Psalm 18:25-36

Christian Standard Bible

²⁵ With the faithful
you prove yourself faithful,
with the blameless
you prove yourself blameless,
²⁶ with the pure
you prove yourself pure,
but with the crooked
you prove yourself shrewd.^(A)
27 For you rescue an oppressed people,^(B)
but you humble those with haughty eyes.^(C)
28 Lord, you light my lamp;
my God illuminates my darkness.^(D)
29 With you I can attack a barricade,^[a]
and with my God I can leap over a wall.^(E)

³⁰ God—his way is perfect;^(F)
the word of the Lord is pure.^(G)
He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.^(H)
31 For who is God besides the Lord?^(I)
And who is a rock? Only our God.^(J)
32 God—he clothes me with strength^(K)
and makes my way perfect.
³³ He makes my feet like the feet of a deer^(L)
and sets me securely on the heights.^[b](M)
34 He trains my hands for war;^(N)
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.^(O)
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation;
your right hand upholds me,^(P)
and your humility exalts me.
³⁶ You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps,^(Q)
and my ankles do not give way.^(R)