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Psalm 18:title

The Lexham English BibleOther versions

Praise to God for His Deliverance

18For the music director. Of David, the servant of Yahweh,

who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song

whena Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies,

and from the hand of Saul.b

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Footnotes

  1. aLiterally “on the day”
  2. bThe Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the choir director. Of the servant of the Lord, David, who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the power of Saul. He said:

NLTNew Living Translation

For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. He sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang:

KJV 1900King James Version

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,