1 To the music director. A psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who sang the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord saved him from all his enemies, and from Saul. He sang: I love you, Lord. You are my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior. He is my God, my rock who protects me. He shields me from harm, his power protects me, he keeps me safe. 3 I call for help from the Lord who should be praised, and he saves me from those who hate me. 4 Ropes of death encircled me, surging waters of destruction flooded over me; 5 The grave wound its ropes around me; death set snares for me. 6 In my despair I called on the Lord—I cried out to my God for help. He heard my voice from his Temple—my cry for help reached his ears. 7 The earth shook to and fro; the foundations of the mountains trembled, shaking because of his anger. 8 Smoke came out of his nostrils, and fire came from his mouth; burning coals blazed before him. 9 He parted the heavens and came down, with dark clouds beneath his feet. 10 Riding on an angel he flew, swooping on the wings of the wind. 11 He hid himself in darkness, covering himself with black thunderclouds. 12 Hailstones and burning coals flew out from his brightness, passing through his thick clouds. 13 The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High sounded among the hailstones and burning coals. 14 He fired his arrows, scattering his enemies; he routed them with his lightning bolts. 15 You roared, Lord, and by the wind from the breath of your nostrils the valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth were uncovered. 16 He reached down his hand from above and grabbed hold of me. He pulled me out of the deep water. 17 He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and who were much stronger than me. 18 They came at me at my worst possible moment, but the Lord supported me. 19 He set me free, he rescued me because he's my friend. 20 The Lord rewarded me because I do what's right; he repaid me because I am innocent. 21 For I have followed the Lord's ways; I have not sinned by turning away from my God. 22 I have kept all his laws in mind; I have not ignored his commandments. 23 I am blameless in his sight; I keep myself from sinning. 24 The Lord rewarded me for doing what's right. I am innocent in his sight. 25 You show trust to those who trust; you show integrity to those with integrity, 26 You show yourself pure to those who are pure, but you show yourself smart to those who are crafty. 27 You save the humble, but you bring down the proud. 28 You light my lamp! Lord, my God, you light up my darkness! 29 With you, I can charge down a troop of soldiers; with you, my God, I can climb a fortress wall. 30 God's way is absolutely right. What the Lord says is trustworthy. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection. 31 For who is God except the Lord? Who is the rock, except our God? 32 God makes me strong and keeps me safe. 33 He makes me surefooted like the deer, able to walk the heights in safety. 34 He teaches me how to fight in battle; he gives me the strength to draw a bronze bow. 35 You protect me with the shield of your salvation; you support me with your powerful right hand; your help has made me great. 36 You gave me space in which to walk, and prevented my feet from slipping. 37 I chased my enemies, and caught up with them. I did not turn around until I had destroyed them. 38 I struck them down—they couldn't get up. They fell at my feet. 39 You made me strong for battle; you made those who rose up against me kneel down before me. 40 You made my enemies run away; I destroyed all my enemies. 41 They cried out for help, but no one came to rescue them. They even called out to the Lord, but he did not answer them. 42 I ground them into dust, like dust in the wind. I threw them out like mud in the street. 43 You rescued me from rebellious people; you made me ruler over nations—people I didn't know now serve me. 44 As soon as they hear of me, they obey; foreigners cringe before me. 45 They lose heart, and come trembling in surrender from their strongholds. 46 The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock! May the God who saves me be praised! 47 God avenges me, he subdues peoples under me, 48 he rescues me from those who hate me. You keep me safe from those who rebel against me, you save me from violent men. 49 That's why I will praise you among the nations, Lord; I will sing praises about who you are. 50 You have saved the king so often, showing your trustworthy love to David, your anointed, and to his descendants forever.
Salmos · Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
Salmo 18 Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
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- Las Biblias griegas y latinas numeran la mayoría de los Salmos un número por debajo de las hebreas y las españolas.
