18:1 For the director of music. By the Lord’s servant, David. David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord had saved him from Saul and all his other enemies. I love you, Lord. You are my strength.
18:2 The Lord is my rock, my protection, my Savior. My God is my rock. I can run to him for safety. He is my shield and my saving strength, my defender.
18:3 I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I will be saved from my enemies.
18:4 The ropes of death came around me; the deadly rivers overwhelmed me.
18:5 The ropes of death wrapped around me. The traps of death were before me.
18:6 In my trouble I called to the Lord. I cried out to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my call for help reached his ears.
18:7 The earth trembled and shook. The foundations of the mountains began to shake. They trembled because the Lord was angry.
18:8 Smoke came out of his nose, and burning fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals went before him.
18:9 He tore open the sky and came down with dark clouds under his feet.
18:10 He rode a creature with wings and flew. He raced on the wings of the wind.
18:11 He made darkness his covering, his shelter around him, surrounded by fog and clouds.
18:12 Out of the brightness of his presence came clouds with hail and lightning.
18:13 The Lord thundered from heaven; the Most High raised his voice, and there was hail and lightning.
18:14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies. His many bolts of lightning confused them with fear.
18:15 Lord, you spoke strongly. The wind blew from your nose. Then the valleys of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the earth were seen.
18:16 The Lord reached down from above and took me; he pulled me from the deep water.
18:17 He saved me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.
18:18 They attacked me at my time of trouble, but the Lord supported me.
18:19 He took me to a safe place. Because he delights in me, he saved me.
18:20 The Lord spared me because I did what was right. Because I have not done evil, he has rewarded me.
18:21 I have followed the ways of the Lord; I have not done evil by turning away from my God.
18:22 I remember all his laws and have not broken his rules.
18:23 I am innocent before him; I have kept myself from doing evil.
18:24 The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right, because I did what the Lord said was right.
18:25 Lord, you are loyal to those who are loyal, and you are good to those who are good.
18:26 You are pure to those who are pure, but you are against those who are bad.
18:27 You save the humble, but you bring down those who are proud.
18:28 Lord, you give light to my lamp. My God brightens the darkness around me.
18:29 With your help I can attack an army. With God’s help I can jump over a wall.
18:30 The ways of God are without fault. The Lord’s words are pure. He is a shield to those who trust him.
18:31 Who is God? Only the Lord. Who is the Rock? Only our God.
18:32 God is my protection. He makes my way free from fault.
18:33 He makes me like a deer that does not stumble; he helps me stand on the steep mountains.
18:34 He trains my hands for battle so my arms can bend a bronze bow.
18:35 You protect me with your saving shield. You support me with your right hand. You have stooped to make me great.
18:36 You give me a better way to live, so I live as you want me to.
18:37 I chased my enemies and caught them. I did not quit until they were destroyed.
18:38 I crushed them so they couldn’t rise up again. They fell beneath my feet.
18:39 You gave me strength in battle. You made my enemies bow before me.
18:40 You made my enemies turn back, and I destroyed those who hated me.
18:41 They called for help, but no one came to save them. They called to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
18:42 I beat my enemies into pieces, like dust in the wind. I poured them out like mud in the streets.
18:43 You saved me when the people attacked me. You made me the leader of nations. People I never knew serve me.
18:44 As soon as they hear me, they obey me. Foreigners obey me.
18:45 They all become afraid and tremble in their hiding places.
18:46 The Lord lives! May my Rock be praised. Praise the God who saves me!
18:47 God gives me victory over my enemies and brings people under my rule.
18:48 He saves me from my enemies. You set me over those who hate me. You saved me from violent people.
18:49 So I will praise you, Lord, among the nations. I will sing praises to your name.
18:50 The Lord gives great victories to his king. He is loyal to his appointed king, to David and his descendants forever.
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