Psalms 18:25-37

²⁵To the merciful thou showest thyself merciful; To the upright thou showest thyself upright;

²⁶To the pure thou showest thyself pure, And to the perverse thou showest thyself perverse.

²⁷For thou savest the afflicted people, But the haughty countenance thou bringest down.

²⁸Thou causest my lamp to shine; Jehovah, my God, enlighteneth my darkness.

²⁹For through thee I have broken through troops; Through my God I have leaped over walls.

³⁰The ways of God are just and true; His word is pure, tried in the fire; He is a shield to all who put their trust in him.

³¹Who, then, is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?

³²It is God that girded me with strength, And made my way plain.

³³He made my feet like the hind's, And set me in my high places;

³⁴He taught my hands to war, So that my arm bent the bow of brass.

³⁵Thou gavest me the shield of thy protection; Thy right hand held me up, And thy goodness made me great.

³⁶Thou didst make a wide path for my steps, So that my feet did not stumble.

³⁷I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And turned not back till I had destroyed them.