Psalm 18:1-Psalm 19:1 - Praise For Deliverance
1 For the choir director. Of the servant of the Lord, David, who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my mountain where I seek refuge,
my shield
my stronghold.
and I was saved from my enemies.
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the torrents of destruction terrified me.
the snares of death confronted me.
and I cried to my God for help.
From His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry to Him reached His ears.
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the foundations of the mountains trembled;
they shook because He burned with anger.
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.
a dark cloud beneath His feet.
soaring on the wings of the wind.
dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.
His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.
the Most High projected His voice.
He hurled
the foundations of the world were exposed,
at Your rebuke, Lord,
at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
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and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.
but the Lord was my support.
He rescued me because He delighted in me.
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according to my righteousness;
He repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
and have not disregarded His statutes.
and kept myself from sinning.
according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
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You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.
but You humble those with haughty eyes.
my God illuminates my darkness.
and with my God I can leap over a wall.
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the word of the Lord is pure.
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
And who is a rock? Only our God.
and makes my way perfect.
and sets me securely on the heights.
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Your right hand upholds me,
and Your humility exalts me.
and my ankles do not give way.
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I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
they fall beneath my feet.
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.
I annihilate those who hate me.
they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.
I trample them
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You have appointed me the head of nations;
a people I had not known serve me.
as soon as they hear,
and come trembling from their fortifications.
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The God of my salvation is exalted.
and subdues peoples under me.
You exalt me above my adversaries;
You rescue me from violent men.
I will sing about Your name.
He shows loyalty to His anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.
1 For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
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