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A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:</p><p class="psstart"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>“I love You [fervently and devotedly], O LORD, my strength.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me; <t><p class="indent1">My God, my rock <i>and</i> strength in whom I trust <i>and</i> take refuge; <t><p class="indent1">My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower--my stronghold. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; <t><p class="indent1">And I am saved from my enemies. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The cords of death surrounded me, <t><p class="indent1">And the streams of ungodliness <i>and</i> torrents of destruction terrified me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me; <t><p class="indent1">The snares of death confronted me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the LORD <t><p class="indent1">And cried to my God for help; <t><p class="indent1">He heard my voice from His temple, <t><p class="indent1">And my cry for help came before Him, into His <i>very</i> ears. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then the earth shook and quaked, <t><p class="indent1">The foundations of the mountains trembled; <t><p class="indent1">They were shaken because He was indignant <i>and</i> angry. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Smoke went up from His nostrils, <t><p class="indent1">And fire from His mouth devoured; <t><p class="indent1">Coals were kindled by it. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He bowed the heavens also and came down; <t><p class="indent1">And thick darkness was under His feet. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And He rode upon a cherub (storm) and flew; <t><p class="indent1">And He sped on the wings of the wind. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him, <t><p class="indent1">The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Out of the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, <t><p class="indent1">Hailstones and coals of fire. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The LORD also thundered in the heavens, <t><p class="indent1">And the Most High uttered His voice, <t><p class="indent1">Hailstones and coals of fire. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He sent out His arrows and scattered them; <t><p class="indent1">And <i>He sent</i> an abundance of lightning flashes and confused <i>and</i> routed them [in defeat]. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Then the stream beds of the waters appeared, <t><p class="indent1">And the foundations of the world were laid bare <t><p class="indent1">At Your rebuke, O LORD, <t><p class="indent1">At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He reached from on high, He took me; <t><p class="indent1">He drew me out of many waters. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He rescued me from my strong enemy, <t><p class="indent1">And from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>They confronted me in the day of my disaster, <t><p class="indent1">But the LORD was my support. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He brought me out into a broad place; <t><p class="indent1">He rescued me because He was pleased with me <i>and</i> delighted in me. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity); <t><p class="indent1">According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>For I have kept the ways of the LORD, <t><p class="indent1">And have not wickedly departed from my God. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For all His ordinances were before me, <t><p class="indent1">And I did not put away His statutes from me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>I was <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>blameless before Him, <t><p class="indent1">And I kept myself free from my sin. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity), <t><p class="indent1">According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>With the kind (merciful, faithful, loyal) You show Yourself kind, <t><p class="indent1">With the blameless You show Yourself blameless, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>With the pure You show Yourself pure, <t><p class="indent1">And with the crooked You show Yourself astute. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>For You save an afflicted <i>and</i> humble people, <t><p class="indent1">But bring down those [arrogant fools] with haughty eyes. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>For You cause my lamp to be lighted <i>and</i> to shine; <t><p class="indent1">The LORD my God illumines my darkness. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>For by You I can crush a troop, <t><p class="indent1">And by my God I can leap over a wall. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>As for God, His way is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>blameless. <t><p class="indent1">The word of the LORD is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless]; <t><p class="indent1">He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>For who is God, but the LORD? <t><p class="indent1">Or who is a rock, except our God, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The God who encircles me with strength <t><p class="indent1">And makes my way blameless? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He makes my feet like <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>hinds’ feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble]; <t><p class="indent1">He sets me [securely] upon my high places. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>He trains my hands for war, <t><p class="indent1">So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, <t><p class="indent1">And Your right hand upholds <i>and</i> sustains me; <t><p class="indent1">Your gentleness [Your gracious response when I pray] makes me great. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>You enlarge the path beneath me <i>and</i> make my steps secure, <t><p class="indent1">So that my feet will not slip. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>I pursued my enemies and overtook them; <t><p class="indent1">And I did not turn back until they were consumed. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>I shattered them so that they were not able to rise; <t><p class="indent1">They fell [wounded] under my feet. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>For You have encircled me with strength for the battle; <t><p class="indent1">You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in defeat], <t><p class="indent1">And I silenced <i>and</i> destroyed those who hated me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>They cried for help, but there was no one to save them-- <t><p class="indent1">Even to the LORD [they cried], but He did not answer them. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; <t><p class="indent1">I emptied them out as the dirt of the streets. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>You have rescued me from the contentions of the people; <t><p class="indent1">You have placed me as the head of the nations; <t><p class="indent1">A people whom I have not known serve me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>As soon as they hear me, they respond <i>and</i> obey me; <t><p class="indent1">Foreigners feign obedience to me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>Foreigners lose heart, <t><p class="indent1">And come trembling out of their strongholds. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>The LORD lives, blessed be my rock; <t><p class="indent1">And may the God of my salvation be exalted, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>The God who avenges me, <t><p class="indent1">And subdues peoples (nations) under me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>He rescues me from my enemies; <t><p class="indent1">Yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me; <t><p class="indent1">You deliver me from the man of violence. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>Therefore will I give thanks <i>and</i> praise You, O LORD, among the nations, <t><p class="indent1">And sing praises to Your name. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/18-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>He gives great triumphs to His king, <t><p class="indent1">And shows steadfast love <i>and</i> mercy to His anointed, <t><p class="indent1">To David and his descendants forever.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">23</span> Lit <i>complete;</i> or <i>having integrity;</i> or <i>perfect</i>.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">30</span> See v 23.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> I.e. the hoofs of a doe.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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