19:018:001 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
19:018:002 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.
19:018:003 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so
shall I be saved from mine enemies.
19:018:004 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly
men made me afraid.
19:018:005 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death
prevented me.
19:018:006 In 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.
19:018:007 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the
hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
19:018:008 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his
mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
19:018:009 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was
under his feet.
19:018:010 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon
the wings of the wind.
19:018:011 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about
him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
19:018:012 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed,
hail stones and coals of fire.
19:018:013 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave
his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
19:018:014 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot
out lightnings, and discomfited them.
19:018:015 Then 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.
19:018:016 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
19:018:017 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which
hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19:018:018 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was
my stay.
19:018:019 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me,
because he delighted in me.
19:018:020 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according
to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
19:018:021 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly
departed from my God.
19:018:022 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away
his statutes from me.
19:018:023 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine
iniquity.
19:018:024 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my
righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his
eyesight.
19:018:025 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an
upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
19:018:026 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the
froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
19:018:027 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down
high looks.
19:018:028 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten
my darkness.
19:018:029 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I
leaped over a wall.
19:018:030 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.
19:018:031 For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
19:018:032 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way
perfect.
19:018:033 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my
high places.
19:018:034 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken
by mine arms.
19:018:035 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy
right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me
great.
19:018:036 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not
slip.
19:018:037 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I
turn again till they were consumed.
19:018:038 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are
fallen under my feet.
19:018:039 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou
hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
19:018:040 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I
might destroy them that hate me.
19:018:041 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the
LORD, but he answered them not.
19:018:042 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did
cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
19:018:043 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.
19:018:044 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers
shall submit themselves unto me.
19:018:045 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their
close places.
19:018:046 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my
salvation be exalted.
19:018:047 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
19:018:048 He 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.
19:018:049 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the
heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
19:018:050 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to
his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.