Psalms 18
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Psalms 18:20-36

20The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.

21For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

22I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees.

23I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.

24The Lord rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.

25To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

26To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

27You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.

28You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

29In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.

30God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

31For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?

32God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect.

33He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

34He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.

35You have given me your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me; your help has made me great.

36You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.

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