<h3>Psalm 18 </h3><h3>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:</h3>18 <poetry>I love you, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, my strength. </poetry> 2 <poetry>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; <indent>my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, </indent> <indent>my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.</indent></poetry> 3 <poetry>I called to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, who is worthy of praise, <indent>and I have been saved from my enemies. </indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>The cords of death entangled me; <indent>the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.</indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>The cords of the grave coiled around me; <indent>the snares of death confronted me.</indent></poetry> 6 <poetry>In my distress I called to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>; <indent>I cried to my God for help.</indent> From his temple he heard my voice; <indent>my cry came before him, into his ears.</indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>The earth trembled and quaked, <indent>and the foundations of the mountains shook; </indent> <indent>they trembled because he was angry. </indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>Smoke rose from his nostrils; <indent>consuming fire came from his mouth,</indent> <indent>burning coals blazed out of it.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>He parted the heavens and came down; <indent>dark clouds were under his feet.</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>He mounted the cherubim and flew; <indent>he soared on the wings of the wind. </indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him— <indent>the dark rain clouds of the sky.</indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry>Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, <indent>with hailstones and bolts of lightning. </indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> thundered from heaven; <indent>the voice of the Most High resounded. </indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, <indent>with great bolts of lightning he routed them. </indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>The valleys of the sea were exposed <indent>and the foundations of the earth laid bare</indent> at your rebuke, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>at the blast of breath from your nostrils. </indent></poetry> 16 <poetry>He reached down from on high and took hold of me; <indent>he drew me out of deep waters. </indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>He rescued me from my powerful enemy, <indent>from my foes, who were too strong for me. </indent> </poetry> 18 <poetry>They confronted me in the day of my disaster, <indent>but the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> was my support. </indent> </poetry> 19 <poetry>He brought me out into a spacious place; <indent>he rescued me because he delighted in me. </indent></poetry> 20 <poetry>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has dealt with me according to my righteousness; <indent>according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. </indent> </poetry> 21 <poetry>For I have kept the ways of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>; <indent>I am not guilty of turning from my God.</indent> </poetry> 22 <poetry>All his laws are before me; <indent>I have not turned away from his decrees.</indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>I have been blameless before him <indent>and have kept myself from sin.</indent> </poetry> 24 <poetry>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has rewarded me according to my righteousness, <indent>according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.</indent></poetry> 25 <poetry>To the faithful you show yourself faithful, <indent>to the blameless you show yourself blameless,</indent> </poetry> 26 <poetry>to the pure you show yourself pure, <indent>but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. </indent> </poetry> 27 <poetry>You save the humble <indent>but bring low those whose eyes are haughty. </indent> </poetry> 28 <poetry>You, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, keep my lamp burning; <indent>my God turns my darkness into light. </indent> </poetry> 29 <poetry>With your help I can advance against a troop ; <indent>with my God I can scale a wall.</indent></poetry> 30 <poetry>As for God, his way is perfect: <indent>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>’s word is flawless; </indent> <indent>he shields all who take refuge in him.</indent> </poetry> 31 <poetry>For who is God besides the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>? <indent>And who is the Rock except our God?</indent> </poetry> 32 <poetry>It is God who arms me with strength <indent>and keeps my way secure. </indent> </poetry> 33 <poetry>He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; <indent>he causes me to stand on the heights. </indent> </poetry> 34 <poetry>He trains my hands for battle; <indent>my arms can bend a bow of bronze.</indent> </poetry> 35 <poetry>You make your saving help my shield, <indent>and your right hand sustains me;</indent> <indent>your help has made me great.</indent> </poetry> 36 <poetry>You provide a broad path for my feet, <indent>so that my ankles do not give way. </indent></poetry> 37 <poetry>I pursued my enemies and overtook them; <indent>I did not turn back till they were destroyed.</indent> </poetry> 38 <poetry>I crushed them so that they could not rise; <indent>they fell beneath my feet. </indent> </poetry> 39 <poetry>You armed me with strength for battle; <indent>you humbled my adversaries before me.</indent> </poetry> 40 <poetry>You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, <indent>and I destroyed my foes.</indent> </poetry> 41 <poetry>They cried for help, but there was no one to save them — <indent>to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, but he did not answer. </indent> </poetry> 42 <poetry>I beat them as fine as windblown dust; <indent>I trampled them like mud in the streets.</indent> </poetry> 43 <poetry>You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; <indent>you have made me the head of nations. </indent> People I did not know now serve me, </poetry> 44 <poetry>    foreigners cower before me;</indent> <indent>as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.</indent> </poetry> 45 <poetry>They all lose heart; <indent>they come trembling from their strongholds. </indent></poetry> 46 <poetry>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> lives! Praise be to my Rock! <indent>Exalted be God my Savior! </indent> </poetry> 47 <poetry>He is the God who avenges me, <indent>who subdues nations under me,</indent> </poetry> 48 <poetry>    who saves me from my enemies. </indent> You exalted me above my foes; <indent>from a violent man you rescued me.</indent> </poetry> 49 <poetry>Therefore I will praise you, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, among the nations; <indent>I will sing the praises of your name. </indent></poetry> 50 <poetry>He gives his king great victories; <indent>he shows unfailing love to his anointed, </indent> <indent>to David and to his descendants forever. </indent></poetry>

