Psalms 18:1-50

[1]I love you, Lord; 

    you are my strength.

[2]The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; 

    my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. 

He is my shield, the power that saves me, 

    and my place of safety.

[3]I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, 

    and he saved me from my enemies.

[4]The ropes of death entangled me; 

    floods of destruction swept over me.

[5]The grave wrapped its ropes around me; 

    death laid a trap in my path.

[6]But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; 

    yes, I prayed to my God for help. 

He heard me from his sanctuary; 

    my cry to him reached his ears.

[7]Then the earth quaked and trembled. 

    The foundations of the mountains shook; 

    they quaked because of his anger.

[8]Smoke poured from his nostrils; 

    fierce flames leaped from his mouth. 

    Glowing coals blazed forth from him.

[9]He opened the heavens and came down; 

    dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.

[10]Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, 

    soaring on the wings of the wind.

[11]He shrouded himself in darkness, 

    veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.

[12]Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him 

    and rained down hail and burning coals.

[13]The Lord thundered from heaven; 

    the voice of the Most High resounded 

    amid the hail and burning coals.

[14]He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; 

    great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused.

[15]Then at your command, O  Lord, 

    at the blast of your breath, 

the bottom of the sea could be seen, 

    and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.

[16]He reached down from heaven and rescued me; 

    he drew me out of deep waters.

[17]He rescued me from my powerful enemies, 

    from those who hated me and were too strong for me.

[18]They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, 

    but the Lord supported me.

[19]He led me to a place of safety; 

    he rescued me because he delights in me.

[20]The Lord rewarded me for doing right; 

    he restored me because of my innocence.

[21]For I have kept the ways of the lord; 

    I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

[22]I have followed all his regulations; 

    I have never abandoned his decrees.

[23]I am blameless before God; 

    I have kept myself from sin.

[24]The Lord rewarded me for doing right. 

    He has seen my innocence.

[25]To the faithful you show yourself faithful; 

    to those with integrity you show integrity.

[26]To the pure you show yourself pure, 

    but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

[27]You rescue the humble, 

    but you humiliate the proud.

[28]You light a lamp for me. 

    The lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

[29]In your strength I can crush an army; 

    with my God I can scale any wall.

[30]God’s way is perfect. 

    All the Lord’s promises prove true. 

    He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

[31]For who is God except the lord? 

    Who but our God is a solid rock?

[32]God arms me with strength, 

    and he makes my way perfect.

[33]He makes me as surefooted as a deer, 

    enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

[34]He trains my hands for battle; 

    he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.

[35]You have given me your shield of victory. 

    Your right hand supports me; 

    your help has made me great.

[36]You have made a wide path for my feet 

    to keep them from slipping.

[37]I chased my enemies and caught them; 

    I did not stop until they were conquered.

[38]I struck them down so they could not get up; 

    they fell beneath my feet.

[39]You have armed me with strength for the battle; 

    you have subdued my enemies under my feet.

[40]You placed my foot on their necks. 

    I have destroyed all who hated me.

[41]They called for help, but no one came to their rescue. 

    They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.

[42]I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. 

    I swept them into the gutterdirt.

[43]You gave me victory over my accusers. 

    You appointed me ruler over nations; 

    people I don’t even know now serve me.

[44]As soon as they hear of me, they submit; 

    foreign nations cringe before me.

[45]They all lose their courage 

    and come trembling from their strongholds.

[46]The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! 

    May the God of my salvation be exalted!

[47]He is the God who pays back those who harm me; 

    he subdues the nations under me 

[48]and rescues me from my enemies. 

You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; 

    you save me from violent opponents.

[49]For this, O  Lord, I will praise you among the nations; 

    I will sing praises to your name.

[50]You give great victories to your king; 

    you show unfailing love to your anointed, 

    to David and all his descendants forever.

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