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18:1  For the choir director; by David, the servant of Yahweh. He sang this song to Yahweh when Yahweh rescued him from all his enemies, especially from Saul. He said, I love you, O Yahweh, my strength.
18:2  Yahweh is my rock and my Metsuda and my Savior, my El, my rock in whom I take refuge, my Magen, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
18:3  Yahweh should be praised. I called on him, and I was saved from my enemies.
18:4  The ropes of death had become tangled around me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
18:5  The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me.
18:6  I called on Yahweh in my distress. I cried to my Elohim for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears.
18:7  Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.
18:8  Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it.
18:9  He spread apart the heavens and came down with a dark cloud under his feet.
18:10  He rode on one of the angels as he flew, and he soared on the wings of the wind.
18:11  He made the darkness his hiding place, the dark rain clouds his covering.
18:12  Out of the brightness in front of him, those rain clouds passed by with hailstones and lightning.
18:13  Yahweh thundered in the heavens. Elyon made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning.
18:14  He shot his arrows and scattered them. He flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion.
18:15  Then the ocean floor could be seen. The foundations of the earth were laid bare at your stern warning, O Yahweh, at the blast of the breath from your nostrils.
18:16  He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.
18:17  He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.
18:18  On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me, but Yahweh came to my defense.
18:19  He brought me out to a wide-open place. He rescued me because he was pleased with me.
18:20  Yahweh rewarded me because of my righteousness, because my hands are clean. He paid me back
18:21  because I have kept the ways of Yahweh and I have not wickedly turned away from my Elohim,
18:22  because all his judgments are in front of me and I have not turned away from his laws.
18:23  I was innocent as far as he was concerned. I have kept myself from guilt.
18:24  Yahweh paid me back because of my righteousness, because he can see that my hands are clean.
18:25  In dealing with faithful people you are faithful, with innocent people you are innocent,
18:26  with pure people you are pure. In dealing with devious people you are clever.
18:27  You save humble people, but you bring down a conceited look.
18:28  O Yahweh, you light my lamp. My Elohim turns my darkness into light.
18:29  With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my Elohim I can break through barricades.
18:30  El’s way is perfect! The promise of Yahweh has proven to be true. He is a Magen to all those who take refuge in him.
18:31  Who is Eloah but Yahweh? Who is a rock except our Elohim?
18:32  El arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
18:33  He makes my feet like those of a deer and gives me sure footing on high places.
18:34  He trains my hands for battle so that my arms can bend an archer’s bow of bronze.
18:35  You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand supports me. Your gentleness makes me great.
18:36  You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip.
18:37  I chased my enemies and caught up with them. I did not return until I had ended their lives.
18:38  I wounded them so badly that they were unable to get up. They fell under my feet.
18:39  You armed me with strength for battle. You made my opponents bow at my feet.
18:40  You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me.
18:41  They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
18:42  I beat them into a powder as fine as the dust blown by the wind. I threw them out as though they were dirt on the streets.
18:43  You rescued me from my conflicts with the people. You made me the leader of nations. A people I did not know will serve me:
18:44  As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. Foreigners will cringe in front of me.
18:45  Foreigners will lose heart, and they will tremble when they come out of their fortifications.
18:46  Yahweh lives! Thanks be to my rock! May Elohim my Savior be honored.
18:47  El gives me vengeance! He brings people under my authority.
18:48  He saves me from my enemies. You lift me up above my opponents. You rescue me from violent people.
18:49  That is why I will give thanks to you, O Yahweh, among the nations and make music to praise your name.
18:50  He gives great victories to his king. He shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his descendant forever.