Psalms:18

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

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