To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:
I will love You, O LORD, my strength.
Psa 18:2
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psa 18:3
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.
Psa 18:4
The pangs of death surrounded me,
And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Psa 18:5
The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
Psa 18:6
In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
Psa 18:7
Then the earth shook and trembled;
The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.
Psa 18:8
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
Psa 18:9
He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With darkness under His feet.
Psa 18:10
And He rode upon a cherub, and flew;
He flew upon the wings of the wind.
Psa 18:11
He made darkness His secret place;
His canopy around Him was dark waters
And thick clouds of the skies.
Psa 18:12
From the brightness before Him,
His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.
Psa 18:13
The LORD thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.fn
Psa 18:14
He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe,
Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
Psa 18:15
Then the channels of the sea were seen,
The foundations of the world were uncovered
At Your rebuke, O LORD,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
Psa 18:16
He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
Psa 18:17
He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me,
For they were too strong for me.
Psa 18:18
They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my support.
Psa 18:19
He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.
Psa 18:20
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.
Psa 18:21
For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Psa 18:22
For all His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
Psa 18:23
I was also blameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
Psa 18:24
Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
Psa 18:25
With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
Psa 18:26
With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
Psa 18:27
For You will save the humble people,
But will bring down haughty looks.
Psa 18:28
For You will light my lamp;
The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
Psa 18:29
For by You I can run against a troop,
By my God I can leap over a wall.
Psa 18:30
As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the LORD is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
Psa 18:31
For who is God, except the LORD?
And who is a rock, except our God?
Psa 18:32
It is God who arms me with strength,
And makes my way perfect.
Psa 18:33
He makes my feet like the feet of deer,
And sets me on my high places.
Psa 18:34
He teaches my hands to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Psa 18:35
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand has held me up,
Your gentleness has made me great.
Psa 18:36
You enlarged my path under me,
So my feet did not slip.
Psa 18:37
I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
Psa 18:38
I have wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.
Psa 18:39
For You have armed me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
Psa 18:40
You have also given me the necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.
Psa 18:41
They cried out, but there was none to save;
Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
Psa 18:42
Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind;
I cast them out like dirt in the streets.
Psa 18:43
You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;
You have made me the head of the nations;
A people I have not known shall serve me.
Psa 18:44
As soon as they hear of me they obey me;
The foreigners submit to me.
Psa 18:45
The foreigners fade away,
And come frightened from their hideouts.
Psa 18:46
The LORD lives!
Blessed be my Rock!
Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Psa 18:47
It is God who avenges me,
And subdues the peoples under me;
Psa 18:48
He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.
Psa 18:49
Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your name.
Psa 18:50
Great deliverance He gives to His king,
And shows mercy to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forevermore.
I will love You, O LORD, my strength.
Psa 18:2
The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psa 18:3
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.
Psa 18:4
The pangs of death surrounded me,
And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Psa 18:5
The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
Psa 18:6
In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
Psa 18:7
Then the earth shook and trembled;
The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.
Psa 18:8
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
Psa 18:9
He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With darkness under His feet.
Psa 18:10
And He rode upon a cherub, and flew;
He flew upon the wings of the wind.
Psa 18:11
He made darkness His secret place;
His canopy around Him was dark waters
And thick clouds of the skies.
Psa 18:12
From the brightness before Him,
His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.
Psa 18:13
The LORD thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.fn
Psa 18:14
He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe,
Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.
Psa 18:15
Then the channels of the sea were seen,
The foundations of the world were uncovered
At Your rebuke, O LORD,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
Psa 18:16
He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
Psa 18:17
He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me,
For they were too strong for me.
Psa 18:18
They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my support.
Psa 18:19
He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.
Psa 18:20
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.
Psa 18:21
For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Psa 18:22
For all His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
Psa 18:23
I was also blameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
Psa 18:24
Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
Psa 18:25
With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
Psa 18:26
With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
Psa 18:27
For You will save the humble people,
But will bring down haughty looks.
Psa 18:28
For You will light my lamp;
The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
Psa 18:29
For by You I can run against a troop,
By my God I can leap over a wall.
Psa 18:30
As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the LORD is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
Psa 18:31
For who is God, except the LORD?
And who is a rock, except our God?
Psa 18:32
It is God who arms me with strength,
And makes my way perfect.
Psa 18:33
He makes my feet like the feet of deer,
And sets me on my high places.
