Psalm 18:16-29

New International Version

¹⁶ He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.^(A)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,^(B)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.^(C)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,^(D)
    but the Lord was my support.^(E)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;^(F)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.^(G)

²⁰ The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(H)
    according to the cleanness of my hands^(I) he has rewarded me.^(J)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;^(K)
    I am not guilty of turning^(L) from my God.
²² All his laws are before me;^(M)
    I have not turned away from his decrees.
²³ I have been blameless^(N) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
²⁴ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^(O)
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

²⁵ To the faithful^(P) you show yourself faithful,^(Q)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
²⁶ to the pure^(R) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^(S)
27 You save the humble^(T)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.^(U)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp^(V) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.^(W)
29 With your help^(X) I can advance against a troop^[a];
    with my God I can scale a wall.