Psalm 18:1

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:

I love you, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, my strength.<cr>1</cr> <pb/>

The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> is my rock,<cr>1</cr> my fortress<cr>2</cr> and my deliverer;<cr>3</cr> <indent>my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,<cr>4</cr> </indent> <indent>my shield<ft>1</ft><cr>5</cr> and the horn<ft>2</ft> of my salvation,<cr>6</cr> my stronghold.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 18:2

I called to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, who is worthy of praise,<cr>1</cr> <indent>and I have been saved from my enemies.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:3

The cords of death<cr>1</cr> entangled me; <indent>the torrents<cr>2</cr> of destruction overwhelmed me.</indent>

Psalm 18:4

The cords of the grave coiled around me; <indent>the snares of death<cr>1</cr> confronted me.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 18:5

In my distress<cr>1</cr> I called to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>;<cr>2</cr> <indent>I cried to my God for help.</indent> From his temple he heard my voice;<cr>3</cr> <indent>my cry came<cr>4</cr> before him, into his ears.</indent>

Psalm 18:6

The earth trembled<cr>1</cr> and quaked,<cr>2</cr> <indent>and the foundations of the mountains shook;<cr>3</cr> </indent> <indent>they trembled because he was angry.<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:7

Smoke rose from his nostrils;<cr>1</cr> <indent>consuming fire<cr>2</cr> came from his mouth,</indent> <indent>burning coals<cr>3</cr> blazed out of it.</indent>

Psalm 18:8

He parted the heavens and came down;<cr>1</cr> <indent>dark clouds<cr>2</cr> were under his feet.</indent>

Psalm 18:9

He mounted the cherubim<cr>1</cr> and flew; <indent>he soared<cr>2</cr> on the wings of the wind.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:10

He made darkness his covering,<cr>1</cr> his canopy<cr>2</cr> around him— <indent>the dark rain clouds of the sky.</indent>

Psalm 18:11

Out of the brightness of his presence<cr>1</cr> clouds advanced, <indent>with hailstones<cr>2</cr> and bolts of lightning.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:12

The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> thundered<cr>1</cr> from heaven; <indent>the voice of the Most High resounded.<ft>1</ft></indent>

Psalm 18:13

He shot his arrows<cr>1</cr> and scattered the enemy, <indent>with great bolts of lightning<cr>2</cr> he routed them.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:14

The valleys of the sea were exposed <indent>and the foundations<cr>1</cr> of the earth laid bare</indent> at your rebuke,<cr>2</cr> <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, <indent>at the blast of breath from your nostrils.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 18:15

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; <indent>he drew me out of deep waters.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:16

He rescued me from my powerful enemy,<cr>1</cr> <indent>from my foes, who were too strong for me.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:17

They confronted me in the day of my disaster,<cr>1</cr> <indent>but the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> was my support.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:18

He brought me out into a spacious place;<cr>1</cr> <indent>he rescued me because he delighted in me.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 18:19

The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has dealt with me according to my righteousness;<cr>1</cr> <indent>according to the cleanness of my hands<cr>2</cr> he has rewarded me.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:20

For I have kept the ways of the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>;<cr>1</cr> <indent>I am not guilty of turning<cr>2</cr> from my God.</indent>

Psalm 18:21

All his laws are before me;<cr>1</cr> <indent>I have not turned away from his decrees.</indent>

Psalm 18:22

I have been blameless<cr>1</cr> before him <indent>and have kept myself from sin.</indent>

Psalm 18:23

The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has rewarded me according to my righteousness,<cr>1</cr> <indent>according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 18:24

To the faithful<cr>1</cr> you show yourself faithful,<cr>2</cr> <indent>to the blameless you show yourself blameless,</indent>

Psalm 18:25

to the pure<cr>1</cr> you show yourself pure, <indent>but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:26

You save the humble<cr>1</cr> <indent>but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:27

You, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, keep my lamp<cr>1</cr> burning; <indent>my God turns my darkness into light.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:28

With your help<cr>1</cr> I can advance against a troop<ft>1</ft>; <indent>with my God I can scale a wall.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 18:29

As for God, his way is perfect:<cr>1</cr> <indent>The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>’s word is flawless;<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>he shields<cr>3</cr> all who take refuge<cr>4</cr> in him.</indent>

Psalm 18:30

For who is God besides the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>?<cr>1</cr> <indent>And who is the Rock<cr>2</cr> except our God?</indent>

Psalm 18:31

It is God who arms me with strength<cr>1</cr> <indent>and keeps my way secure.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:32

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;<cr>1</cr> <indent>he causes me to stand on the heights.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:33

He trains my hands for battle;<cr>1</cr> <indent>my arms can bend a bow of bronze.</indent>

Psalm 18:34

You make your saving help my shield, <indent>and your right hand sustains<cr>1</cr> me;</indent> <indent>your help has made me great.</indent>

