Psalm 18:22-50

New American Standard Bible

²² For all ^(A)His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His ^(B)statutes from me.
²³ I was also ^[a](C)blameless with Him,
And I ^(D)kept myself from my wrongdoing.
²⁴ Therefore the Lord has ^(E)repaid me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His eyes.

²⁵ With ^(F)the faithful You show Yourself faithful;
With the ^[b]blameless ^(G)You prove Yourself blameless;
²⁶ With the pure You show Yourself ^(H)pure,
And with the crooked ^(I)You show Yourself ^[c]astute.
²⁷ For You ^(J)save an afflicted people,
But You humiliate ^(K)haughty eyes.
²⁸ For You ^(L)light my lamp;
The Lord my God ^(M)illumines my darkness.
²⁹ For by You I can ^(N)run at a ^[d]troop of warriors;
And by my God I can ^(O)leap over a wall.

³⁰ As for God, His way is ^[e](P)blameless;
The ^(Q)word of the Lord is refined;
He is a ^(R)shield to all who take refuge in Him.
³¹ For ^(S)who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a ^(T)rock, except our God,
³² The God who ^(U)encircles me with strength,
And ^[f]makes my way ^[g](V)blameless?
³³ He ^(W)makes my feet like deer’s feet,
And ^(X)sets me up on my high places.
³⁴ He ^(Y)trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can ^(Z)bend a bow of bronze.
³⁵ You have also given me ^(AA)the shield of Your salvation,
And Your ^(AB)right hand upholds me;
And ^(AC)Your ^[h]gentleness makes me great.
³⁶ You ^(AD)enlarge my steps under me,
And my ^[i](AE)feet have not slipped.

³⁷ I ^(AF)pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back ^(AG)until they were consumed.
³⁸ I shattered them, so that they were ^(AH)not able to rise;
They fell ^(AI)under my feet.
³⁹ For You have ^(AJ)encircled me with strength for battle;
You have forced those who rose up against me ^(AK)to bow down under me.
⁴⁰ You have also made my enemies ^(AL)turn their backs to me,
And I ^[j](AM)destroyed those who hated me.
⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was ^(AN)no one to save,
They cried to the Lord, but ^(AO)He did not answer them.
⁴² Then I beat them fine like the ^(AP)dust before the wind;
I emptied them out like the mud of the streets.

⁴³ You have rescued me from the ^(AQ)contentions of the people;
You have placed me as ^(AR)head of the nations;
A ^(AS)people whom I have not known serve me.
⁴⁴ As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners ^(AT)pretend to obey me.
⁴⁵ Foreigners ^(AU)lose heart,
And ^(AV)come trembling out of their ^[k]fortresses.

⁴⁶ The Lord ^(AW)lives, and blessed be ^(AX)my rock;
And exalted be ^(AY)the God of my salvation,
⁴⁷ The God who ^(AZ)executes vengeance for me,
And ^(BA)subdues peoples under me.
⁴⁸ He ^(BB)rescues me from my enemies;
You indeed ^(BC)lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from a ^(BD)violent man.
⁴⁹ Therefore I will ^(BE)give thanks to You among the nations, Lord,
And I will ^(BF)sing praises to Your name.
⁵⁰ He gives great ^[l](BG)salvation to His king,
And shows faithfulness to ^(BH)His anointed,
To David and ^(BI)his ^[m]descendants forever.