Psalm 18:16-36

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

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

²⁰ The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
    according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.^(D)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord
    and have not wickedly departed from my God.^(E)
22 For all his ordinances were before me,
    and his statutes I did not put away from me.^(F)
23 I was blameless before him,
    and I kept myself from guilt.
²⁴ Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.^(G)

²⁵ With the loyal you show yourself loyal;
    with the blameless you show yourself blameless;^(H)
26 with the pure you show yourself pure;
    and with the crooked you show yourself shrewd.^(I)
27 For you deliver a humble people,
    but the haughty eyes you bring down.^(J)
28 It is you who light my lamp;
    the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.^(K)
29 By you I can outrun a troop,
    and by my God I can leap over a wall.^(L)
30 This God—his way is perfect;
    the promise of the Lord proves true;
    he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.^(M)

³¹ For who is God except the Lord?
    And who is a rock besides our God?^(N)
32 The God who has girded me with strength
    and made my way safe.^[a]
33 He made my feet like the feet of a deer
    and set me secure on the heights.^(O)
34 He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.^(P)
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand has supported me;
    your help^[b] has made me great.
³⁶ You gave me a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip.