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12 From the (A)brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and (B)coals of fire.
13 Yahweh also (C)thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High gave forth His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
14 He (D)sent out His arrows, and scattered them,
And lightning flashes in abundance, and [a]threw them into confusion.
15 Then the (E)channels of water appeared,
And the foundations of the world were [b]laid bare
At Your (F)rebuke, O Yahweh,
At the blast of the (G)breath of Your nostrils.

16 He (H)sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of (I)many waters.
17 He (J)delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were (K)too mighty for me.
18 They confronted me in (L)the day of my disaster,
But (M)Yahweh was my support.
19 He brought me forth also into a (N)broad place;
He rescued me, because (O)He delighted in me.

20 Yahweh has (P)rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the (Q)cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
21 For I have (R)kept the ways of Yahweh,
And have (S)not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all (T)His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His (U)statutes from me.
23 I was also [c](V)blameless with Him,
And I (W)kept myself from my iniquity.
24 Therefore Yahweh has (X)recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands before His eyes.

25 With (Y)the [d]kind You show Yourself kind;
With the blameless (Z)You show Yourself blameless;
26 With the pure You show Yourself (AA)pure,
And with the crooked (AB)You show Yourself [e]astute.
27 For You (AC)save an afflicted people,
But (AD)eyes which are lifted up, You bring down.
28 For You (AE)light my lamp;
Yahweh my God (AF)illumines my darkness.
29 For by You I can [f](AG)run upon a troop;
And by my God I can (AH)leap over a wall.

30 As for God, His way is [g](AI)blameless;
The (AJ)word of Yahweh is [h]tried;
He is a (AK)shield to all who take refuge in Him.
31 For (AL)who is God, but Yahweh?
And who is a (AM)rock, except our God,
32 The God who (AN)girds me with strength
And [i]makes my way [j](AO)blameless?
33 He (AP)makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And (AQ)sets me upon my high places.
34 He (AR)trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can (AS)bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have also given me (AT)the shield of Your salvation,
And Your (AU)right hand upholds me;
And (AV)Your [k]gentleness makes me great.
36 You (AW)enlarge my steps under me,
And my (AX)ankles have not given way.

37 I (AY)pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back (AZ)until they were consumed.
38 I crushed them, so that they were (BA)not able to rise;
They fell (BB)under my feet.
39 For You have (BC)girded me with strength for battle;
You have [l](BD)subdued under me those who rose up against me.
40 [m]You have also made my enemies (BE)turn their backs to me,
And I [n](BF)destroyed those who hated me.
41 They cried for help, but there was (BG)none to save,
Even to Yahweh, but (BH)He did not answer them.
42 Then I beat them fine as the (BI)dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.

43 You have delivered me from the (BJ)contentions of the people;
You have placed me as (BK)head of the nations;
A (BL)people whom I have not known serve me.
44 As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners [o](BM)cower before me.
45 Foreigners (BN)fade away,
And (BO)come trembling out of their [p]fortresses.

46 Yahweh (BP)lives, and blessed be (BQ)my rock;
And let (BR)the God of my salvation be lifted high,
47 The God who (BS)executes vengeance for me,
And (BT)subdues peoples under me.
48 Who (BU)delivers me from my enemies;
Surely You (BV)lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the (BW)violent man.
49 Therefore I will (BX)give thanks to You among the nations, O Yahweh,
And I will (BY)sing praises to Your name.
50 He gives great [q](BZ)salvation to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to (CA)His anointed,
To David and (CB)his seed forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:14 Or routed them
  2. Psalm 18:15 Or uncovered
  3. Psalm 18:23 Or having integrity; lit complete, perfect
  4. Psalm 18:25 Or holy one
  5. Psalm 18:26 Lit twisted
  6. Psalm 18:29 Or crush a troop
  7. Psalm 18:30 v 23, note 1
  8. Psalm 18:30 Or tested, cf. Prov 30:5
  9. Psalm 18:32 Or has made
  10. Psalm 18:32 Or having integrity; lit complete
  11. Psalm 18:35 Or condescension
  12. Psalm 18:39 Lit caused to bow down
  13. Psalm 18:40 Lit And as for my enemies, You have given me their necks
  14. Psalm 18:40 Or silenced
  15. Psalm 18:44 Give feigned obedience; lit deceive me
  16. Psalm 18:45 Lit fastnesses
  17. Psalm 18:50 Lit salvations

Behold, the Lord has a strong and (A)courageous agent;
As a storm of (B)hail, a tempest of destruction,
Like a storm of (C)mighty overflowing waters,
He has set it down to the earth with His hand.

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