Psalm 18:25-50

New American Standard Bible 1995

²⁵ With ^(A)the kind You show Yourself kind;
With the ^[a]blameless ^(B)You show Yourself blameless;
²⁶ With the pure You show Yourself ^(C)pure,
And with the crooked ^(D)You show Yourself ^[b]astute.
²⁷ For You ^(E)save an afflicted people,
But ^(F)haughty eyes You abase.
²⁸ For You ^(G)light my lamp;
The Lord my God ^(H)illumines my darkness.
²⁹ For by You I can ^[c](I)run upon a troop;
And by my God I can ^(J)leap over a wall.

³⁰ As for God, His way is ^[d](K)blameless;
The ^(L)word of the Lord is tried;
He is a ^(M)shield to all who take refuge in Him.
³¹ For ^(N)who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a ^(O)rock, except our God,
³² The God who ^(P)girds me with strength
And ^[e]makes my way ^[f](Q)blameless?
³³ He ^(R)makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And ^(S)sets me upon my high places.
³⁴ He ^(T)trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can ^(U)bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You have also given me ^(V)the shield of Your salvation,
And Your ^(W)right hand upholds me;
And ^(X)Your ^[g]gentleness makes me great.
³⁶ You ^(Y)enlarge my steps under me,
And my ^[h](Z)feet have not slipped.

³⁷ I ^(AA)pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back ^(AB)until they were consumed.
³⁸ I shattered them, so that they were ^(AC)not able to rise;
They fell ^(AD)under my feet.
³⁹ For You have ^(AE)girded me with strength for battle;
You have ^[i](AF)subdued under me those who rose up against me.
⁴⁰ You have also made my enemies ^(AG)turn their backs to me,
And I ^[j](AH)destroyed those who hated me.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was ^(AI)none to save,
Even to the Lord, but ^(AJ)He did not answer them.
⁴² Then I beat them fine as the ^(AK)dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.

⁴³ You have delivered me from the ^(AL)contentions of the people;
You have placed me as ^(AM)head of the nations;
A ^(AN)people whom I have not known serve me.
⁴⁴ As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners ^[k](AO)submit to me.
⁴⁵ Foreigners ^(AP)fade away,
And ^(AQ)come trembling out of their ^[l]fortresses.

⁴⁶ The Lord ^(AR)lives, and blessed be ^(AS)my rock;
And exalted be ^(AT)the God of my salvation,
⁴⁷ The God who ^(AU)executes vengeance for me,
And ^(AV)subdues peoples under me.
⁴⁸ He ^(AW)delivers me from my enemies;
Surely You ^(AX)lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the ^(AY)violent man.
⁴⁹ Therefore I will ^(AZ)give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord,
And I will ^(BA)sing praises to Your name.
⁵⁰ He gives great ^[m](BB)deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to ^(BC)His anointed,
To David and ^(BD)his ^[n]descendants forever.