Salmos, 18

1. Ao mestre de canto. Salmo de Davi.*

1. <To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,> I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

2. Narram os céus a glória de Deus, e o firmamento anuncia a obra de suas mãos.

2. The 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.

3. O dia ao outro transmite essa mensagem, e uma noite à outra a repete.

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

4. Não é uma língua nem são palavras, cujo sentido não se perceba,

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

5. porque por toda a terra se espalha o seu ruído, e até os confins do mundo a sua voz; aí armou Deus para o sol uma tenda.*

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

6. E este, qual esposo que sai do seu tálamo, exulta, como um gigante, a percorrer seu caminho.

6. In 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.

7. Sai de um extremo do céu, e no outro termina o seu curso; nada se furta ao seu calor.

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

8. A Lei do Senhor é perfeita, reconforta a alma; a ordem do Senhor é segura, instrui o simples.

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

9. Os preceitos do Senhor são retos, deleitam o coração; o mandamento do Senhor é luminoso, esclarece os olhos.

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

10. O temor do Senhor é puro, subsiste eternamente; os juízos do Senhor são verdadeiros, todos igualmente justos.

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

11. Mais desejáveis que o ouro, que uma barra de ouro fino; mais doces que o mel, que o puro mel dos favos.

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

12. Ainda que vosso servo neles atente, guardando-os com todo o cuidado;

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

13. quem pode, entretanto, ver as próprias faltas? Purificai-me das que me são ocultas.

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

14. Preservai, também, vosso servo do orgulho; não domine ele sobre mim, então serei íntegro e limpo de falta grave.

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

15. Aceitai as palavras de meus lábios e os pensamentos de meu coração, na vossa presença, Senhor, minha rocha e meu redentor.

15. Then 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.

16.

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

17.

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

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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

26.

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

27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.

33. He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], and setteth me upon my high places.

34.

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

35.

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

36.

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

37.

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

38.

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

39.

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

40.

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

41.

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

42.

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

43.

43. Thou 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.

44.

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

45.

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

46.

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

47.

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

48.

48. He 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.

49.

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

50.

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