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Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Samuel 22:1–51; Colosenses 1:11; 1 Juan 4:19; Isaías 12:1–6; Filipenses 4:13
- 2 Salmo 144:2; Salmo 62:7; Proverbios 18:10; Salmo 19:14; Salmo 91:2
- 3 Salmo 91:15; Lucas 1:71; Romanos 8:31–39; Salmo 62:8; 2 Samuel 22:4
- 4 Salmo 116:3; 2 Corintios 1:9; Mateo 27:24–25; Marcos 14:33–34; Salmo 22:12–13
- 5 Salmo 86:13; Salmo 88:15–17; Salmo 88:3–8; Hechos 2:24; Eclesiastés 9:12
- 6 Salmo 50:15; 2 Samuel 22:7; Salmo 34:15; Salmo 130:1–2; Salmo 120:1
- 7 Hechos 4:31; Salmo 68:7–8; Ezequiel 38:19–20; Jeremías 4:24; Hechos 16:25–26
- 8 Salmo 21:9; Salmo 11:6; Nahúm 1:5–6; Levítico 10:2; Salmo 144:5–6
- 9 Salmo 144:5–15; Deuteronomio 33:26; 2 Pedro 3:10; 2 Samuel 22:10; Deuteronomio 5:22–23
- 10 Salmo 104:3; 2 Samuel 22:11–12; Salmo 99:1; Ezequiel 10:20–22; Salmo 80:1
- 11 Deuteronomio 4:11; Salmo 97:2; Joel 2:2; Salmo 81:7; Salmo 91:1
- 12 Josué 10:11; Apocalipsis 16:21; Mateo 17:5; Éxodo 9:23–24; Mateo 17:2
- 13 Salmo 104:7; 1 Samuel 7:10; Salmo 140:10; Salmo 29:3–4; Apocalipsis 8:5
- 14 Salmo 144:6; Habacuc 3:11; Números 24:8; Job 6:4; Josué 10:10
- 15 Salmo 106:9; Éxodo 15:8; Job 4:9; Salmo 76:6; Miqueas 6:2
- 16 2 Samuel 22:17; Salmo 144:7; Salmo 57:3; Jonás 2:5–6; Salmo 18:43
- 17 Hebreos 2:14–15; Job 16:9; Salmo 35:10; Salmo 142:6; Salmo 69:4–14
- 18 Abdías 10–14; Salmo 46:11; Jeremías 18:17; Deuteronomio 32:35; Salmo 59:16
- 19 Salmo 118:5; Salmo 31:8; Salmo 18:36; Job 36:16; Salmo 40:2
- 20 Salmo 24:4; Mateo 6:4; 1 Corintios 3:8; Salmo 58:11; Job 22:30
- 21 Salmo 119:102; Salmo 26:1; Hechos 24:16; Salmo 17:4; 1 Juan 2:19
- 22 Salmo 119:13; Salmo 119:112; Salmo 119:30; Salmo 119:117; Salmo 119:128
- 23 Mateo 18:8–9; Mateo 5:29–30; Salmo 37:27; 1 Crónicas 29:17; 1 Samuel 26:23
- 24 Mateo 10:41–42; Rut 2:12; 1 Samuel 26:23; Hebreos 6:16; 2 Tesalonicenses 1:6–7
- 25 Mateo 5:7; Salmo 62:12; Mateo 18:33–35; 1 Reyes 8:32; Nehemías 9:17
- 26 Proverbios 3:34; Levítico 26:23–24; Santiago 2:13; Levítico 26:27–28; Salmo 109:17–19
- 27 Isaías 66:2; Isaías 57:15; Santiago 2:5; 2 Samuel 22:28; Salmo 101:5
- 28 2 Samuel 22:29; Job 29:3; Isaías 42:16; Mateo 4:16; Lucas 1:79
- 29 2 Samuel 22:30; Efesios 6:10–13; 2 Corintios 12:9–10; Apocalipsis 3:21; Colosenses 2:15
- 30 Deuteronomio 32:4; Proverbios 30:5; 2 Samuel 22:31; Salmo 84:11–12; Salmo 12:6
- 31 Deuteronomio 32:31; Salmo 86:8; Isaías 45:5; 2 Samuel 22:32; Deuteronomio 32:39
- 32 Isaías 45:5; 2 Corintios 3:5; 2 Samuel 22:33; Salmo 28:7; Salmo 91:2
- 33 Habacuc 3:19; Deuteronomio 32:13; Deuteronomio 33:29; 2 Samuel 2:18; 2 Samuel 22:14
- 34 Salmo 144:1; Salmo 46:9; Isaías 45:1; Isaías 28:6; 2 Samuel 22:36
- 35 2 Samuel 22:36; Santiago 3:17–18; Salmo 28:7; Gálatas 5:22–23; 2 Corintios 10:1
