Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 18:1-19

1I love You, O LORD, my strength.

2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield, and the horn of my salvation,my stronghold.3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;so shall I be saved from my enemies.

4The cords of death encompassed me;the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.5The cords of Sheol entangled me;the snares of death confronted me.6In my distress I called upon the LORD;I cried to my God for help.From His temple He heard my voice,and my cry for His help reached His ears.

7Then the earth shook and quaked,and the foundations of the mountains trembled;they were shaken because He burned with anger.8Smoke rose from His nostrils,and consuming fire came from His mouth;glowing coals blazed forth.9He parted the heavens and came downwith dark clouds beneath His feet.10He mounted a cherub and flew;He soared on the wings of the wind.11He made darkness His hiding place,and storm clouds a canopy around Him.12From the brightness of His presenceHis clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire.1

13The LORD thundered from heaven;the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.214He shot His arrows and scattered the foes;He hurled lightning and routed them.15The channels of the sea appeared,and the foundations of the world were exposed,at Your rebuke, O LORD,at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

16He reached down from on high and took hold of me;He drew me out of deep waters.17He rescued me from my powerful enemy,from foes too mighty for me.18They confronted me in my day of calamity,but the LORD was my support.19He brought me out into the open;He rescued me because He delighted in me.

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Notes

1. Psalms 18:12 Or bolts of lightning; also in verse 13 ↩
2. Psalms 18:13 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts and LXX do not include —hailstones and coals of fire; see 2 Samuel 22:14. ↩

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