Verse 42
Psalms 18:42
Literal Standard Version
42
And I beat them as dust before wind, || I empty them out as mire of the streets.
Original Language Text
hebrew
יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ וְ/אֵין מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ עַל יְ֝הוָ֗ה וְ/לֹ֣א עָנָֽ/ם
English Translation
They will cry out for help, and there is no savior; for the Lord, and they will not respond.
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Chapter 18 Context
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TO THE OVERSEER. BY A SERVANT OF YHWH, BY DAVID, WHO HAS SPOKEN TO YHWH THE WORDS OF THIS SONG IN TH...
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YHWH is my rock, and my bulwark, || And my deliverer, || My God (Elohim) is my rock, || I trust in H...
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I call on YHWH, the Praised One, || And I am saved from my enemies.
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Cords of death have surrounded me, || And streams of the worthless make me afraid.
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Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, || Snares of death have been before me.
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In my adversity I call YHWH, || And I cry to my God (Elohim). He hears my voice from His temple, ||...
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And the earth shakes and trembles, || And foundations of hills are troubled, || And they shake—becau...
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Smoke has gone up from His nostrils, || And fire from His mouth consumes, || Coals have been kindled...
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And He inclines the heavens, and comes down, || And thick darkness is under His feet.
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And He rides on a cherub, and flies, || And He flies on wings of wind.
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He makes darkness His secret place, || Around Him His dwelling place, || Darkness of waters, thick c...
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From the brightness before Him His thick clouds have passed on, || Hail and coals of fire.
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And YHWH thunders in the heavens, || And the Most High gives forth His voice, || Hail and coals of f...
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And He sends His arrows and scatters them, || And much lightning, and crushes them.
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And the streams of waters are seen, || And foundations of the earth are revealed, || From Your rebuk...
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He sends from above—He takes me, || He draws me out of many waters.
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He delivers me from my strong enemy, || And from those hating me, || For they have been stronger tha...
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They go before me in a day of my calamity || And YHWH is for a support to me.
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And He brings me forth to a large place, || He draws me out, because He delighted in me.
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YHWH repays me || According to my righteousness, || According to the cleanness of my hands, || He re...
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For I have kept the ways of YHWH, || And have not done wickedly against my God (Elohim).
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For all His judgments are before me, || And I do not turn His statutes from me.
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And I am perfect with Him, || And I keep myself from my iniquity.
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And YHWH returns to me, || According to my righteousness, || According to the cleanness of my hands,...
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With the kind You show Yourself kind, || With a perfect man You show Yourself perfect.
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With the pure You show Yourself pure, || And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler,
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For You save a poor people, || And cause the eyes of the high to fall.
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For You light my lamp, || My God (Elohim) YHWH enlightens my darkness.
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For by You I run against a troop! And by my God (Elohim) I leap a wall.
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God (Elohim)—perfect is His way, || The saying of YHWH is tried, || He is a shield to all those trus...
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For who is God (Elohim) besides YHWH? And who is a rock except our God (Elohim)?
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God (Elohim)—who is girding me with strength, || And He makes my way perfect.
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Making my feet like does, || And on my high places causes me to stand.
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Teaching my hands for battle, || And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms.
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And You give to me the shield of Your salvation, || And Your right hand supports me, || And Your low...
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You enlarge my step under me, || And my ankles have not slipped.
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I pursue my enemies, and overtake them, || And do not turn back until they are consumed.
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I strike them, and they are not able to rise, || They fall under my feet,
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And You gird me with strength for battle, || You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
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As for my enemies—You have given to me the neck, || As for those hating me—I cut them off.
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They cry, and there is no savior, || On YHWH, and He does not answer them.
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And I beat them as dust before wind, || I empty them out as mire of the streets.
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You deliver me || From the strivings of the people, || You place me for a head of nations, || A peop...
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At the hearing of the ear they listen to me, || Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
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Sons of a stranger fade away, || And are slain out of their close places.
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YHWH lives—and blessed is my rock, || And exalted is the God (Elohim) of my salvation.
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God (Elohim)—who is giving vengeance to me, || And He subdues peoples under me,
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My deliverer from my enemies, || You raise me above my withstanders, || Deliver me from a man of vio...
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Therefore I confess You among nations, O YHWH, || And I sing praise to Your Name,
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Magnifying the salvation of His king, || And doing kindness to His anointed, || To David, and to his...
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