Psalm 18:16-36

New International Version

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

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

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

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