Psa 18:34
He teaches my hands to make war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Psa 18:35
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand has held me up,
Your gentleness has made me great.
Psa 18:36
You enlarged my path under me,
So my feet did not slip.
Psa 18:37
I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
Psa 18:38
I have wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.
Psa 18:39
For You have armed me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
Psa 18:40
You have also given me the necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.
Psa 18:41
They cried out, but there was none to save;
Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
Psa 18:42
Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind;
I cast them out like dirt in the streets.
Psa 18:43
You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;
You have made me the head of the nations;
A people I have not known shall serve me.
Psa 18:44
As soon as they hear of me they obey me;
The foreigners submit to me.
Psa 18:45
The foreigners fade away,
And come frightened from their hideouts.
Psa 18:46
The LORD lives!
Blessed be my Rock!
Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Psa 18:47
It is God who avenges me,
And subdues the peoples under me;
Psa 18:48
He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.
Psa 18:49
Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles,
And sing praises to Your name.
Psa 18:50
Great deliverance He gives to His king,
And shows mercy to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forevermore.
Your Thoughts
1.Looking over this Psalm, was there a particular verse that you liked?
Read that verse over again.
It could even be a phrase.
No matter if it's one verse, one phrase, or one single word, Stop and think
about it for just a minute.
2. Why do you think you like it?
Have you been experiencing something in your life that resonated with this verse?
Possibly, Right?
3. That's the Word speaking to you.
4. Pray and Thank God for this revelation and ask Him to make it clear how He wants to use it in your life
Read that verse over again.
It could even be a phrase.
No matter if it's one verse, one phrase, or one single word, Stop and think
about it for just a minute.
2. Why do you think you like it?
Have you been experiencing something in your life that resonated with this verse?
Possibly, Right?
3. That's the Word speaking to you.
4. Pray and Thank God for this revelation and ask Him to make it clear how He wants to use it in your life
My Thoughts
I will love You, O LORD, my strength.
I just want to write that again.
I will love You, O LORD, my strength.
One more time
I will love You, O LORD, my strength
Boy don't you just love that? When is the last time that you said to God I love you because ....?
Oh that we would stop right now and say I will love you, O Lord, my_________. You fill it in.
Actually, I love the entire Psalm. It is so packed with amazing truths. This Psalm has inspired musicians to write praise songs from it (vs2 and vs 46), writers have been inspired to write goods on it (vs 33) like Hinds Feet for High Places, ocean explores were educated on the paths of the sea (vs 15), soldiers where encouraged with it (vs 29), quoted from 2 Samuel 22, and it's the future looking at Christ. It's just one of the those Psalm you could just camp out for awhile and meditate in.
Are you needing help and a deliverer today? Look at just these few verses. Pick out the adjectives below that you need. Then personalize it. My ___, My____, My ______ . I think I counted 9 times David uses the personalizing "my" in describing the Lord.
Is the Lord yours today? If He is then Look to Him for what you need today.
You need strength...?
My Strength (chezeq) strength as in help. This is the only place this word is used.
The LORD is
my rock and
my fortress and
my deliverer;
My God,
my strength (tsuwr like a rock), in whom I will trust;
My shield and the
horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies
I just want to write that again.
I will love You, O LORD, my strength.
One more time
I will love You, O LORD, my strength
Boy don't you just love that? When is the last time that you said to God I love you because ....?
Oh that we would stop right now and say I will love you, O Lord, my_________. You fill it in.
Actually, I love the entire Psalm. It is so packed with amazing truths. This Psalm has inspired musicians to write praise songs from it (vs2 and vs 46), writers have been inspired to write goods on it (vs 33) like Hinds Feet for High Places, ocean explores were educated on the paths of the sea (vs 15), soldiers where encouraged with it (vs 29), quoted from 2 Samuel 22, and it's the future looking at Christ. It's just one of the those Psalm you could just camp out for awhile and meditate in.
Are you needing help and a deliverer today? Look at just these few verses. Pick out the adjectives below that you need. Then personalize it. My ___, My____, My ______ . I think I counted 9 times David uses the personalizing "my" in describing the Lord.
Is the Lord yours today? If He is then Look to Him for what you need today.
You need strength...?
My Strength (chezeq) strength as in help. This is the only place this word is used.
The LORD is
my rock and
my fortress and
my deliverer;
My God,
my strength (tsuwr like a rock), in whom I will trust;
My shield and the
horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies
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