32 It is God who arms me with strength(A)
    and keeps my way secure.(B)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(C)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.(D)

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32 It is God who (A)arms me with strength,
And makes my way perfect.
33 (B)He makes my feet like the feet of deer,
And (C)sets me on my high places.

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32 The God who (A)encircles me with strength,
And [a]makes my way [b](B)blameless?
33 He (C)makes my feet like deer’s feet,
And (D)sets me up on my high places.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:32 Or has made
  2. Psalm 18:32 Lit complete; or having integrity

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.

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31-42 Is there any god like God?
    Are we not at bedrock?
Is not this the God who armed me,
    then aimed me in the right direction?
Now I run like a deer;
    I’m king of the mountain.
He shows me how to fight;
    I can bend a bronze bow!
You protect me with salvation-armor;
    you hold me up with a firm hand,
    caress me with your gentle ways.
You cleared the ground under me
    so my footing was firm.
When I chased my enemies I caught them;
    I didn’t let go till they were dead men.
I nailed them; they were down for good;
    then I walked all over them.
You armed me well for this fight,
    you smashed the upstarts.
You made my enemies turn tail,
    and I wiped out the haters.
They cried “uncle”
    but Uncle didn’t come;
They yelled for God
    and got no for an answer.
I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind.
    I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.

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