Psalms 18
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PSALM 18
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,
1Thee will I love, O Lord, my strength.
2My fortress is the Lord,
My rock, and he that doth to me
deliverance afford:
My God, my strength, whom I will trust,
a buckler unto me,
The horn of my salvation,
and my high tow'r, is he.
3Upon the Lord, who worthy is
of praises, will I cry;
And then shall I preserved be
safe from mine enemy.
4Floods of ill men affrighted me,
death's pangs about me went;
5Hell's sorrows me environed;
death's snares did me prevent.
6In my distress I call'd on God,
cry to my God did I;
He from his temple heard my voice,
to his ears came my cry.
7Th' earth, as affrighted, then did shake,
trembling upon it seiz'd:
The hills' foundations moved were,
because he was displeas'd.
8Up from his nostrils came a smoke,
and from his mouth there came
Devouring fire, and coals by it
were turned into flame.
9He also bowed down the heav'ns,
and thence he did descend;
And thickest clouds of darkness did
under his feet attend.
10And he upon a cherub rode,
and thereon he did fly;
Yea, on the swift wings of the wind
his flight was from on high.
11He darkness made his secret place:
about him, for his tent,
Dark waters were, and thickest clouds
of th' airy firmament.
12And at the brightness of that light,
which was before his eye,
His thick clouds pass'd away, hailstones
and coals of fire did fly.
13The Lord God also in the heav'ns
did thunder in his ire;
And there the Highest gave his voice,
hailstones and coals of fire.
14Yea, he his arrows sent abroad,
and them he scattered;
His lightnings also he shot out,
and them discomfited.
15The waters' channels then were seen,
the world's foundations vast
At thy rebuke discover'd were,
and at thy nostrils' blast.
16And from above the Lord sent down,
and took me from below;
From many waters he me drew,
which would me overflow.
17He me reliev'd from my strong foes,
and such as did me hate;
Because he saw that they for me
too strong were, and too great.
18They me prevented in the day
of my calamity;
But even then the Lord himself
a stay was unto me.
19He to a place where liberty
and room was hath me brought;
Because he took delight in me,
he my deliv'rance wrought.
20According to my righteousness
he did me recompense,
He me repaid according to
my hands' pure innocence.
21For I God's ways kept, from my God
did not turn wickedly.
22His judgments were before me, I
his laws put not from me.
23Sincere before him was my heart;
with him upright was I;
And watchfully I kept myself
from mine iniquity.
24After my righteousness the Lord
hath recompensed me,
After the cleanness of my hands
appearing in his eye.
25Thou gracious to the gracious art,
to upright men upright:
26Pure to the pure, froward thou kyth'st
unto the froward wight.
27For thou wilt the afflicted save
in grief that low do lie:
But wilt bring down the countenance
of them whose looks are high.
28The Lord will light my candle so,
that it shall shine full bright:
The Lord my God will also make
my darkness to be light.
29By thee through troops of men I break,
and them discomfit all;
And, by my God assisting me,
I overleap a wall.
30As for God, perfect is his way:
the Lord his word is try'd;
He is a buckler to all those
who do in him confide.
31Who but the Lord is God? but he
who is a rock and stay?
32'Tis God that girdeth me with strength,
and perfect makes my way.
33He made my feet swift as the hinds,
set me on my high places.
34Mine hands to war he taught, mine arms
brake bows of steel in pieces.
35The shield of thy salvation
thou didst on me bestow:
Thy right hand held me up, and great
thy kindness made me grow.
36And in my way my steps thou hast
enlarged under me,
That I go safely, and my feet
are kept from sliding free.
37Mine en'mies I pursued have,
and did them overtake;
Nor did I turn again till I
an end of them did make.
38I wounded them, they could not rise;
they at my feet did fall.
39Thou girdedst me with strength for war;
my foes thou brought'st down all:
40And thou hast giv'n to me the necks
of all mine enemies;
That I might them destroy and slay,
who did against me rise.
41They cried out, but there was none
that would or could them save;
Yea, they did cry unto the Lord,
but he no answer gave.
42Then did I beat them small as dust
before the wind that flies;
And I did cast them out like dirt
upon the street that lies.
43Thou mad'st me free from people's strife,
and heathen's head to be:
A people whom I have not known
shall service do to me.
44At hearing they shall me obey,
to me they shall submit.
45Strangers for fear shall fade away,
who in close places sit.
46God lives, bless'd be my Rock; the God
of my health praised be.
47God doth avenge me, and subdues
the people under me.
48He saves me from mine enemies;
yea, thou hast lifted me
Above my foes; and from the man
of vi'lence set me free.
49Therefore to thee will I give thanks
the heathen folk among;
And to thy name, O Lord, I will
sing praises in a song.
50He great deliv'rance gives his king:
he mercy doth extend
To David, his anointed one,
and his seed without end.
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Psalm 18
To the Overcomer, A Psalm of David, the slave of the Lord, who spoke unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,
1¶ I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
2The 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.
3I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, so shall I be saved from my enemies.
4The pain of death compassed me, and the rivers of Belial made me afraid.
5The pain of Sheol compassed me about: the snares of death came before me.
6In 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.
7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains collapsed and were removed because he was wroth.
8Smoke went up out of his nostrils, and fire devoured out of his mouth; coals were kindled by it.
9He lowered the heavens and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
10And he rode upon a cherub and flew: yea, he flew upon the wings of the wind.
11He made darkness his hiding place; in his tabernacle round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the heavens.
12At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
13The Lord thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
14He sent out his arrows and scattered them; he shot out lightnings and destroyed them.
15Then the depths of the 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.
16He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me, even though they were too strong for me.
18They were ready for me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my staff.
19He brought me forth also into a wide place; he delivered me because he delighted in me.
20¶ The Lord will reward me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he shall recompense me.
21Because I have kept the ways of the Lord and did not become wicked departing in apostasy from my God.
22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
23I was perfect before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
24Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.
25With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with a perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
26with the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt show thyself adversary.
27Therefore thou wilt save the humble people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28For thou wilt light my fire: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29¶ For with thee I have scattered armies; and in my God I have overcome walled defenses.
30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is precise: a shield to all those that wait in him.
31For who is God except the Lord? or who is a refuge except our God?
32 It is God that girds me with strength and makes my way perfect.
33He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and sets me upon my high places.
34He trains my hands for the battle, so that a bow of bronze shall be broken by my arms.
35 In the same manner thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand will hold me up, and thy meekness shall multiply me.
36Thou shall enlarge my steps under me, and my knees shall not tremble.
37I shall pursue my enemies and overtake them: neither shall I turn again until they are consumed.
38I shall smite them, and they will not be able to rise: they shall fall under my feet.
39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued my enemies under me.
40Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies that I might destroy those that hate me.
41They cried out, but there was no one to save them: even unto the Lord, but he did not answer them.
42Then I beat them as small as the dust before the wind: I scattered them as the dirt in the streets.
43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the Gentiles: a people whom I did not know served me.
44As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me: the sons of strangers submitted themselves unto me even against their will.
45The strangers fell away and were afraid in their close places.
46The Lord lives; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 It is God that avenges me and subdues the peoples under me.
48He delivers me from my enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the one who would betray me.
49Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles and sing praises unto thy name.
50He gives great deliverance to his king and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
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