Psalm 18:30-19:7

English Standard Version

³⁰This God—his way is ^(A)perfect;^[a]
the word of the Lord ^(B)proves true;
he is ^(C)a shield for all those who ^(D)take refuge in him.

³¹For ^(E)who is God, but the Lord?
    And who is ^(F)a rock, except our God?—
³²the God who ^(G)equipped me with strength
    and made my way ^(H)blameless.
³³He made my feet like the feet of a ^(I)deer
    and set me secure on ^(J)the heights.
³⁴He ^(K)trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand ^(L)supported me,
    and your ^(M)gentleness made me great.
³⁶You ^(N)gave a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip.
³⁷I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
    and did not turn back till they were consumed.
³⁸I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;
    they fell under my feet.
³⁹For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
    you made those who rise against me sink under me.
⁴⁰You made my enemies ^(O)turn their backs to me,^[b]
    and those who hated me I destroyed.
⁴¹^(P)They cried for help, but there was none to save;
    they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
⁴²I beat them fine as ^(Q)dust before the wind;
    I cast them out like ^(R)the mire of the streets.

⁴³You delivered me from ^(S)strife with the people;
    you made me ^(T)the head of the nations;
    ^(U)people whom I had not known served me.
⁴⁴As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
    ^(V)foreigners ^(W)came cringing to me.
⁴⁵^(X)Foreigners lost heart
    and ^(Y)came trembling out of their fortresses.

⁴⁶The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
    and exalted be the God of my salvation—
⁴⁷the God who gave me vengeance
    and ^(Z)subdued peoples under me,
⁴⁸who rescued me from my enemies;
    yes, you ^(AA)exalted me above those who rose against me;
    you delivered me from ^(AB)the man of violence.

⁴⁹^(AC)For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations,
    and ^(AD)sing to your name.
⁵⁰Great ^(AE)salvation he brings to his king,
    and shows steadfast love to his ^(AF)anointed,
    to ^(AG)David and his offspring forever.

The Law of the Lord Is Perfect

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

19 ^(AH)The heavens declare the glory of God,
    and the sky above^[c] proclaims his handiwork.
²Day to day pours out speech,
    and night to night reveals knowledge.
³There is no speech, nor are there words,
    whose voice is not heard.
⁴^(AI)Their ^(AJ)voice^[d] goes out through all the earth,
    and their words to the end of the world.
In them he has set a tent for ^(AK)the sun,
⁵    ^(AL)which comes out like ^(AM)a bridegroom leaving his chamber,
    and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy.
⁶Its rising is from the end of the heavens,
    and its circuit to the end of them,
    and there is nothing hidden from its heat.