Psalm 18
Revised Geneva Translation
18 I will love You dearly, O LORD, my strength.
2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress; and He Who delivers me, my God and my strength. In Him will I trust. My shield. The horn, also, of my salvation. My refuge.
3 I will call upon the LORD, Who is worthy to be praised. So shall I be safe from my enemies.
4 The sorrows of death surrounded me. And the floods of wickedness made me afraid.
5 The sorrows of the grave have surrounded me. The snares of death overtook me.
6 But in my trouble, I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of His Temple. And my cry came before Him, into His ears.
7 Then the Earth trembled and quaked. The foundations of the mountains also moved and shook because He was angry.
8 Smoke went out at His nostrils; and a consuming fire out of His mouth, at which coals were kindled.
9 He also bowed the heavens and came down, and darkness was under His feet.
10 And He rode upon a cherub and flew. And He came flying upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness His secret place, his pavilion all around Him; darkness of waters and clouds of the air.
12 At the brightness of His presence, His clouds passed; hailstones and coals of fire.
13 The LORD also thundered in the heaven, and the Highest gave His voice; hailstones and coals of fire.
14 Then He sent out His arrows and scattered them. And He increased lightnings and destroyed them.
15 And the channels of waters were seen. And the foundations of the world were discovered at Your rebuking, O LORD; at the blasting of the breath of Your nostrils.
16 He has sent down from above and taken me. He has drawn me out of many waters.
17 He has delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hate me. For they were too strong for me.
18 They confronted me on the day of my calamity. But the LORD was my stay.
19 He also brought me forth into a large place. He delivered me because He favored me.
20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the pureness of my hand, He recompensed me,
21 because I kept the ways of the LORD and did not do wickedly against my God.
22 For all His laws were before me. And I did not cast away His Commandments from me.
23 I was also upright with him and have kept myself from my wickedness.
24 Therefore, the LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the pureness of my hands in His sight.
25 With the godly, You will show Yourself godly. With the upright man, You will show Yourself upright.
26 With the pure, You will show Yourself pure. And with the froward, You will show Yourself froward.
27 Thus, You will save the poor people, and will cast down proud looks.
28 Surely, You will light my candle. The LORD, my God, will lighten my darkness.
29 For You I have broken through an army. And by my God I have leapt over a wall.
30 The way of God is incorrupt. The Word of the LORD is tried in the fire. He is a shield to those who trust in Him.
31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is mighty except our God?
32 God girds me with strength and makes my way upright.
33 He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and sets me upon my high places.
34 He teaches my hands to fight, so that a bow of brass is broken with my arms.
35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation. And Your right hand has upheld me. And Your lovingkindness has caused me to increase.
36 You have enlarged my steps under me, and my heels have not slid.
37 I have pursued my enemies, and taken them, and have not turned again until I had vanquished them.
38 I have wounded them, so that they were not able to rise. They have fallen under my feet.
39 For You have girded me with strength for battle. Those who rose against me, You have subdued under me.
40 And You have given me the necks of my enemies, so that I might destroy those who hate me.
41 They cried, but there was no one to save them; and to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
42 Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind. I tread them flat as the clay in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the contentions of the people. You have made me the head of the heathen. A people I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear, they shall obey me. The strangers shall be in subjection to me.
45 Strangers shall shrink away, and fear in their borders.
46 Let the LORD live and blessed be my strength. And the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 It is God Who avenges me and subdues the people under me.
48 O, my Deliverer from my enemies, You have lifted me up from those who rose against me! You have delivered me from the cruel man.
49 Therefore, I will praise You among the nations, O LORD, and will sing to Your Name.
50 He gives great deliverances to His king and shows mercy to His anointed; to David, and to his seed, forever. To him who excels: A Psalm of David.
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