Psalm 18:16-36

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶ He ^(A)sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of ^(B)many waters.
¹⁷ He ^(C)saved me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were ^(D)too mighty for me.
¹⁸ They confronted me in ^(E)the day of my disaster,
But ^(F)the Lord was my support.
¹⁹ He also brought me out into an ^(G)open place;
He rescued me, because ^(H)He delighted in me.

²⁰ The Lord has ^(I)rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the ^(J)cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.
²¹ For I have ^(K)kept the ways of the Lord,
And have ^(L)not acted wickedly against my God.
²² For all ^(M)His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His ^(N)statutes from me.
²³ I was also ^[a](O)blameless with Him,
And I ^(P)kept myself from my wrongdoing.
²⁴ Therefore the Lord has ^(Q)repaid me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

²⁵ With ^(R)the faithful You show Yourself faithful;
With the ^[b]blameless ^(S)You prove Yourself blameless;
²⁶ With the pure You show Yourself ^(T)pure,
And with the crooked ^(U)You show Yourself ^[c]astute.
²⁷ For You ^(V)save an afflicted people,
But You humiliate ^(W)haughty eyes.
²⁸ For You ^(X)light my lamp;
The Lord my God ^(Y)illumines my darkness.
²⁹ For by You I can ^(Z)run at a ^[d]troop of warriors;
And by my God I can ^(AA)leap over a wall.

³⁰ As for God, His way is ^[e](AB)blameless;
The ^(AC)word of the Lord is refined;
He is a ^(AD)shield to all who take refuge in Him.
³¹ For ^(AE)who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a ^(AF)rock, except our God,
³² The God who ^(AG)encircles me with strength,
And ^[f]makes my way ^[g](AH)blameless?
³³ He ^(AI)makes my feet like deer’s feet,
And ^(AJ)sets me up on my high places.
³⁴ He ^(AK)trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can ^(AL)bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You have also given me ^(AM)the shield of Your salvation,
And Your ^(AN)right hand upholds me;
And ^(AO)Your ^[h]gentleness makes me great.
³⁶ You ^(AP)enlarge my steps under me,
And my ^[i](AQ)feet have not slipped.