18:2 The Lord is my rock, and my safe place, and the One Who takes me out of trouble. My God is my rock, in Whom I am safe. He is my safe-covering, my saving strength, and my strong tower.
18:3 I call to the Lord, Who has the right to be praised. And I am saved from those who hate me.
18:4 The ropes of death were all around me. The floods of death make me afraid.
18:5 The ropes of the grave were all around me. The traps of death were set for me.
18:6 I called to the Lord in my trouble. I cried to God for help. He heard my voice from His holy house. My cry for help came into His ears.
18:7 Then the earth shook. The mountains were shaking. They shook because He was angry.
18:8 Smoke went out from His nose and the fire that kept coming from His mouth burned everything around it.
18:9 He parted the heavens and came down. Dark clouds were under His feet.
18:10 He sat upon a cherub and flew. He traveled on the wings of the wind.
18:11 He made darkness His hiding place, the covering around Him, the dark rain clouds of the sky.
18:12 Through the light before Him passed His dark clouds, hail stones and fire.
18:13 The Lord made thunder in the heavens. The voice of the Most High spoke out, hail stones and fire.
18:14 He sent out His arrows and divided them. He threw down lightning and sent them running.
18:15 Then the deep part of the sea could be seen. And the deep part of the earth was opened up, because of Your sharp words, O Lord, because of the powerful breath from Your nose.
18:16 He sent from above, and took me. He lifted me out of many waters.
18:17 He took me away from the powerful one who fights against me, and from those who hated me. They were too strong for me.
18:18 They stood against me in the day of my trouble. But the Lord was my strength.
18:19 He brought me out into a big place. He gave me a safe place, because He was pleased with me.
18:20 The Lord has paid me because of my being right with Him. Because of my clean hands He has paid me.
18:21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord. And I have not sinned by turning from my God.
18:22 All His Laws are in front of me. I have not set His Laws aside.
18:23 Before Him I was without blame. And I have kept myself from sin.
18:24 So the Lord has paid me back for being right with Him, and for my hands being clean in His eyes.
18:25 To the faithful, You show Yourself faithful. To those without blame, You show Yourself without blame.
18:26 With the pure, You show Yourself pure. With the sinful You show Yourself to be against them.
18:27 You save those who are suffering, but You bring low those who have pride in their eyes.
18:28 You make my lamp bright. The Lord my God lights my darkness.
18:29 With Your help I can go against many soldiers. With my God I can jump over a wall.
18:30 As for God, His way is perfect. The Word of the Lord has stood the test. He is a covering for all who go to Him for a safe place.
18:31 For Who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock except our God?
18:32 It is God Who covers me with strength and makes my way perfect.
18:33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer. And He sets me on my high places.
18:34 He teaches me how to fight, so that I can use a bow of brass.
18:35 You have also given me the covering that saves me. Your right hand holds me up. And Your care has made me great.
18:36 You make the road wide for my steps, and my feet have not tripped.
18:37 I went after those who fight against me, and caught them. And I did not return until they were destroyed.
18:38 I hit them so they were not able to rise. They fell under my feet.
18:39 You have given me strength for war. You have put under me those who have fought against me.
18:40 You have made them turn their backs to me also. And I destroyed those who hated me.
18:41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save. They cried to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
18:42 Then I beat them as small as the dust in the wind. I emptied them out like mud in the streets.
18:43 You have taken me away from the fighting of the people. You have made me the leader of nations. People whom I have not known will serve me.
18:44 As soon as they hear, they obey me. Those from other lands obey me.
18:45 These people from other lands lose their strength of heart. And they come shaking from behind their walls.
18:46 The Lord lives! How great is my Rock! Praise be to the God Who saves me!
18:47 He is the God Who punishes those who have done wrong to me. He puts nations under my rule.
18:48 He saves me from those who hate me. Yes, You lift me above those who rise up against me. You save me from those who want to hurt me.
18:49 So I will give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord. And I will sing praises to Your name.
18:50 He gives His king great power over trouble. And He shows loving-kindness to His chosen one, to David, and to his children after him forever.
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