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Psalm 18:1-3
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Psalm 18:1-3
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Psalm 18
Royal Thanksgiving for Victory
To the leader. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, O Lord, my strength.
2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.(A)
3 I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
so I shall be saved from my enemies.(B)
Psalm 18:1-3
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Psalm 18:1-3
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Psalm 18[a](A)
For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.(B)
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:1 In Hebrew texts 18:1-50 is numbered 18:2-51.
- Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
- Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.
Psalm 18:20-32
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Psalm 18:20-32
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20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.(A)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not wickedly departed from my God.(B)
22 For all his ordinances were before me,
and his statutes I did not put away from me.(C)
23 I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.(D)
25 With the loyal you show yourself loyal;
with the blameless you show yourself blameless;(E)
26 with the pure you show yourself pure;
and with the crooked you show yourself shrewd.(F)
27 For you deliver a humble people,
but the haughty eyes you bring down.(G)
28 It is you who light my lamp;
the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.(H)
29 By you I can outrun a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.(I)
30 This God—his way is perfect;
the promise of the Lord proves true;
he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.(J)
31 For who is God except the Lord?
And who is a rock besides our God?(K)
32 The God who has girded me with strength
and made my way safe.[a]
Footnotes
- 18.32 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 18:20-32
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Psalm 18:20-32
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20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(A)
according to the cleanness of my hands(B) he has rewarded me.(C)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;(D)
I am not guilty of turning(E) from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;(F)
I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless(G) before him
and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(H)
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 To the faithful(I) you show yourself faithful,(J)
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(K) you show yourself pure,
but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(L)
27 You save the humble(M)
but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(N)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(O) burning;
my God turns my darkness into light.(P)
29 With your help(Q) I can advance against a troop[a];
with my God I can scale a wall.
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:29 Or can run through a barricade
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