16 He (A)sent from on high, he took me;
    he (B)drew me out of (C)many waters.
17 He rescued me from my strong enemy
    and from those who hated me,
    for they were (D)too mighty for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
    but the Lord was my support.
19 He brought me out into (E)a broad place;
    he rescued me, because he (F)delighted in me.

20 The Lord dealt with me (G)according to my righteousness;
    according to (H)the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
21 For I have (I)kept the ways of the Lord,
    and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For (J)all his rules[a] were before me,
    and his statutes I did not put away from me.
23 I was (K)blameless before him,
    and I kept myself from my guilt.
24 So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25 With (L)the merciful you show yourself merciful;
    with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
26 with the purified you show yourself pure;
    and with (M)the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
27 For you save (N)a humble people,
    but (O)the haughty eyes you bring down.
28 For it is you who light my (P)lamp;
    the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
29 For by you I can run against a troop,
    and by my God I can (Q)leap over (R)a wall.
30 This God—his way is (S)perfect;[b]
    the word of the Lord (T)proves true;
    he is (U)a shield for all those who (V)take refuge in him.

31 For (W)who is God, but the Lord?
    And who is (X)a rock, except our God?—
32 the God who (Y)equipped me with strength
    and made my way (Z)blameless.
33 He made my feet like the feet of a (AA)deer
    and set me secure on (AB)the heights.
34 He (AC)trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand (AD)supported me,
    and your (AE)gentleness made me great.
36 You (AF)gave a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:22 Or just decrees
  2. Psalm 18:30 Or blameless

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