Psalms 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 

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

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

You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.

God's king takes the trophy; God's chosen is beloved. I mean David and all his children--always.

Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.

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

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

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.