Psalm 18:28-45

New American Standard Bible

²⁸ For You ^(A)light my lamp;
The Lord my God ^(B)illumines my darkness.
²⁹ For by You I can ^(C)run at a ^[a]troop of warriors;
And by my God I can ^(D)leap over a wall.

³⁰ As for God, His way is ^[b](E)blameless;
The ^(F)word of the Lord is refined;
He is a ^(G)shield to all who take refuge in Him.
³¹ For ^(H)who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a ^(I)rock, except our God,
³² The God who ^(J)encircles me with strength,
And ^[c]makes my way ^[d](K)blameless?
³³ He ^(L)makes my feet like deer’s feet,
And ^(M)sets me up on my high places.
³⁴ He ^(N)trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can ^(O)bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You have also given me ^(P)the shield of Your salvation,
And Your ^(Q)right hand upholds me;
And ^(R)Your ^[e]gentleness makes me great.
³⁶ You ^(S)enlarge my steps under me,
And my ^[f](T)feet have not slipped.

³⁷ I ^(U)pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back ^(V)until they were consumed.
³⁸ I shattered them, so that they were ^(W)not able to rise;
They fell ^(X)under my feet.
³⁹ For You have ^(Y)encircled me with strength for battle;
You have forced those who rose up against me ^(Z)to bow down under me.
⁴⁰ You have also made my enemies ^(AA)turn their backs to me,
And I ^[g](AB)destroyed those who hated me.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was ^(AC)no one to save,
They cried to the Lord, but ^(AD)He did not answer them.
⁴² Then I beat them fine like the ^(AE)dust before the wind;
I emptied them out like the mud of the streets.

⁴³ You have rescued me from the ^(AF)contentions of the people;
You have placed me as ^(AG)head of the nations;
A ^(AH)people whom I have not known serve me.
⁴⁴ As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners ^(AI)pretend to obey me.
⁴⁵ Foreigners ^(AJ)lose heart,
And ^(AK)come trembling out of their ^[h]fortresses.