Psalm 18:35

You provide a broad path<cr>1</cr> for my feet, <indent>so that my ankles do not give way.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 18:36

I pursued my enemies<cr>1</cr> and overtook them; <indent>I did not turn back till they were destroyed.</indent>

Psalm 18:37

I crushed them<cr>1</cr> so that they could not rise;<cr>2</cr> <indent>they fell beneath my feet.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:38

You armed me with strength<cr>1</cr> for battle; <indent>you humbled my adversaries<cr>2</cr> before me.</indent>

Psalm 18:39

You made my enemies turn their backs<cr>1</cr> in flight, <indent>and I destroyed<cr>2</cr> my foes.</indent>

Psalm 18:40

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them<cr>1</cr> — <indent>to the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, but he did not answer.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:41

I beat them as fine as windblown dust;<cr>1</cr> <indent>I trampled them<ft>1</ft> like mud in the streets.</indent>

Psalm 18:42

You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; <indent>you have made me the head of nations.<cr>1</cr> </indent> People I did not know<cr>2</cr> now serve me,

Psalm 18:43

foreigners<cr>1</cr> cower before me;</indent> <indent>as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.</indent>

Psalm 18:44

They all lose heart;<cr>1</cr> <indent>they come trembling<cr>2</cr> from their strongholds.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 18:45

The <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> lives!<cr>1</cr> Praise be to my Rock!<cr>2</cr> <indent>Exalted be God<cr>3</cr> my Savior!<cr>4</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:46

He is the God who avenges<cr>1</cr> me, <indent>who subdues nations<cr>2</cr> under me,</indent>

Psalm 18:47

who saves<cr>1</cr> me from my enemies.<cr>2</cr> </indent> You exalted me above my foes; <indent>from a violent man<cr>3</cr> you rescued me.</indent>

Psalm 18:48

Therefore I will praise you, <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, among the nations;<cr>1</cr> <indent>I will sing<cr>2</cr> the praises of your name.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 18:49

He gives his king great victories; <indent>he shows unfailing love to his anointed,<cr>1</cr> </indent> <indent>to David<cr>2</cr> and to his descendants forever.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 18:50

 1 I love you, Lord, my strength.    2 The Lord is my rock,   my fortress   and my deliverer;   my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,   my shield    and the horn  of my salvation,   my stronghold.  3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,   and I have been saved from my enemies.    4 The cords of death   entangled me; the torrents   of destruction overwhelmed me.  5 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death   confronted me.  6 In my distress   I called to the Lord;   I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice;   my cry came   before him, into his ears.  7 The earth trembled   and quaked,   and the foundations of the mountains shook;   they trembled because he was angry.    8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;   consuming fire   came from his mouth, burning coals   blazed out of it.  9 He parted the heavens and came down;   dark clouds   were under his feet.  10 He mounted the cherubim   and flew; he soared   on the wings of the wind.    11 He made darkness his covering,   his canopy   around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.  12 Out of the brightness of his presence   clouds advanced, with hailstones   and bolts of lightning.    13 The Lord thundered   from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.   14 He shot his arrows   and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning   he routed them.    15 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations   of the earth laid bare at your rebuke,  Lord, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.    16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.    17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,   from my foes, who were too strong for me.    18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,   but the Lord was my support.    19 He brought me out into a spacious place;   he rescued me because he delighted in me.    20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;   according to the cleanness of my hands   he has rewarded me.    21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;   I am not guilty of turning   from my God.  22 All his laws are before me;   I have not turned away from his decrees.  23 I have been blameless   before him and have kept myself from sin.  24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,   according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.  25 To the faithful   you show yourself faithful,   to the blameless you show yourself blameless,  26 to the pure   you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.    27 You save the humble   but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.    28 You, Lord, keep my lamp   burning; my God turns my darkness into light.    29 With your help   I can advance against a troop ; with my God I can scale a wall.  30 As for God, his way is perfect:   The Lord’s word is flawless;   he shields   all who take refuge   in him.  31 For who is God besides the Lord?   And who is the Rock   except our God?  32 It is God who arms me with strength   and keeps my way secure.    33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;   he causes me to stand on the heights.    34 He trains my hands for battle;   my arms can bend a bow of bronze.  35 You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains   me; your help has made me great.  36 You provide a broad path   for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.    37 I pursued my enemies   and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.  38 I crushed them   so that they could not rise;   they fell beneath my feet.    39 You armed me with strength   for battle; you humbled my adversaries   before me.  40 You made my enemies turn their backs   in flight, and I destroyed   my foes.  41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them  — to the Lord, but he did not answer.    42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;   I trampled them  like mud in the streets.  43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations.   People I did not know   now serve me,  44     foreigners   cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.  45 They all lose heart;   they come trembling   from their strongholds.    46 The Lord lives!   Praise be to my Rock!   Exalted be God   my Savior!    47 He is the God who avenges   me, who subdues nations   under me,  48     who saves   me from my enemies.   You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man   you rescued me.  49 Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;   I will sing   the praises of your name.    50 He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing love to his anointed,   to David   and to his descendants forever.  

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