Psalms

Psalm 18

David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's mighty deliverances and manifold blessings.

0To the chief Musician, ^aA Psalm of David, ^bthe servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD ^cthe words of this song in the day that ^dthe LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,

a 2Sa. 22.1-51. Ex. 15.1-22. Ju. 5. Is. 12; 25; 26. 1Sa. 2.1-10. b Ps. 36, title. Ps. 116.16. Ac. 13.36. c 2Sa. 22. d Ps. 34.19. 2Ti. 4.18.

1I WILL ^elove thee, O LORD, my strength.

e 1Jn. 4.19. Ps. 116.1.

2The LORD is my ^frock, and my fortress, and my ^gdeliverer; ^hmy God, ¹my strength, in ⁱwhom I will trust; ^jmy ^*buckler, and ^kthe ^*horn of my salvation, and my ^lhigh tower.

f De. 32.4. Ps. 91.2. 1Co. 10.4. Is. 22.2. g 2Co. 1.10. Ps. 3.8. h Ps. 91.2; 28.8. i He. 2.13. j Ge. 15.1. Ps. 91.4. k Lu. 1.69. 1Sa. 2.10. Ps. 132.18. l Pr. 18.10. Ps. 61.2; 62.6,7.

3I ^mwill call upon the LORD, ⁿwho is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

m Ps. 50.15; 55.16; 65.2; 119.94; 91.15. Re. 4.11. n Re. 5.11-13.

4The ^osorrows of death ^*compassed me, and the floods of ²ungodly men made me afraid.

o 1Sa. 20.3. 2Co. 1.9. Ps. 116.3.

5The ³sorrows of hell ^*compassed me about: the ^psnares of death ^q*prevented me.

p Pr. 13.14. Ec. 9.12. q Ps. 17.13. v.18.

6^rIn my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: ^she heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

r Ac. 12.5. Ps. 130.1,2; 50.15; 91.15; 34.4,6,15,17; 116.3,4. Ex. 2.23-25. Jonah 2.2. s 2Ch. 30.27.

7Then ^tthe earth shook and trembled; the foundations also ^uof the hills moved and were shaken, because he was ^*wroth.

t Ex. 19.16,18. Ps. 114.4,6. Hab. 3.6,10. Job 26.11. Je. 4.24. Eze. 38.19,20. u 2Sa. 22.8.

8There went up a ^vsmoke ⁴out of his nostrils, and ^wfire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

v De. 32.22,24. 1Sa. 7.10. Job 1.16. Nu. 16.35. He. 12.29. w Ps. 21.9.

9He ^xbowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

x Ps. 144.5; 97.2; 77.19. Is. 64.1,2. Re. 10.1.

10And ^yhe rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did ^zfly upon the wings of the wind.

y Ps. 68.17; 104.3,4. He. 1.14. Hab. 3.8. Mi. 1.3,4. Na. 1.3. z De. 28.49.

11He ^amade darkness his secret place; his ^*pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

a Ps. 27.5; 97.2; 77.19. Re. 10.1. Jn. 13.7.

12At ^bthe brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, ^chail stones and coals of fire.

b Hab. 3.4,5. Ps. 97.3,4. Jos. 10.10. Ex. 9.23; 24.17. c Ps. 148.8.

13^dThe LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

d Ex. 19.18. 1Sa. 2.10; 7.10; 12.18. Ps. 29.3; 77.18. Hab. 3.5.

14Yea, ^ehe sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

e Jos. 10.10,11. 1Sa. 7.10. Hab. 3.11. Ps. 144.6. Is. 30.30.

15Then ^fthe 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.

f Ex. 14.21; 15.8. Ps. 106.9; 114.3,7; 74.15. Jos. 3.13,16.

16He ^gsent from above, he took me, he drew me out of ⁵many waters.

g Ps. 144.7; 69.1,2; 130.1; 40.1-3.

17He ^hdelivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were ⁱtoo strong for me.

h Title. 2Co. 1.10. He. 13.20. i Ps. 38.19; 69.4; 59.3. Ep. 6.11,12. 2Co. 12.7.

18They ^j*prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my ^*stay.

j 1Sa. 30.6. Ps. 3.1-5. 2Sa. 22.6,19. Ps. 22.12,16; 118.10-15. Is. 50.10; 42.5,6,11.

19He ^kbrought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

k Ps. 31.8; 118.5; 40.1-3; 116.1-7,16. 2Sa. 15.25. Job 36.16.

20The LORD ^lrewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

l 1Sa. 24.17-20. Ps. 7.8; 19.11. Is. 3.10; 1.16-19. 1Co. 15.58.

21For ^mI have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

m Ps. 119.8,10,11. Lu. 1.6. 2Co. 1.12; 5.9,14,15; 7.1. Ac. 24.16.

22For ⁿall his judgments were before me, and ^oI did not put away his statutes from me.

n Ps. 119.6,15,16. Lu. 1.6. Is. 38.3. o 2Sa. 22.23.

23I was also ^pupright ⁶before him, and I kept myself from ^qmine iniquity.

p Ge. 6.9. Job 1.1,8. 2Ki. 20.3. Tit. 2.12. 2Co. 1.12. q Ps. 37.27. He. 12.1. Mat. 5.29,30; 18.8,9.

