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Psalms 18 : 1 - 50
Chapter 18
1 | I will love You, O LORD, my strength.
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2 | 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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3 | I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
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4 | The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
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5 | The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
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6 | 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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7 | Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
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8 | Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
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9 | He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.
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10 | And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.
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11 | He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies.
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12 | From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.
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13 | The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
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14 | He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
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15 | 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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16 | He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
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17 | He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me.
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18 | They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.
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19 | He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
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20 | The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
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21 | For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
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22 | For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me.
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23 | I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
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24 | Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
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25 | With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
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26 | With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
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27 | For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks.
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28 | For You will light my lamp; The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
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29 | For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall.
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30 | 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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31 | For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
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32 | It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.
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33 | He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.
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34 | He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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35 | 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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36 | You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.
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37 | I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
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38 | I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.
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39 | 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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40 | You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.
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41 | They cried out, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
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42 | 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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43 | 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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44 | As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me.
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45 | The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.
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46 | The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
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47 | It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;
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48 | 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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49 | Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.
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50 | Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.
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