Psalms 18:9-47

⁹He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

¹⁰And he rode upon a cherub, and flew; yes, he flew upon the wings of the wind.

¹¹He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion around him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

¹²At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

¹³The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

¹⁴Yes, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

¹⁵Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

¹⁶He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them who hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁸They attacked me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

¹⁹He brought me forth also in a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

²⁰The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

²¹For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²²For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

²³I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.

²⁴Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁵With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright;

²⁶With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend.

²⁷For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

²⁸For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

²⁹For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

³⁰As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

³¹For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

³²It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

³³He maketh my feet like hinds' feet , and setteth me upon my high places.

³⁴He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.

³⁵Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up and thy gentleness hath made me great.

³⁶Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

³⁷I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

³⁸I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet.

³⁹For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

⁴⁰Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

⁴¹They cried, but there was none to save them : even to the LORD, but he answered them not.

⁴²Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

⁴³Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

⁴⁴As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me.

⁴⁵The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid from their close places.

⁴⁶The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

⁴⁷It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.