Sunday, March 21, 2010

Psalm 18 for miracles


For the conductor by the servant of Hashem, by David; who spoke the words of this song to Hashem on the day that Hashem delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I will love you, Hashem my strength. Hashem is my rock, my fortress, and my rescuer; my god, my rock in whom I take shelter, my shield, and the horm of my salvation, my stronghold. With praises I call unto Hashem, and to my god I would cry for salvation. From his abode he would hear my voice, my cry to him would reach his ears. And the earth quaked and roared, the foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked when his wrath flared. Smoke rose up in his nostrils, a devouring fire from his mouth, flaming coals blazed forth from him. He bent down the heavens and descended, with thick darkness beneath his feet. he mounted a cherub and flew; he swooped on the wings of wind. He made darkness his concealment, around him his shelter-the darkness of water, the clouds of heaven. From out of the brilliance that is before him, his clouds passed over, with hail and fiery coals. And Hashem thundered in the heavens, the most high gave forth his voice-hail and fiery coals. He sent forth his arrows and scattered them; many lightning bolts, and he terrified them. And the depths of the water became visible, the foundations of the earth were laid bare; by your rebuke, Hashem, by the blowing of the breath of your nostrils. He sent from on high and took me, he drew me out of deep waters. He saved me from my mighty foe, and from my enemies when they overpowered me. They confronted me on the day of my misfortune, but Hashem was a support unto me. Hashem recompensed me according to my righteousness; he repaid me befitting the cleanliness of my hands. For I have kept the ways of Hashem, and I have not departed wickedly from my god. For all his judgements are before me, and I shall not remove his decrees from myself. I was perfectly innocent with my righteousness, according to the purity of my hands before his eyes. With the devout you act devoutly, with the wholehearted man you act wholeheartedly. With the pure you act purely, and with the crooked you act perversely. For it is you who saves a humble people, and haughty eyes you bring down. For it is you who will light my lamp, Hashem, my god, illuminates my darkness. For with you I smash a troop, and with my god I leap over a wall. The god! His way is perfect; the promise of Hashem is flawless, he is a shield for all who take refuge in him. For who is god besides Hashem, and who is a rock except for our god? The god who girds me with strength and who made my way perfect, who straightened my feet like the hinds, and stood me upon my heights, who trained my hands for battle so that a copper bow could be bent by my arms. You have given me the shield of your salvation; and your right hand has sustained me, and your humility made me great. You have widened my stride beneath me, and my ankles have not faltered. I pursued my foes and overtook them, and returned not until they were destroyed. I struck them down and they could not rise, they fell beneath my feet. You girded me with strength for battle, you brought my adversaries to their knees beneath me. And my enemies-you gave to me in retreat; and my antagonists-I cut them down. They cried out, but there was no savior; to Hashem, but he answered them not. I pulverized them like dust in the face of the storm, like mud of the streets I poured them out. You rescued me fromt he strife of the people; you have made me the head of the nations, a people I did not know serves me. At the ear's hearing they obey me, foreigners lie to me. Foreigners are withered and terrified even from within their fortified enclosures. Hashem lives! Blessed is my rock and the god of my salvation is exalted! The god who grants me vengeance, and subjugates nations beneath me; you rescue me from my foes; even above my adversaries you raise me; from the man of violence you rescue me. Therefore, I shall give thanks to you among the nations, Hashem, and to your name I will sing. Who magnifies the salvations of his king, and does kindness to his anointed one, to David and his offspring, forever.

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