Psalm 18:16-46

New International Version

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(A)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,^(B)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.^(C)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,^(D)
    but the Lord was my support.^(E)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;^(F)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.^(G)

²⁰ The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(H)
    according to the cleanness of my hands^(I) he has rewarded me.^(J)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;^(K)
    I am not guilty of turning^(L) from my God.
²² All his laws are before me;^(M)
    I have not turned away from his decrees.
²³ I have been blameless^(N) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
²⁴ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^(O)
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁵ To the faithful^(P) you show yourself faithful,^(Q)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
²⁶ to the pure^(R) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^(S)
27 You save the humble^(T)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.^(U)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp^(V) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.^(W)
29 With your help^(X) I can advance against a troop^[a];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

³⁰ As for God, his way is perfect:^(Y)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(Z)
    he shields^(AA) all who take refuge^(AB) in him.
³¹ For who is God besides the Lord?^(AC)
    And who is the Rock^(AD) except our God?
³² It is God who arms me with strength^(AE)
    and keeps my way secure.^(AF)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^(AG)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.^(AH)
34 He trains my hands for battle;^(AI)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains^(AJ) me;
    your help has made me great.
³⁶ You provide a broad path^(AK) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.^(AL)

³⁷ I pursued my enemies^(AM) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
³⁸ I crushed them^(AN) so that they could not rise;^(AO)
    they fell beneath my feet.^(AP)
39 You armed me with strength^(AQ) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries^(AR) before me.
⁴⁰ You made my enemies turn their backs^(AS) in flight,
    and I destroyed^(AT) my foes.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was no one to save them^(AU)—
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.^(AV)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;^(AW)
    I trampled them^[b] like mud in the streets.
⁴³ You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.^(AX)
People I did not know^(AY) now serve me,
⁴⁴     foreigners^(AZ) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
⁴⁵ They all lose heart;^(BA)
    they come trembling^(BB) from their strongholds.^(BC)

⁴⁶ The Lord lives!^(BD) Praise be to my Rock!^(BE)
    Exalted be God^(BF) my Savior!^(BG)