Psalm 18
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1[an error occurred while processing this directive]1I love you, LORD; you are my strength.
2[an error occurred while processing this directive]2The 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[an error occurred while processing this directive]3I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.
4[an error occurred while processing this directive]4The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.
5[an error occurred while processing this directive]5The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
6[an error occurred while processing this directive]6But 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[an error occurred while processing this directive]7Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger.
8[an error occurred while processing this directive]8Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
9[an error occurred while processing this directive]9He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
10[an error occurred while processing this directive]10Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
11[an error occurred while processing this directive]11He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.
12[an error occurred while processing this directive]12Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him and rained down hail and burning coals.
13[an error occurred while processing this directive]13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals.
14[an error occurred while processing this directive]14He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused.
15[an error occurred while processing this directive]15Then 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[an error occurred while processing this directive]16He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
17[an error occurred while processing this directive]17He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
18[an error occurred while processing this directive]18They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the LORD supported me.
19[an error occurred while processing this directive]19He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
20[an error occurred while processing this directive]20The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.
21[an error occurred while processing this directive]21For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
22[an error occurred while processing this directive]22I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees.
23[an error occurred while processing this directive]23I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.
24[an error occurred while processing this directive]24The LORD rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.
25[an error occurred while processing this directive]25To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.
26[an error occurred while processing this directive]26To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
27[an error occurred while processing this directive]27You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.
28[an error occurred while processing this directive]28You light a lamp for me. The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.
29[an error occurred while processing this directive]29In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.
30[an error occurred while processing this directive]30God’s way is perfect. All the LORD’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
31[an error occurred while processing this directive]31For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock?
32[an error occurred while processing this directive]32God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect.
33[an error occurred while processing this directive]33He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
34[an error occurred while processing this directive]34He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
35[an error occurred while processing this directive]35You have given me your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me; your help has made me great.
36[an error occurred while processing this directive]36You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.
37[an error occurred while processing this directive]37I chased my enemies and caught them; I did not stop until they were conquered.
38[an error occurred while processing this directive]38I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.
39[an error occurred while processing this directive]39You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
40[an error occurred while processing this directive]40You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me.
41[an error occurred while processing this directive]41They called for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.
42[an error occurred while processing this directive]42I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. I swept them into the gutter like dirt.
43[an error occurred while processing this directive]43You gave me victory over my accusers. You appointed me ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me.
44[an error occurred while processing this directive]44As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.
45[an error occurred while processing this directive]45They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.
46[an error occurred while processing this directive]46The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted!
47[an error occurred while processing this directive]47He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he subdues the nations under me
48[an error occurred while processing this directive]48and rescues me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.
49[an error occurred while processing this directive]49For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
50[an error occurred while processing this directive]50You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.
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