Psalm 18:1-50 NLT

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

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