Psalms 18 : 1 (NCV)
I love you, Lord. You are my strength.
Psalms 18 : 2 (NCV)
The Lord is my rock, my protection, my Savior. My God is my rock. I can run to him for safety. He is my shield and my saving strength, my defender.
Psalms 18 : 3 (NCV)
I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I will be saved from my enemies.
Psalms 18 : 4 (NCV)
The ropes of death came around me; the deadly rivers overwhelmed me.
Psalms 18 : 5 (NCV)
The ropes of death wrapped around me. The traps of death were before me.
Psalms 18 : 6 (NCV)
In my trouble I called to the Lord. I cried out to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my call for help reached his ears.
Psalms 18 : 7 (NCV)
The earth trembled and shook. The foundations of the mountains began to shake. They trembled because the Lord was angry.
Psalms 18 : 8 (NCV)
Smoke came out of his nose, and burning fire came out of his mouth. Burning coals went before him.
Psalms 18 : 9 (NCV)
He tore open the sky and came down with dark clouds under his feet.
Psalms 18 : 10 (NCV)
He rode a creature with wings and flew. He raced on the wings of the wind.
Psalms 18 : 11 (NCV)
He made darkness his covering, his shelter around him, surrounded by fog and clouds.
Psalms 18 : 12 (NCV)
Out of the brightness of his presence came clouds with hail and lightning.
Psalms 18 : 13 (NCV)
The Lord thundered from heaven; the Most High raised his voice, and there was hail and lightning.
Psalms 18 : 14 (NCV)
He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies. His many bolts of lightning confused them with fear.
Psalms 18 : 15 (NCV)
Lord, you spoke strongly. The wind blew from your nose. Then the valleys of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the earth were seen.
Psalms 18 : 16 (NCV)
The Lord reached down from above and took me; he pulled me from the deep water.
Psalms 18 : 17 (NCV)
He saved me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.
Psalms 18 : 18 (NCV)
They attacked me at my time of trouble, but the Lord supported me.
Psalms 18 : 19 (NCV)
He took me to a safe place. Because he delights in me, he saved me.
Psalms 18 : 20 (NCV)
The Lord spared me because I did what was right. Because I have not done evil, he has rewarded me.
Psalms 18 : 21 (NCV)
I have followed the ways of the Lord; I have not done evil by turning away from my God.
Psalms 18 : 22 (NCV)
I remember all his laws and have not broken his rules.
Psalms 18 : 23 (NCV)
I am innocent before him; I have kept myself from doing evil.
Psalms 18 : 24 (NCV)
The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right, because I did what the Lord said was right.
Psalms 18 : 25 (NCV)
Lord, you are loyal to those who are loyal, and you are good to those who are good.
Psalms 18 : 26 (NCV)
You are pure to those who are pure, but you are against those who are bad.
Psalms 18 : 27 (NCV)
You save the humble, but you bring down those who are proud.
Psalms 18 : 28 (NCV)
Lord, you give light to my lamp. My God brightens the darkness around me.
Psalms 18 : 29 (NCV)
With your help I can attack an army. With God's help I can jump over a wall.
Psalms 18 : 30 (NCV)
The ways of God are without fault. The Lord's words are pure. He is a shield to those who trust him.
Psalms 18 : 31 (NCV)
Who is God? Only the Lord. Who is the Rock? Only our God.
Psalms 18 : 32 (NCV)
God is my protection. He makes my way free from fault.
Psalms 18 : 33 (NCV)
He makes me like a deer that does not stumble; he helps me stand on the steep mountains.
Psalms 18 : 34 (NCV)
He trains my hands for battle so my arms can bend a bronze bow.
Psalms 18 : 35 (NCV)
You protect me with your saving shield. You support me with your right hand. You have stooped to make me great.
Psalms 18 : 36 (NCV)
You give me a better way to live, so I live as you want me to.
Psalms 18 : 37 (NCV)
I chased my enemies and caught them. I did not quit until they were destroyed.
Psalms 18 : 38 (NCV)
I crushed them so they couldn't rise up again. They fell beneath my feet.
Psalms 18 : 39 (NCV)
You gave me strength in battle. You made my enemies bow before me.
Psalms 18 : 40 (NCV)
You made my enemies turn back, and I destroyed those who hated me.
Psalms 18 : 41 (NCV)
They called for help, but no one came to save them. They called to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
Psalms 18 : 42 (NCV)
I beat my enemies into pieces, like dust in the wind. I poured them out like mud in the streets.
Psalms 18 : 43 (NCV)
You saved me when the people attacked me. You made me the leader of nations. People I never knew serve me.
Psalms 18 : 44 (NCV)
As soon as they hear me, they obey me. Foreigners obey me.
Psalms 18 : 45 (NCV)
They all become afraid and tremble in their hiding places.
Psalms 18 : 46 (NCV)
The Lord lives! May my Rock be praised.
Psalms 18 : 47 (NCV)
God gives me victory over my enemies and brings people under my rule.
Psalms 18 : 48 (NCV)
He saves me from my enemies. You set me over those who hate me. You saved me from cruel men.
Psalms 18 : 49 (NCV)
So I will praise you, Lord, among the nations. I will sing praises to your name.
Psalms 18 : 50 (NCV)
The Lord gives great victories to his king. He is loyal to his appointed king, to David and his descendants forever. For the director of music. A psalm of David.
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