Psalms

Chapter 18

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¹To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.6 sermons²The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.5 sermons³I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.5 sermons⁴The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.5 sermons⁵The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.5 sermons⁶In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.6 sermons⁷Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.4 sermons⁸There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.4 sermons⁹He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.4 sermons¹⁰And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.4 sermons¹¹He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.4 sermons¹²At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.4 sermons¹³The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.4 sermons¹⁴Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.4 sermons¹⁵Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.4 sermons¹⁶He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.5 sermons¹⁷He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.4 sermons¹⁸They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.4 sermons¹⁹He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.4 sermons²⁰The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.4 sermons²¹For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.4 sermons²²For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.4 sermons²³I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.4 sermons²⁴Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.4 sermons²⁵With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;4 sermons²⁶With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.4 sermons²⁷For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.5 sermons²⁸For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.4 sermons²⁹For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.4 sermons³⁰As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.6 sermons³¹For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?4 sermons³²It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.4 sermons³³He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.4 sermons³⁴He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.4 sermons³⁵Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.4 sermons³⁶Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.4 sermons³⁷I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.4 sermons³⁸I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.4 sermons³⁹For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.4 sermons⁴⁰Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.4 sermons⁴¹They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.4 sermons⁴²Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.4 sermons⁴³Thou 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.4 sermons⁴⁴As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.4 sermons⁴⁵The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.4 sermons⁴⁶The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.4 sermons⁴⁷It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.4 sermons⁴⁸He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.4 sermons⁴⁹Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.4 sermons⁵⁰Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.4 sermons