24Therefore ^rhath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands ⁷in his eyesight.

r Pr. 11.31. 1Co. 15.58. Ga. 6.7,8. 1Ti. 4.8.

25With ^sthe merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

s 1Ki. 8.32. Mat. 5.7,8. Ps. 25.8.

26With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; ^tand with the ^*froward thou wilt ⁸shew thyself froward.

t Pr. 3.34. Ro. 2.4,5,8,9. Ja. 2.13. Le. 26.23,24. Ps. 109.17-19; 125.5.

27For ^uthou wilt save the afflicted people; ^vbut wilt bring down high looks.

u Lu. 1.52,53. Ps. 12.5; 22.24; 34.19. v Pr. 6.16,17. Ps. 37.35,36; 73.17-19. Is. 2.11. Job 40.11,12.

28For ^wthou wilt light my ⁹candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

w Job 29.3,4. Ps. 37.6; 119.105. Mi. 7.8,9. Pr. 6.23; 20.27. Ep. 3.17-19. Is. 60.19.

29For ^xby thee I have ¹⁰run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

x Phi. 4.13; 2.12,13. Ps. 118.10-12. Zec. 10.12. Is. 40.31.

30As for God, ^yhis way is perfect: ^zthe word of the LORD is ¹¹tried: he is ^aa ^*buckler to all those that trust in him.

y De. 32.4. Da. 4.37. Re. 15.3. z Ps. 12.6; 119.140. Pr. 30.5. a Ge. 15.1. Ps. 91.4; 17.7,8.

31^bFor who is God ^*save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

b De. 32.30. 1Sa. 2.2. Ps. 86.8. Is. 45.5,22.

32^cIt is God that ^*girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

c 2Co. 3.5. Ps. 92.10,12; 99.4; 28.7; 138.8. Is. 45.1-5. Phi. 1.6.

33He ^dmaketh my feet like hinds' feet , and setteth me upon my high places.

d Hab. 3.19. Is. 33.16; 58.14. De. 32.13; 33.29.

34^eHe teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

e Ps. 144.1. Is. 45.1-5,13; 46.11.

35Thou hast also given me ^fthe shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath ^*holden me up, and ¹²thy gentleness ^ghath made me great.

f Ge. 15.1. Ps. 84.11; 94.17-19; 5.12. Ep. 6.16. g Ps. 113.6-8; 21.3-6.

36Thou hast ^henlarged my steps under me, that ¹³my feet did not slip.

h Job 18.7; 36.16. Pr. 4.12. Ps. 94.18.

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

i 2Sa. 5; 8; 10; 18; 20. Ps. 110.1-7. 1Sa. 17; 18; 23; 27; 30. Ge. 49.8-10. Is. 53.10,12. Re. 17.14; 19.12-20; 6.17.

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

39For thou ^jhast ^*girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast ¹⁴subdued under me those that rose up against me.

j Eze. 30.24. v.32. Is. 54.17.

40Thou hast also given me ^kthe necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

k Ge. 49.8. Jos. 10.24. Ex. 23.27.

41They ^lcried, but there was none to save them : even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

l 1Sa. 28.6. Job 27.9; 35.12. Pr. 1.28. Eze. 8.18. Is. 1.15. Je. 11.11; 14.12. Mi. 3.4. Zec. 7.13.

42Then did I ^mbeat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

m Da. 2.34,35,44. Zec. 10.5. Is. 10.6. Mi. 7.10. Mal. 4.1,3.

43Thou hast delivered me from ⁿthe strivings of the people; and ^othou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

n 2Sa. 3.1; 18; 20. o 2Sa. 5; 8; 10. Ps. 60.8; 108.9; 22.27-31; 72; 110. Is. 55.5.

44¹⁵As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: ¹⁶the strangers shall ¹⁷submit themselves unto me.

45¹⁸The strangers shall fade away, and ^pbe afraid out of their close places.

p Mi. 7.17. Re. 6.16.

46The ^qLORD liveth; and ^rblessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

q Je. 10.10. Re. 1.18. Jn. 14.19. r Ps. 91.2; 89.26. Is. 12.1-3. Ex. 15.1-20.

47It is God that ¹⁹avengeth me, and ²⁰subdueth the people under me.

48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, ^sthou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the ²¹violent man.

s Ps. 27.6; 59.1; 110.1. Phi. 2.9.

49^tTherefore will I ²²give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

t Ro. 15.9. Ex. 15. Ju. 5. Ps. 7.17; 13.6; 11; 30; 33; 47; 96-100; 103-108; 115; 118; 134-136; 145. 1Sa. 2.1-10. 2Ch. 20.26. Is. 12; 25; 26.

50^uGreat deliverance giveth he to ^vhis king; and sheweth mercy to his ^wanointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.

u Ps. 144.10. He. 2.3. v 1Sa. 2.10. Ps. 2.6; 89.3,4. w 2Sa. 7.13. Ro. 1.3; 11.29. Ga. 3.16. Je. 30.9. Ps. 20.6; 89.1-4,28-36.