Psalm 18:16–36

16 He reached down from on high

and took hold of me;

he pulled me out of deep water.b

17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy

and from those who hated me,

for they were too strong for me.c

18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,

but the Lord was my support.d

19 He brought me out to a spacious place;e

he rescued me because he delighted in me.f

20 The Lord rewarded me

according to my righteousness;g

he repaid me

according to the cleanness of my hands.h

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord

and have not turned from my God to wickedness.i

22 Indeed, I let all his ordinances guide meD

and have not disregarded his statutes.j

23 I was blameless toward himk

and kept myself from my iniquity.

24 So the Lord repaid me

according to my righteousness,l

according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.m

25 With the faithful

you prove yourself faithful,

with the blameless

you prove yourself blameless,

26 with the pure

you prove yourself pure,

but with the crooked

you prove yourself shrewd.n

27 For you rescue an oppressed people,o

but you humble those with haughty eyes.p

28 Lord, you light my lamp;

my God illuminates my darkness.q

29 With you I can attack a barricade,E

and with my God I can leap over a wall.r

30 God—his way is perfect;s

the word of the Lord is pure.t

He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.u

31 For who is God besides the Lord?v

And who is a rock? Only our God.w

32 God—he clothes me with strengthx

and makes my way perfect.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deery

and sets me securely on the heights.A,z

34 He trains my hands for war;aa

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.ab

35 You have given me the shield of your salvation;

your right hand upholds me,ac

and your humility exalts me.

36 You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps,ad

and my ankles do not give way.ae