Psalms 18:22-50

²²For all his Lawes were before mee, and I did not cast away his commandements from mee.

²³I was vpright also with him, and haue kept me from my wickednes.

²⁴Therefore the Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse, and according to the purenes of mine hands in his sight.

²⁵With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.

²⁶With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt shewe thy selfe froward.

²⁷Thus thou wilt saue the poore people, and wilt cast downe the proude lookes.

²⁸Surely thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God wil lighten my darkenes.

²⁹For by thee I haue broken through an hoste, and by my God I haue leaped ouer a wall.

³⁰The way of God is vncorrupt: the worde of the Lord is tried in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.

³¹For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mightie saue our God?

³²God girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way vpright.

³³He maketh my feete like hindes feete, and setteth me vpon mine high places.

³⁴He teacheth mine hands to fight: so that a bowe of brasse is broken with mine armes.

³⁵Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation, and thy right hand hath stayed me, and thy louing kindenes hath caused me to increase.

³⁶Thou hast enlarged my steps vnder mee, and mine heeles haue not slid.

³⁷I haue pursued mine enemies, and taken them, and haue not turned againe till I had consumed them.

³⁸I haue wounded them, that they were not able to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete.

³⁹For thou hast girded me with strength to battell: them, that rose against me, thou hast subdued vnder me.

⁴⁰And thou hast giuen me the neckes of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

⁴¹They cryed but there was none to saue them, euen vnto the Lord, but hee answered them not.

⁴²Then I did beate them small as the dust before the winde: I did treade them flat as the clay in the streetes.

⁴³Thou hast deliuered me from the contentions of the people: thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people, whom I haue not knowen, shall serue me.

⁴⁴As soone as they heare, they shall obey me: the strangers shall be in subiection to me.

⁴⁵Strangers shall shrinke away, and feare in their priuie chambers.

⁴⁶Let the Lord liue, and blessed be my strength, and the God of my saluation be exalted.

⁴⁷It is God that giueth me power to auenge me, and subdueth the people vnder me.

⁴⁸O my deliuerer from mine enemies, euen thou hast set mee vp from them, that rose against me: thou hast deliuered mee from the cruell man.

⁴⁹Therefore I will prayse thee, O Lord, among the nations, and wil sing vnto thy Name.

⁵⁰Great deliuerances giueth hee vnto his King, and sheweth mercie to his anoynted, euen to Dauid, and to his seede for euer.