Psalms:18
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I will love You ,
O LORD ,
my strength .
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The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer ;
My God ,
my strength ,
in whom I will trust ;
My shield and the horn of my salvation ,
my stronghold .
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I will call upon the LORD ,
who is worthy to be praised ;
So shall I be saved from my enemies .
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The pangs of death surrounded me ,
And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid .
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The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me ;
The snares of death confronted me .
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In 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 .
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Then the earth shook and trembled ;
The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken ,
Because He was angry .
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Smoke went up from His nostrils ,
And devouring fire from His mouth ;
Coals were kindled by it .
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He bowed the heavens also ,
and came down With darkness under His feet .
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And He rode upon a cherub ,
and flew ;
He flew upon the wings of the wind .
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He made darkness His secret place ;
His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies .
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From the brightness before Him ,
His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire .
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The LORD thundered from heaven ,
And the Most High uttered His voice ,
Hailstones and coals of fire .
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He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe ,
Lightnings in abundance ,
and He vanquished them .
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Then 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 .
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He sent from above ,
He took me ;
He drew me out of many waters .
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He delivered me from my strong enemy ,
From those who hated me ,
For they were too strong for me .
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They confronted me in the day of my calamity ,
But the LORD was my support .
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He also brought me out into a broad place ;
He delivered me because He delighted in me .
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The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness ;
According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me .
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD ,
And have not wickedly departed from my God .
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For all His judgments were before me ,
And I did not put away His statutes from me .
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I was also blameless before Him ,
And I kept myself from my iniquity .
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Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness ,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight .
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With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful ;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless ;
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With the pure You will show Yourself pure ;
And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd .
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For You will save the humble people ,
But will bring down haughty looks .
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For You will light my lamp ;
The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness .
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For by You I can run against a troop ,
By my God I can leap over a wall .
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As for God ,
His way is perfect ;
The word of the LORD is proven ;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him .
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For who is God ,
except the LORD ?
And who is a rock ,
except our God ?
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It is God who arms me with strength ,
And makes my way perfect .
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He makes my feet like the feet of deer ,
And sets me on my high places .
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He teaches my hands to make war ,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze .
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You have also given me the shield of Your salvation ;
Your right hand has held me up ,
Your gentleness has made me great .
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You enlarged my path under me ,
So my feet did not slip .
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I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them ;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed .
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I have wounded them ,
So that they could not rise ;
They have fallen under my feet .
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For You have armed me with strength for the battle ;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me .
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You have also given me the necks of my enemies ,
So that I destroyed those who hated me .
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They cried out ,
but there was none to save ;
Even to the LORD ,
but He did not answer them .
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Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind ;
I cast them out like dirt in the streets .
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You have delivered me from the strivings of the people ;
You have made me the head of the nations ;
A people I have not known shall serve me .
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As soon as they hear of me they obey me ;
The foreigners submit to me .
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The foreigners fade away ,
And come frightened from their hideouts .
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The LORD lives !
Blessed be my Rock !
Let the God of my salvation be exalted .
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It is God who avenges me ,
And subdues the peoples under me ;
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He delivers me from my enemies .
You also lift me up above those who rise against me ;
You have delivered me from the violent man .
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Therefore I will give thanks to You ,
O LORD ,
among the Gentiles ,
And sing praises to Your name .
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Great deliverance He gives to His king ,
And shows mercy to His anointed ,
To David and his descendants forevermore .