18:1 [To
the
choirmaster.
A
Psalm
of
David,
the
servant
of
the
LORD,
who
addressed
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.
He
said:]
I
love
you,
O
LORD,
my
strength.
18:2 The
LORD
is
my
rock
and
my
fortress
and
my
deliverer,
my
God,
my
rock,
in
whom
I
take
refuge,
my
shield,
and
the
horn
of
my
salvation,
my
stronghold.
18:3 I
call
upon
the
LORD,
who
is
worthy
to
be
praised,
and
I
am
saved
from
my
enemies.
18:4 The
cords
of
death
encompassed
me;
the
torrents
of
destruction
assailed
me;
18:5 the
cords
of
Sheol
entangled
me;
the
snares
of
death
confronted
me.
18:6 In
my
distress
I
called
upon
the
LORD;
to
my
God
I
cried
for
help.
From
his
temple
he
heard
my
voice,
and
my
cry
to
him
reached
his
ears.
18:7 Then
the
earth
reeled
and
rocked;
the
foundations
also
of
the
mountains
trembled
and
quaked,
because
he
was
angry.
18:8 Smoke
went
up
from
his
nostrils,
and
devouring
fire
from
his
mouth;
glowing
coals
flamed
forth
from
him.
18:9 He
bowed
the
heavens
and
came
down;
thick
darkness
was
under
his
feet.
18:10 He
rode
on
a
cherub
and
flew;
he
came
swiftly
on
the
wings
of
the
wind.
18:11 He
made
darkness
his
covering,
his
canopy
around
him,
thick
clouds
dark
with
water.
18:12 Out
of
the
brightness
before
him
hailstones
and
coals
of
fire
broke
through
his
clouds.
18:13 The
LORD
also
thundered
in
the
heavens,
and
the
Most
High
uttered
his
voice,
hailstones
and
coals
of
fire.
18:14 And
he
sent
out
his
arrows
and
scattered
them;
he
flashed
forth
lightnings
and
routed
them.
18:15 Then
the
channels
of
the
sea
were
seen,
and
the
foundations
of
the
world
were
laid
bare
at
your
rebuke,
O
LORD,
at
the
blast
of
the
breath
of
your
nostrils.
18:16 He
sent
from
on
high,
he
took
me;
he
drew
me
out
of
many
waters.
18:17 He
rescued
me
from
my
strong
enemy
and
from
those
who
hated
me,
for
they
were
too
mighty
for
me.
18:18 They
confronted
me
in
the
day
of
my
calamity,
but
the
LORD
was
my
support.
18:19 He
brought
me
out
into
a
broad
place;
he
rescued
me,
because
he
delighted
in
me.
18:20 The
LORD
dealt
with
me
according
to
my
righteousness;
according
to
the
cleanness
of
my
hands
he
rewarded
me.
18:21 For
I
have
kept
the
ways
of
the
LORD,
and
have
not
wickedly
departed
from
my
God.
18:22 For
all
his
rules
were
before
me,
and
his
statutes
I
did
not
put
away
from
me.
18:23 I
was
blameless
before
him,
and
I
kept
myself
from
my
guilt.
18:24 So
the
LORD
has
rewarded
me
according
to
my
righteousness,
according
to
the
cleanness
of
my
hands
in
his
sight.
18:25 With
the
merciful
you
show
yourself
merciful;
with
the
blameless
man
you
show
yourself
blameless;
18:26 with
the
purified
you
show
yourself
pure;
and
with
the
crooked
you
make
yourself
seem
tortuous.
18:27 For
you
save
a
humble
people,
but
the
haughty
eyes
you
bring
down.
18:28 For
it
is
you
who
light
my
lamp;
the
LORD
my
God
lightens
my
darkness.
18:29 For
by
you
I
can
run
against
a
troop,
and
by
my
God
I
can
leap
over
a
wall.
18:30 This
God--his
way
is
perfect;
the
word
of
the
LORD
proves
true;
he
is
a
shield
for
all
those
who
take
refuge
in
him.
18:31 For
who
is
God,
but
the
LORD
And
who
is
a
rock,
except
our
God--
18:32 the
God
who
equipped
me
with
strength
and
made
my
way
blameless.
18:33 He
made
my
feet
like
the
feet
of
a
deer
and
set
me
secure
on
the
heights.
18:34 He
trains
my
hands
for
war,
so
that
my
arms
can
bend
a
bow
of
bronze.
18:35 You
have
given
me
the
shield
of
your
salvation,
and
your
right
hand
supported
me,
and
your
gentleness
made
me
great.
18:36 You
gave
a
wide
place
for
my
steps
under
me,
and
my
feet
did
not
slip.
18:37 I
pursued
my
enemies
and
overtook
them,
and
did
not
turn
back
till
they
were
consumed.
18:38 I
thrust
them
through,
so
that
they
were
not
able
to
rise;
they
fell
under
my
feet.
18:39 For
you
equipped
me
with
strength
for
the
battle;
you
made
those
who
rise
against
me
sink
under
me.
18:40 You
made
my
enemies
turn
their
backs
to
me,
and
those
who
hated
me
I
destroyed.
18:41 They
cried
for
help,
but
there
was
none
to
save;
they
cried
to
the
LORD,
but
he
did
not
answer
them.
18:42 I
beat
them
fine
as
dust
before
the
wind;
I
cast
them
out
like
the
mire
of
the
streets.
18:43 You
delivered
me
from
strife
with
the
people;
you
made
me
the
head
of
the
nations;
people
whom
I
had
not
known
served
me.
18:44 As
soon
as
they
heard
of
me
they
obeyed
me;
foreigners
came
cringing
to
me.
18:45 Foreigners
lost
heart
and
came
trembling
out
of
their
fortresses.
18:46 The
LORD
lives,
and
blessed
be
my
rock,
and
exalted
be
the
God
of
my
salvation--
18:47 the
God
who
gave
me
vengeance
and
subdued
peoples
under
me,
18:48 who
delivered
me
from
my
enemies;
yes,
you
exalted
me
above
those
who
rose
against
me;
you
rescued
me
from
the
man
of
violence.
18:49 For
this
I
will
praise
you,
O
LORD,
among
the
nations,
and
sing
to
your
name.
18:50 Great
salvation
he
brings
to
his
king,
and
shows
steadfast
love
to
his
anointed,
to
David
and
his
offspring
forever.