He ¹  gives his chosen king magnificent victories; ²  he is faithful ³  to his chosen ruler, ⁴  to David and his descendants ⁵  forever.” ⁶ 

biblegateway Psa 18:50

He gives great deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.

He gives great victories to His king; He shows loyalty to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

He gives great victories to his king. He shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his descendant forever.

biblegateway Psa 18:50

He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants for ever.

Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.

bibleoremus Psa 18:50

Great triumphs he gives to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.

to one who gives his king great victories and keeps faith with his anointed, with David and his descendants for ever.

biblegateway Psa 18:50

Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.

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

biblegateway Psa 18:50

He ¹  gives his chosen king magnificent victories; ²  he is faithful ³  to his chosen ruler, ⁴  to David and his descendants ⁵  forever.” ⁶ 

¹ tn Or “the one who.”

² tn Heb “magnifies the victories of his king.” “His king” refers to the psalmist, the Davidic king whom God has chosen to rule Israel.

³ tn Heb “[the one who] does loyalty.”

⁴ tn Heb “his anointed [one],” i.e., the psalmist/Davidic king. See Ps 2:2.

⁵ tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

⁶ sn If David is the author of the psalm (see the superscription), then he here anticipates that God will continue to demonstrate loyalty to his descendants who succeed him. If the author is a later Davidic king, then he views the divine favor he has experienced as the outworking of God’s faithful promises to David his ancestor.