Psalms 18
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| 1 | I will loue thee, O Lord, my strength. |
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| 2 | The Lord is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower. |
| 3 | I will call vpon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saued from mine enemies. |
| 4 | The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the floods of vngodly men made me afraid. |
| 5 | The sorrowes of hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me. |
| 6 | In my distresse I called vpon the Lord, and cryed vnto my God: hee heard my voyce out of his temple, and my crie came before him, euen into his eares. |
| 7 | Then the earth shooke and trembled; the foundations also of the hilles mooued and were shaken, because hee was wroth. |
| 8 | There went vp a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth deuoured, coales were kindled by it. |
| 9 | He bowed the heauens also, and came downe: and darkenesse was vnder his feet. |
| 10 | And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: yea he did flie vpon the wings of the wind. |
| 11 | He made darkenes his secret place: his pauilion round about him, were darke waters, and thicke cloudes of the skies. |
| 12 | At the brightnes that was before him his thicke clouds passed, haile stones and coales of fire. |
| 13 | The Lord also thundered in the heauens, and the highest gaue his voyce; hailestones and coales of fire. |
| 14 | Yea, he sent out his arrowes, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. |
| 15 | Then the chanels of waters were seene, and the foundations of the world were discouered: at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. |
| 16 | He sent from aboue, he tooke me, he drew me out of many waters. |
| 17 | He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. |
| 18 | They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay. |
| 19 | He brought me forth also into a large place: he deliuered me, because he delighted in me. |
| 20 | The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands hath hee recompensed me. |
| 21 | For I haue kept the wayes of the Lord, and haue not wickedly departed from my God. |
| 22 | For all his iudgements were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. |
| 23 | I was also vpright before him: and I kept my selfe from mine iniquity. |
| 24 | Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands in his eye-sight. |
| 25 | With the mercifull thou wilt shew thy selfe mercifull, with an vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright. |
| 26 | With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt shew thy selfe froward. |
| 27 | For thou wilt saue the afflicted people: but wilt bring downe high lookes. |
| 28 | For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkenesse. |
| 29 | For by thee I haue run through a troupe? and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall. |
| 30 | As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. |
| 31 | For who is God saue the Lord? or who is a rocke saue our God? |
| 32 | It is God that girdeth mee with strength, and maketh my way perfect. |
| 33 | Hee maketh my feete like hindes feete, and setteth me vpon my high places. |
| 34 | He teacheth my hands to warre, so that a bow of steele is broken by mine armes. |
| 35 | Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation: and thy right hand hath holden me vp, and thy gentlenesse hath made me great. |
| 36 | Thou hast enlarged my steppes vnder me; that my feete did not slippe. |
| 37 | I haue pursued mine enemies, and ouertaken them: neither did I turne againe till they were consumed. |
| 38 | I haue wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete. |
| 39 | For thou hast girded mee with strength vnto the battell: thou hast subdued vnder me, those that rose vp against me. |
| 40 | Thou hast also giuen mee the neckes of mine enemies: that I might destroy them that hate me. |
| 41 | They cried, but there was none to saue them: euen vnto the Lord, but he answered them not. |
| 42 | Then did I beate them small as the dust before the winde: I did cast them out, as the dirt in the streetes. |
| 43 | Thou hast deliuered me from the striuings of the people, and thou hast made mee the head of the heathen: a people whom I haue not knowen, shall serue me. |
| 44 | As soone as they heare of mee, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselues vnto me. |
| 45 | The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. |
| 46 | The Lord liueth, and blessed be my rocke: and let the God of my saluation be exalted. |
| 47 | It is God that auengeth mee, and subdueth the people vnder me. |
| 48 | He deliuereth me from mine enemies: yea thou liftest mee vp aboue those that rise vp against me; thou hast deliuered me from the violent man. |
| 49 | Therfore will I giue thankes vnto thee, (O Lord) among the heathen: and sing prayses vnto thy name. |
| 50 | Great deliuerance giueth he to his King: and sheweth mercy to his Annointed, to Dauid, and to his seede for euermore. |
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