Psalm 18:25–36

With the merciful you show yourself merciful;

with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

with the purified you show yourself pure;

and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

For you save a humble people,

but the haughty eyes you bring down.

For it is you who light my lamp;

the Lord my God lightens my darkness.

For by you I can run against a troop,

and by my God I can leap over a wall.

This God—his way is perfect;

the word of the Lord proves true;

he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

For who is God, but the Lord?

And who is a rock, except our God?—

the God who equipped me with strength

and made my way blameless.

He made my feet like the feet of a deer

and set me secure on the heights.

He trains my hands for war,

so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

You have given me the shield of your salvation,

and your right hand supported me,

and your gentleness made me great.

You gave a wide place for my steps under me,

and my feet did not slip.

To the faithful you show yourself faithful,

to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

to the pure you show yourself pure,

but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.

You save the humble

but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

You, Lord, keep my lamp burning;

my God turns my darkness into light.

With your help I can advance against a troop;

with my God I can scale a wall.

As for God, his way is perfect:

The Lord’s word is flawless;

he shields all who take refuge in him.

For who is God besides the Lord?

And who is the Rock except our God?

It is God who arms me with strength

and keeps my way secure.

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;

he causes me to stand on the heights.

He trains my hands for battle;

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

You make your saving help my shield,

and your right hand sustains me;

your help has made me great.

You provide a broad path for my feet,

so that my ankles do not give way.

To the faithful you show yourself faithful;

to those with integrity you show integrity.

To the pure you show yourself pure,

but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

You rescue the humble,

but you humiliate the proud.

You light a lamp for me.

The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

In your strength I can crush an army;

with my God I can scale any wall.

God’s way is perfect.

All the Lord’s promises prove true.

He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

For who is God except the Lord?

Who but our God is a solid rock?

God arms me with strength,

and he makes my way perfect.

He makes me as surefooted as a deer,

enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

He trains my hands for battle;

he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.

You have given me your shield of victory.

Your right hand supports me;

your help has made me great.

You have made a wide path for my feet

to keep them from slipping.

To the loyal you show yourself loyal.

To the blameless you show yourself blameless.

To the pure you show yourself pure.

but to the wicked you show yourself shrewd.

For you deliver humble people,

but haughty eyes you humiliate.

For you light my lamp;

Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.

For with you I can charge a troop,

and with my God I can scale a wall.

This God—his way is blameless.

The word of Yahweh is flawless.

He is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

For who is God apart from Yahweh,

and who is a rock except our God?

The God who girded me with strength,

and made safe my way,

he made my feet like the deer’s,

and on my high places he makes me stand.

He trains my hands for war,

so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

You also gave me the shield of your salvation,

and your right hand supported me,

and your humility made me great.

You enlarged my step under me,

and my ankles did not slip.

With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful;

With an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure;

And with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people;

But wilt bring down high looks.

For thou wilt light my candle:

The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

For by thee I have run through a troop;

And by my God have I leaped over a wall.

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.

For who is God save the Lord?

Or who is a rock save our God?

It is God that girdeth me with strength,

And maketh my way perfect.

He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet,

And setteth me upon my high places.

He teacheth my hands to war,

So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

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.

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me,

That my feet did not slip.