- 36 Proverbios 4:12; 2 Samuel 22:37; Job 36:16; Salmo 4:1; Lucas 12:50
- 37 Isaías 53:10–12; Salmo 44:5; Salmo 37:20; Salmo 9:3; Isaías 63:1–6
- 38 Salmo 36:12; 2 Samuel 10:1–19; 2 Samuel 5:1–25; 2 Samuel 21:15–22; 2 Samuel 18:7–8
- 39 2 Samuel 22:40–41; Salmo 18:32; 1 Corintios 15:25–28; Isaías 45:14; Efesios 1:22
- 40 Salmo 21:12; Salmo 94:23
- 41 Proverbios 1:28; Job 27:9; Isaías 1:15; Salmo 50:22; Job 35:12–13
- 42 Isaías 10:6; Isaías 41:15–16; Zacarías 10:5; 2 Reyes 13:7; Isaías 41:2
- 43 Isaías 55:5; 2 Samuel 3:1; Isaías 52:15; 1 Pedro 2:10; 2 Samuel 19:9
- 44 Salmo 66:3; Salmo 81:15; 2 Samuel 22:44–46; Deuteronomio 33:29; Salmo 68:30
- 45 Miqueas 7:17; Santiago 1:11; Apocalipsis 6:16; Isaías 24:4
- 46 2 Samuel 22:47; Salmo 18:2; Salmo 57:5; Apocalipsis 1:18; Juan 14:19
- 47 Salmo 47:3; Romanos 12:19; Salmo 144:2; Nahúm 1:2; 2 Samuel 22:48
- 48 Salmo 140:11; Salmo 86:14; Salmo 140:4; Salmo 140:1; Salmo 59:1–2
- 49 Romanos 15:9; 2 Samuel 22:50–51; Salmo 138:4; Salmo 108:1; Salmo 30:12
- 50 Salmo 144:10; Salmo 132:10; 2 Samuel 7:13; Salmo 89:3–4; Romanos 11:29
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Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
"For Thou wilt light my candle; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness; and "of His fulness have all we received," for "that was the true Light which lighted every man that cometh into the world;" for in Thee there is "no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
… a dark cloud;--as on Mount Sinai; for "Moses," it is said, "entered into the cloud, and into the thick darkness; and as a vapor, so went up the smoke;" and the prophet said, when speaking of His threatening, "Dark water in clouds of the air;" --so here, because it was His desire not to alarm, but to teach, it is …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Another also of the Prophets said, He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under His feet.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Therefore this darkness of the body has been placed between us and God, like the cloud of old between the Egyptians and the Hebrews; and this is perhaps what is meant by "He made darkness His secret place," namely our dulness, through which few can see even a little.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
… discovered their own darkness, dost Thou sufficiently disclose how noble Thou hast made the rational creature; to which nought which is inferior to Thee will suffice to yield a happy rest, and so not even herself. For Thou, O our God, shalt enlighten our darkness; from Thee are derived our garments of light, and then shall our darkness be as …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)