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Psalm 18
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Psalm 18 . 1
1 For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.TOSKPsalm 18:1
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2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.TOSKPsalm 18:2
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3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.TOSKPsalm 18:3
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4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.TOSKPsalm 18:4
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5 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.TOSKPsalm 18:5
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6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.TOSKPsalm 18:6TTThe Singing Sufferer (Christ the Choir Master)
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7 Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.TOSKPsalm 18:7
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8 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.CPsalm 18:8-15TOSKPsalm 18:8
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9 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.CPsalm 18:8-15TOSKPsalm 18:9
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10 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.CPsalm 18:8-15TOSKPsalm 18:10
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11 He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.CPsalm 18:8-15TOSKPsalm 18:11
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12 From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire.CPsalm 18:8-15TOSKPsalm 18:12
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13 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.CPsalm 18:8-15TOSKPsalm 18:13
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14 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.CPsalm 18:8-15TOSKPsalm 18:14
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15 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.CPsalm 18:8-15TOSKPsalm 18:15
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16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.TOSKPsalm 18:16
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17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.TOSKPsalm 18:17
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18 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.TOSKPsalm 18:18
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19 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.TOSKPsalm 18:19
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20 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.CPsalm 18:20-24TOSKPsalm 18:20
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21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.CPsalm 18:20-24TOSKPsalm 18:21
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22 For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.CPsalm 18:20-24TOSKPsalm 18:22
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23 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.CPsalm 18:20-24TOSKPsalm 18:23
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24 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.CPsalm 18:20-24TOSKPsalm 18:24
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25 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;TOSKPsalm 18:25
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26 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.TOSKPsalm 18:26
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27 For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.TOSKPsalm 18:27
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28 For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.TOSKPsalm 18:28
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29 For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.TOSKPsalm 18:29
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30 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.TOSKPsalm 18:30
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31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?TOSKPsalm 18:31
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32 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.IPPsalms 18:32-33CPsalm 18:32-39TOSKPsalm 18:32
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33 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.IPPsalms 18:32-33CPsalm 18:32-39TOSKPsalm 18:33
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34 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.CPsalm 18:32-39TOSKPsalm 18:34
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35 You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.CPsalm 18:32-39TOSKPsalm 18:35
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36 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.CPsalm 18:32-39TOSKPsalm 18:36
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37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.CPsalm 18:32-39TOSKPsalm 18:37
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38 I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.CPsalm 18:32-39TOSKPsalm 18:38
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39 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.CPsalm 18:32-39TOSKPsalm 18:39
Psalm 18 . 40
40 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.TOSKPsalm 18:40
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41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.TOSKPsalm 18:41
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42 I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.TOSKPsalm 18:42
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43 You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.TOSKPsalm 18:43
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44 When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.TOSKPsalm 18:44
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45 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.TOSKPsalm 18:45
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46 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—TOSKPsalm 18:46
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47 the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,TOSKPsalm 18:47
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48 who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.TOSKPsalm 18:48
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49 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.IPRomans 15:9TOSKPsalm 18:49TTThe Singing Sufferer (Christ the Choir Master)
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50 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.TOSKPsalm 18:50