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18:1  For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the L I love you, LORD; you are my strength.
18:2  The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.
18:3  I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.
18:4  The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.
18:5  The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
18:6  But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears.
18:7  Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger.
18:8  Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
18:9  He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
18:10  Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
18:11  He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.
18:12  Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him and rained down hail and burning coals.
18:13  The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals.
18:14  He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; his lightning flashed, and they were greatly confused.
18:15  Then at your command, O LORD, at the blast of your breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.
18:16  He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
18:17  He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
18:18  They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the LORD supported me.
18:19  He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
18:20  The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.
18:21  For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
18:22  I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees.
18:23  I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.
18:24  The LORD rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.
18:25  To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.
18:26  To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the wicked you show yourself hostile.
18:27  You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.
18:28  You light a lamp for me. The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.
18:29  In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.
18:30  God's way is perfect. All the LORD's promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
18:31  For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock?
18:32  God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect.
18:33  He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
18:34  He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
18:35  You have given me your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me; your help has made me great.
18:36  You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.
18:37  I chased my enemies and caught them; I did not stop until they were conquered.
18:38  I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.
18:39  You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
18:40  You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me.
18:41  They called for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.
18:42  I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. I swept them into the gutter like dirt.
18:43  You gave me victory over my accusers. You appointed me ruler over nations; people I don't even know now serve me.
18:44  As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.
18:45  They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.
18:46  The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted!
18:47  He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he subdues the nations under me
18:48  and rescues me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.
18:49  For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
18:50  You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.