18:1 To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke to 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. 
18:1 {To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke to 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. 

18:2 The 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. 
18:2 The 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. 

18:3 I will call upon the LORD, {who is worthy} to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies. 
18:3 I will call upon the LORD, {who is worthy} to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies. 

18:4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 
18:4 The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 

18:5 The sorrows of hell encompassed me: the snares of death seized me. 
18:5 The sorrows of hell surrounded me: the snares of death seized me. 

18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, {even} into his ears. 
18:6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, {even} into his ears. 

18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. 
18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was angry. 

18:8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 
18:8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 

18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness {was} under his feet. 
18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness {was} under his feet. 

18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew; yes, he flew upon the wings of the wind. 
18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: yea, he flew upon the wings of the wind. 

18:11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion around him {were} dark waters {and} thick clouds of the skies. 
18:11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion around him {was} dark waters {and} thick clouds of the skies. 

18:12 At the brightness {that was} before him his thick clouds passed, hail {stones} and coals of fire. 
18:12 At the brightness {that was} before him his thick clouds passed, hail {stones} and coals of fire. 

18:13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail {stones} and coals of fire. 
18:13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail {stones} and coals of fire. 

18:14 Yes, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. 
18:14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and destroyed them. 

18:15 Then 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. 
18:15 Then 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. 

18:16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 
18:16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 

18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them who hated me: for they were too strong for me. 
18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them who hated me: for they were too strong for me. 

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

18:19 He brought me forth also in a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 
18:19 He brought me forth also in a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 

18:20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 
18:20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 

18:21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 
18:21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 

18:22 For all his judgments {were} before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. 
18:22 For all his judgments {were} before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. 

18:23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. 
18:23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. 

18:24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. 
18:24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. 

18:25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright; 
18:25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright; 

18:26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend. 
18:26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt contend. 

18:27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. 
18:27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. 

18:28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. 
18:28 For thou wilt light my lamp: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. 

18:29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 
18:29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 

18:30 {As for} God, his way {is} perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he {is} a buckler to all those that trust in him. 
18:30 {As for} God, his way {is} perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he {is} a buckler to all those that trust in him. 

18:31 For who {is} God save the LORD? or who {is} a rock save our God? 
18:31 For who {is} God except the LORD? or who {is} a rock except our God? 

18:32 {It is} God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 
18:32 {It is} God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 

18:33 He maketh my feet like hinds' {feet}, and setteth me upon my high places. 
18:33 He maketh my feet like hinds' {feet}, and setteth me upon my high places. 

18:34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms. 
18:34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms. 

18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up and thy gentleness hath made me great. 
18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 

18:36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 
18:36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 

18:37 I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 
18:37 I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 

18:38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet. 
18:38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet. 

18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 
18:39 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 

18:40 Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. 
18:40 Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. 

18:41 They cried, but {there was} none to save {them}: {even} to the LORD, but he answered them not. 
18:41 They cried, but {there was} none to save {them: even} to the LORD, but he answered them not. 

18:42 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I cast them out as the dirt in the streets. 
18:42 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I cast them out as the dirt in the streets. 

18:43 Thou 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. 
18:43 Thou 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. 

18:44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me. 
18:44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me. 

18:45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid from their close places. 
18:45 The strangers shall fade away, and come trembling out of their fortresses. 

18:46 The LORD liveth; and blessed {be} my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. 
18:46 The LORD liveth; and blessed {be} my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. 

18:47 {It is} God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. 
18:47 {It is} God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. 

18:48 He delivereth me from my enemies: yes, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 
18:48 He delivereth me from my enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 

18:49 Therefore will I give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises to thy name. 
18:49 Therefore will I give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises to thy name. 

18:50 He giveth great deliverance to his king; and showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever. 
18:50 He giveth great deliverance to his king; and showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.