18:20 The Lord repaid 1 me for my godly deeds; 2
he rewarded 3 my blameless behavior. 4
18:21 For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; 5
I have not rebelled against my God. 6
18:22 For I am aware of all his regulations, 7
and I do not reject his rules. 8
18:23 I was innocent before him,
and kept myself from sinning. 9
18:24 The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; 10
he took notice of my blameless behavior. 11
18:25 You prove to be loyal 12 to one who is faithful; 13
you prove to be trustworthy 14 to one who is innocent. 15
18:26 You prove to be reliable 16 to one who is blameless,
but you prove to be deceptive 17 to one who is perverse. 18
18:27 For you deliver oppressed 19 people,
but you bring down those who have a proud look. 20
18:28 Indeed, 21 you are my lamp, Lord. 22
My God 23 illuminates the darkness around me. 24
18:29 Indeed, 25 with your help 26 I can charge against 27 an army; 28
by my God’s power 29 I can jump over a wall. 30
18:30 The one true God acts in a faithful manner; 31
the Lord’s promise 32 is reliable; 33
he is a shield to all who take shelter 34 in him.
18:31 Indeed, 35 who is God besides the Lord?
Who is a protector 36 besides our God? 37
18:32 The one true God 38 gives 39 me strength; 40
he removes 41 the obstacles in my way. 42
18:33 He gives me the agility of a deer; 43
he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. 44
18:34 He trains my hands for battle; 45
my arms can bend even the strongest bow. 46
18:35 You give me your protective shield; 47
your right hand supports me; 48
your willingness to help 49 enables me to prevail. 50
18:36 You widen my path; 51
my feet 52 do not slip.
18:37 I chase my enemies and catch 53 them;
I do not turn back until I wipe them out.
18:38 I beat them 54 to death; 55
they fall at my feet. 56
18:39 You give me strength 57 for battle;
you make my foes kneel before me. 58
18:40 You make my enemies retreat; 59
I destroy those who hate me. 60
18:41 They cry out, but there is no one to help them; 61
they cry out to the Lord, 62 but he does not answer them.
18:42 I grind them as fine windblown dust; 63
I beat them underfoot 64 like clay 65 in the streets.
18:43 You rescue me from a hostile army; 66
you make me 67 a leader of nations;
people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects. 68
18:44 When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. 69
Foreigners are powerless 70 before me;
18:45 foreigners lose their courage; 71
they shake with fear 72 as they leave 73 their strongholds. 74
18:46 The Lord is alive! 75
My protector 76 is praiseworthy! 77
The God who delivers me 78 is exalted as king! 79
18:47 The one true God 80 completely vindicates me; 81
he makes nations submit to me. 82
18:48 He delivers me 83 from my enemies;
you snatch me away 84 from those who attack me; 85
you rescue me from violent men.
18:49 So I will give you thanks before the nations, 86 O Lord!
I will sing praises to you! 87
18:50 He 88 gives his chosen king magnificent victories; 89
he is faithful 90 to his chosen ruler, 91
to David and his descendants 92 forever.” 93