Psalms 18:20-36

20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; he repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

21For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

22Indeed, I let all his ordinances guide me and have not disregarded his statutes.

23I was blameless toward him and kept myself from my iniquity.

24So the Lord repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25With the faithful you prove yourself faithful, with the blameless you prove yourself blameless,

26with the pure you prove yourself pure, but with the crooked you prove yourself shrewd.

27For you rescue an oppressed people, but you humble those with haughty eyes.

28Lord, you light my lamp; my God illuminates my darkness.

29With you I can attack a barricade, and with my God I can leap over a wall.

30God — his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

31For who is God besides the Lord? And who is a rock? Only our God.

32God — he clothes me with strength and makes my way perfect.

33He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights.

34He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35You have given me the shield of your salvation; your right hand upholds me, and your humility exalts me.

36You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way.