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171 lines
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The LORD Is My Rock and My Fortress
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# Chapter 18
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1. I love you, O LORD, my strength.
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2. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
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my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
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my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
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3. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,
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and I am saved from my enemies.
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4. The cords of death encompassed me;
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the torrents of destruction assailed me;
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5. the cords of Sheol entangled me;
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the snares of death confronted me.
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6. In my distress I called upon the LORD;
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to my God I cried for help.
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From his temple he heard my voice,
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and my cry to him reached his ears.
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7. Then the earth reeled and rocked;
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the foundations also of the mountains trembled
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and quaked, because he was angry.
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8. Smoke went up from his nostrils,
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and devouring fire from his mouth;
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glowing coals flamed forth from him.
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9. He bowed the heavens and came down;
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thick darkness was under his feet.
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10. He rode on a cherub and flew;
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he came swiftly on the wings of the wind.
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11. He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him,
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thick clouds dark with water.
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12. Out of the brightness before him
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hailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.
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13. The LORD also thundered in the heavens,
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and the Most High uttered his voice,
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hailstones and coals of fire.
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14. And he sent out his arrows and scattered them;
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he flashed forth lightnings and routed them.
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15. Then the channels of the sea were seen,
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and the foundations of the world were laid bare
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at your rebuke, O LORD,
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at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
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16. He sent from on high, he took me;
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he drew me out of many waters.
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17. He rescued me from my strong enemy
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and from those who hated me,
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for they were too mighty for me.
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18. They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
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but the LORD was my support.
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19. He brought me out into a broad place;
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he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
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20. The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness;
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according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
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21. For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
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and have not wickedly departed from my God.
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22. For all his rules were before me,
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and his statutes I did not put away from me.
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23. I was blameless before him,
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and I kept myself from my guilt.
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24. So the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
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according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
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25. With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
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with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
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26. with the purified you show yourself pure;
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and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
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27. For you save a humble people,
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but the haughty eyes you bring down.
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28. For it is you who light my lamp;
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the LORD my God lightens my darkness.
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29. For by you I can run against a troop,
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and by my God I can leap over a wall.
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30. This God--his way is perfect;
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the word of the LORD proves true;
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he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
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31. For who is God, but the LORD?
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And who is a rock, except our God?--
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32. the God who equipped me with strength
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and made my way blameless.
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33. He made my feet like the feet of a deer
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and set me secure on the heights.
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34. He trains my hands for war,
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so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
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35. You have given me the shield of your salvation,
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and your right hand supported me,
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and your gentleness made me great.
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36. You gave a wide place for my steps under me,
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and my feet did not slip.
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37. I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
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and did not turn back till they were consumed.
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38. I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;
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they fell under my feet.
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39. For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
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you made those who rise against me sink under me.
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40. You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
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and those who hated me I destroyed.
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41. They cried for help, but there was none to save;
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they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
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42. I beat them fine as dust before the wind;
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I cast them out like the mire of the streets.
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43. You delivered me from strife with the people;
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you made me the head of the nations;
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people whom I had not known served me.
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44. As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
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foreigners came cringing to me.
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45. Foreigners lost heart
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and came trembling out of their fortresses.
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46. The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock,
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and exalted be the God of my salvation--
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47. the God who gave me vengeance
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and subdued peoples under me,
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48. who rescued me from my enemies;
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yes, you exalted me above those who rose against me;
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you delivered me from the man of violence.
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49. For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations,
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and sing to your name.
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50. Great salvation he brings to his king,
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and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
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to David and his offspring forever.
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