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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Psalms 18
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God the Sovereign Savior
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David #Ps. 36:titlethe servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of #2 Sam. 22this song on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:
1I #Ps. 144:1will love You, O Lord, my strength.
2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my strength, #Heb. 2:13in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3I will call upon the Lord, #Ps. 76:4; Rev. 5:12who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.
4#Ps. 116:3The pangs of death surrounded me,
And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
6In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
7#Acts 4:31Then the earth shook and trembled;
The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.
8Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
9#Ps. 144:5He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With darkness under His feet.
10#Ps. 80:1; 99:1And He rode upon a cherub, and flew;
#(Ps. 104:3)He flew upon the wings of the wind.
11He made darkness His secret place;
#Ps. 97:2His canopy around Him was dark waters
And thick clouds of the skies.
12#Ps. 97:3; 140:10; Hab. 3:11From the brightness before Him,
His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.
13The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered #(Ps. 29:3–9; 104:7)His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
14#Josh. 10:10; Ps. 144:6; Is. 30:30; Hab. 3:11He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe,
Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
15Then the channels of the sea were seen,
The foundations of the world were uncovered
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16#Ps. 144:7He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
17He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me,
For they were too strong for me.
18They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.
19#Ps. 4:1; 31:8; 118:5He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.
20#1 Sam. 24:19; (Job 33:26); Ps. 7:8The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.
21For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22For all His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
23I was also blameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
24#1 Sam. 26:23; Ps. 18:20Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
25#(1 Kin. 8:32; Ps. 62:12); Matt. 5:7With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
26With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And #(Lev. 26:23–28); Prov. 3:34with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
27For You will save the humble people,
But will bring down #(Ps. 101:5); Prov. 6:17haughty looks.
28#1 Kin. 15:4; Job 18:6; (Ps. 119:105)For You will light my lamp;
The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29For by You I can run against a troop,
By my God I can leap over a wall.
30As for God, #(Deut. 32:4); Rev. 15:3His way is perfect;
#Ps. 12:6; 119:140; (Prov. 30:5)The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield #(Ps. 17:7)to all who trust in Him.
31#(Deut. 32:31, 39; 1 Sam. 2:2; Ps. 86:8–10; Is. 45:5)For who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?
32It is God who #(Ps. 91:2)arms me with strength,
And makes my way perfect.
33#2 Sam. 2:18; Hab. 3:19He makes my feet like the feet of deer,
And #Deut. 32:13; 33:29sets me on my high places.
34#Ps. 144:1He teaches my hands to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand has held me up,
Your gentleness has made me great.
36You enlarged my path under me,
#Ps. 66:9; Prov. 4:12So my feet did not slip.
37I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
38I have wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.
39For You have armed me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
40You have also given me the necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.
41They cried out, but there was none to save;
#Job 27:9; Prov. 1:28; Is. 1:15; Ezek. 8:18; Zech. 7:13Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
42Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind;
I #Zech. 10:5cast them out like dirt in the streets.
43You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;
#2 Sam. 8; Ps. 89:27You have made me the head of the nations;
#Is. 52:15A people I have not known shall serve me.
44As soon as they hear of me they obey me;
The foreigners submit to me.
45#Mic. 7:17The foreigners fade away,
And come frightened from their hideouts.
46The Lord lives!
Blessed be my Rock!
Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47It is God who avenges me,
#Ps. 47:3And subdues the peoples under me;
48He delivers me from my enemies.
#Ps. 27:6; 59:1You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.
49#2 Sam. 22:50; Rom. 15:9Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your name.
50#2 Sam. 7:12; Ps. 21:1; 144:10Great deliverance He gives to His king,
And shows mercy to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forevermore.
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