Psalms 18:6-39

⁶In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears.

⁷And shake and tremble doth the earth, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake — because He hath wrath.

⁸Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumeth, Coals have been kindled by it.

⁹And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet.

¹⁰And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.

¹¹He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

¹²From the brightness over-against Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.

¹³And thunder in the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.

¹⁴And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.

¹⁵And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.

¹⁶He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

¹⁷He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.

¹⁸They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.

¹⁹And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me.

²⁰Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

²¹For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

²²For all His judgments are before me, And His statutes I turn not from me.

²³And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

²⁴And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.

²⁵With the kind Thou showest Thyself kind, With a perfect man showest Thyself perfect.

²⁶With the pure Thou showest Thyself pure, And with the perverse showest Thyself a wrestler,

²⁷For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.

²⁸For Thou — Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

²⁹For by Thee I run — a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.

³⁰God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.

³¹For who is God besides Jehovah? And who is a rock save our God?

³²God! who is girding me with strength, And He maketh perfect my way.

³³Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.

³⁴Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.

³⁵And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

³⁶Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

³⁷I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.

³⁸I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

³⁹And Thou girdest me with strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.