“1 <<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,>> I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 2
The 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. 3 I will call upon the LORD, [who is
worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The
sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me
afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death
prevented me. 6 In 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. 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the
foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was
wroth. 8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his
mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 9 He bowed the heavens also,
and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet. 10 And he rode upon a
cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 11 He
made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark
waters [and] thick clouds of the skies. 12 At the brightness [that was]
before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire. 13
The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice;
hail [stones] and coals of fire. 14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and
scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. 15
Then the channels of 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. 16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many
waters. 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which
hated me: for they were too strong for me. 18 They prevented me in the
day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 19 He brought me forth
also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.”
“20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to
the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the
ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all
his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his statutes from
me. 23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine
iniquity. 24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my
righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright
man thou wilt shew thyself upright; 26 With the pure thou wilt shew
thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. 27
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my
darkness.”
“29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I
leaped over a wall. 30 [As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of
the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him. 31
For who [is] God save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God? 32 [It
is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 33 He
maketh my feet like hinds’ [feet], and setteth me upon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine
arms. 35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy
right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 36
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 37 I
have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again
till they were consumed. 38 I have wounded them that they were not able
to rise: they are fallen under my feet. 39 For thou hast girded me with
strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up
against me. 40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I
might destroy them that hate me. 41 They cried, but [there was] none to
save [them: even] unto the LORD, but he answered them not. 42 Then did I
beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the
dirt in the streets. 43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the
people; [and] thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people [whom]
I have not known shall serve me. 44 As soon as they hear of me, they
shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. 45 The
strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. 46
The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and let the God of my
salvation be exalted. 47 [It is] God that avengeth me, and subdueth the
people under me. 48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou
liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered
me from the violent man. 49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O
LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. 50 Great
deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to
David, and to his seed for evermore.” (Psalm 18:1-50 AV)
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