Psalms 18:20-36

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

21For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22For all his rules were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.

23I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt.

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

25With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;

26with the purified you show yourself pure; and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

27For you save a humble people, but the haughty eyes you bring down.

28For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness.

29For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.

30This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

31For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?—

32the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.

33He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.

34He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great.

36You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.