Psalm 18

the Lord is my stony | rock, and | my de- | fence ||

my buckler, the horn also of my sal- | vation, | and my | refuge. ||

so 3 shall | I be | safe • from mine | ene•mies. ||

4 The pains of hell came about me; * the | snares of | death • over- | took me. ||

6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy temple, and my complaint shall come before him, * it shall | enter • even | 3 into his | ears. ||

the very foundations also of the hills shook, and were re- | moved, be- | cause • he was | wroth. ||

and a consuming fire out of his mouth, | so that | coals were | kindled • at it. ||

3 and | it was | dark • under his | feet. ||

he came | flying up•on the | wings • of the | wind. ||

his pavilion round about him, with dark | water and • thick | clouds to | cover • him. ||

3 hail- | stones, and | coals of | fire. ||

3 hail- | stones, and | coals of | fire. ||

he cast forth | lightnings, | and de- | stroyed them. ||

at the blasting of the | breath of | thy dis- | pleasure. ||

and shall | take me • out of | many | waters. ||

18 They prevented me in the day of my trouble; * but the | Lord was | my up- | holder. ||

he brought me forth, even be- | cause he | had a | favour • unto me. ||

according to the | cleanness • of my | hands • shall he | recom•pense me. ||

and have not for- | 3 saken my | God, • as the | wicked • doth. ||

and will not | cast out | his com- | mandments • from me. ||

24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my righteous dealing, * and according unto the | cleanness • of my | 3 hands in his | eye•sight. ||

and with a | perfect • man | 3 thou shalt be | perfect. ||

and with the | froward | 3 thou shalt learn | froward•ness. ||

and shalt bring | down the | high looks • of the | proud. ||

the Lord my God shall make my | darkness | to be | light. ||

and with the help of my God 3 I | shall leap | 3 over the | wall. ||

the word of the Lord also is tried in the fire; * he is the defender of | all • them that | put their | trust in • him. ||

or who hath any | strength, ex- | cept our | God? ||

and | 3 maketh my | way | perfect. ||

34 He teacheth mine hands to fight, and mine arms shall | break • even a | bow of | steel. ||

thy right hand also shall hold me up, * and thy loving cor- | 3 rection shall | make me | great. ||

37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and overtake them; * neither will I turn a- | gain • till I | have de- | stroyed them. ||

39 Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: * thou shalt throw | down mine | ene•mies | under • me. ||

and 3 I | shall de- | stroy • them that | hate me. ||

yea, even unto the Lord shall they | cry, • but he | shall not | hear them. ||

I will cast them | out • as the | clay • in the | streets. ||

and thou shalt | make • me the | head • of the | heathen. ||

45 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me; * but the | strange • children | shall dis- | semble • with me. ||

and be a- | fraid | 3 out of their | prisons. ||

48 Even the God that seeth that I be avenged, * and sub- | 3 dueth the | people | unto • me. ||

thou shalt | rid me • from the | wicked | man. ||

and sing | praises | 3 unto thy | Name. ||

and sheweth lovingkindness unto David his Anointed, * and | 3 unto his | seed for • ever- | more. ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||