Psalm 18:1-50 NASB

[1] “I love You, Lord, my strength.” [2] The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my savior, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. [3] I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. [4] The ropes of death encompassed me, And the torrents of destruction terrified me. [5] The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. [6] In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears. [7] Then the earth shook and quaked; And the foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. [8] Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth was devouring; Coals burned from it. [9] He also bowed the heavens down low, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. [10] He rode on a cherub and flew; And He sped on the wings of the wind. [11] He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds. [12] From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and coals of fire. [13] The Lord also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. [14] He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them. [15] Then the channels of water appeared, And the foundations of the world were exposed By Your rebuke, Lord, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. [16] He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. [17] He saved me from my strong enemy, And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. [18] They confronted me in the day of my disaster, But the Lord was my support. [19] He also brought me out into an open place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me. [20] The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me. [21] For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not acted wickedly against 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 with Him, And I kept myself from my wrongdoing. [24] Therefore the Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes. [25] With the faithful You show Yourself faithful; With the blameless You prove Yourself blameless; [26] With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the crooked You show Yourself astute. [27] For You save an afflicted people, But You humiliate haughty eyes. [28] For You light my lamp; The Lord my God illumines my darkness. [29] For by You I can run at a troop of warriors; And by my God I can leap over a wall. [30] As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is refined; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. [31] For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God, [32] The God who encircles me with strength, And makes my way blameless? [33] He makes my feet like deer’s feet, And sets me up on my high places. [34] He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. [35] You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds me; And Your gentleness makes me great. [36] You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped. [37] I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed. [38] I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet. [39] For You have encircled me with strength for battle; You have forced those who rose up against me to bow down under me. [40] You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me. [41] They cried for help, but there was no one to save, They cried to the Lord, but He did not answer them. [42] Then I beat them fine like the dust before the wind; I emptied them out like the mud of the streets. [43] You have rescued me from the contentions of the people; You have placed me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me. [44] As soon as they hear, they obey me; Foreigners pretend to obey me. [45] Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses. [46] The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation, [47] The God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me. [48] He rescues me from my enemies; You indeed lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from a violent man. [49] Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, Lord, And I will sing praises to Your name. [50] He gives great salvation to His king, And shows faithfulness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.