Psalm 18:1-50 NKJV

[1] I will love You, O LORD, my strength. [2] The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. [3] I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. [4] The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. [5] The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. [6] In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. [7] Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. [8] Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. [9] He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. [10] And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind. [11] He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies. [12] From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire. [13] The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. [14] He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them. [15] Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O LORD, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. [16] He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. [17] He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me. [18] They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support. [19] He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. [20] The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. [21] For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God. [22] For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me. [23] I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. [24] Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight. [25] With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless; [26] With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. [27] For You will save the humble people, But will bring down haughty looks. [28] For You will light my lamp; The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. [29] For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall. [30] As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. [31] For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? [32] It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect. [33] He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. [34] He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. [35] You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. [36] You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip. [37] I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. [38] I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet. [39] For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. [40] You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me. [41] They cried out, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them. [42] Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like dirt in the streets. [43] You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me. [44] As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me. [45] The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts. [46] The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. [47] It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me; [48] He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man. [49] Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name. [50] Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.