Psalms 18

1. (Ps 18:1) I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
2. (Ps 18:2) The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3. (Ps 18:3) I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4. (Ps 18:4) The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5. (Ps 18:5) The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
6. (Ps 18:6) In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
7. (Ps 18:7) Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8. (Ps 18:8) There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9. (Ps 18:9) He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
10. (Ps 18:10) And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11. (Ps 18:11) He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12. (Ps 18:12) At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
13. (Ps 18:13) The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
14. (Ps 18:14) Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15. (Ps 18:15) Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16. (Ps 18:16) He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
17. (Ps 18:17) He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18. (Ps 18:18) They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
19. (Ps 18:19) He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20. (Ps 18:20) The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21. (Ps 18:21) For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22. (Ps 18:22) For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
23. (Ps 18:23) I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24. (Ps 18:24) Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25. (Ps 18:25) With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
26. (Ps 18:26) With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27. (Ps 18:27) For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28. (Ps 18:28) For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
29. (Ps 18:29) For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30. (Ps 18:30) As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31. (Ps 18:31) For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
32. (Ps 18:32) It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33. (Ps 18:33) He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
34. (Ps 18:34) He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35. (Ps 18:35) Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
36. (Ps 18:36) Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
37. (Ps 18:37) I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38. (Ps 18:38) I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
39. (Ps 18:39) For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40. (Ps 18:40) Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
41. (Ps 18:41) They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
42. (Ps 18:42) Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
43. (Ps 18:43) Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44. (Ps 18:44) As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
45. (Ps 18:45) The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
46. (Ps 18:46) The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47. (Ps 18:47) It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
48. (Ps 18:48) He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
49. (Ps 18:49) Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
50. (Ps 18:50) Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.