forever more.

[*2 Samuel 7:12-13 And when your days [are] fulfilled, & you [shall] sleep with your [forefathers,] I will set up your seed, [a.k.a. descendants,] after you, [who] shall proceed [from] your [loins,] & I will establish His kingdom. He shall build [a] house for My Name, & I will [establish] His kingdom forever.]