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18:1  This song of David was written at a time when the Lord had delivered him from his many enemies, including Saul. Lord, how I love you! For you have done such tremendous things for me.
18:2  The Lord is my fort where I can enter and be safe; no one can follow me in and slay me. He is a rugged mountain where I hide; he is my Savior, a rock where none can reach me, and a tower of safety. He is my shield. He is like the strong horn of a mighty fighting bull.
18:3  All I need to do is cry to him—oh, praise the Lord—and I am saved from all my enemies!
18:4  Death bound me with chains, and the floods of ungodliness mounted a massive attack against me.
18:5  Trapped and helpless, I struggled against the ropes that drew me on to death.
18:6  In my distress I screamed to the Lord for his help. And he heard me from heaven; my cry reached his ears.
18:7  Then the earth rocked and reeled, and mountains shook and trembled. How they quaked! For he was angry.
18:8  Fierce flames leaped from his mouth, setting fire to the earth; smoke blew from his nostrils.
18:9  He bent the heavens down and came to my defense; thick darkness was beneath his feet.
18:10  Mounted on a mighty angel, he sped swiftly to my aid with wings of wind.
18:11  He enshrouded himself with darkness, veiling his approach with dense clouds dark as murky waters.
18:12  Suddenly the brilliance of his presence broke through the clouds with lightning and a mighty storm of hail.
18:13  The Lord thundered in the heavens; the God above all gods has spoken—oh, the hailstones; oh, the fire!
18:14  He flashed his fearful arrows of lightning and routed all my enemies. See how they run!
18:15  Then at your command, O Lord, the sea receded from the shore. At the blast of your breath the depths were laid bare.
18:16  He reached down from heaven and took me and drew me out of my great trials. He rescued me from deep waters.
18:17  He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me—I who was helpless in their hands.
18:18  On the day when I was weakest, they attacked. But the Lord held me steady.
18:19  He led me to a place of safety, for he delights in me.
18:20  The Lord rewarded me for doing right and being pure.
18:21  For I have followed his commands and have not sinned by turning back from following him.
18:22  I kept close watch on all his laws; I did not refuse a single one.
18:23  I did my best to keep them all, holding myself back from doing wrong.
18:24  And so the Lord has paid me with his blessings, for I have done what is right, and I am pure of heart. This he knows, for he watches my every step.
18:25  Lord, how merciful you are to those who are merciful. And you do not punish those who run from evil.
18:26  You give blessings to the pure but pain to those who leave your paths.
18:27  You deliver the humble but condemn the proud and haughty ones.
18:28  You have turned on my light! The Lord my God has made my darkness turn to light.
18:29  Now in your strength I can scale any wall, attack any troop.
18:30  What a God he is! How perfect in every way! All his promises prove true. He is a shield for everyone who hides behind him.
18:31  For who is God except our Lord? Who but he is as a rock?
18:32  He fills me with strength and protects me wherever I go.
18:33  He gives me the surefootedness of a mountain goat upon the crags. He leads me safely along the top of the cliffs.
18:34  He prepares me for battle and gives me strength to draw an iron bow!
18:35  You have given me your salvation as my shield. Your right hand, O Lord, supports me; your gentleness has made me great.
18:36  You have made wide steps beneath my feet so that I need never slip.
18:37  I chased my enemies; I caught up with them and did not turn back until all were conquered.
18:38  I pinned them to the ground; all were helpless before me. I placed my feet upon their necks.
18:39  For you have armed me with strong armor for the battle. My enemies quail before me and fall defeated at my feet.
18:40  You made them turn and run; I destroyed all who hated me.
18:41  They shouted for help, but no one dared to rescue them; they cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer them.
18:42  So I crushed them fine as dust and cast them to the wind. I threw them away like sweepings from the floor.
18:43  You gave me victory in every battle. The nations came and served me. Even those I didn’t know before come now and bow before me. Foreigners who have never seen me submit instantly. They come trembling from their strongholds.
18:44  You gave me victory in every battle. The nations came and served me. Even those I didn’t know before come now and bow before me. Foreigners who have never seen me submit instantly. They come trembling from their strongholds.
18:45  You gave me victory in every battle. The nations came and served me. Even those I didn’t know before come now and bow before me. Foreigners who have never seen me submit instantly. They come trembling from their strongholds.
18:46  God is alive! Praise him who is the great rock of protection.
18:47  He is the God who pays back those who harm me and subdues the nations before me.
18:48  He rescues me from my enemies; he holds me safely out of their reach and saves me from these powerful opponents.
18:49  For this, O Lord, I will praise you among the nations.
18:50  Many times you have miraculously rescued me, the king you appointed. You have been loving and kind to me and will be to my descendants.