Psalms 18:1-13 ▼

1 For the choir director. Of the servant of the L ord, David, who spoke the words of this song to the L ord on the day the L ord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the power of Saul. ”8224; He said: I love you, LORD, my strength.

2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock where I seek refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

3 I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies.

4 The ropes of death were wrapped around me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

5 The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

6 I called to the LORD in my distress, and I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.

7 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the mountains trembled; they shook because he burned with anger.

8 Smoke rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire came from his mouth; coals were set ablaze by it.

9 He bent the heavens and came down, total darkness beneath his feet.

10 He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his hiding place, dark storm clouds his canopy around him.

12 From the radiance of his presence, his clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.

13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High made his voice heard.