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Psalm 18

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord, of David, who said the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord made him free from the hand of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul; and he said,> I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.

2 The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

3 I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.

4 The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.

5 The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.

6 In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.

7 Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.

8 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.

9 The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.

10 And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.

11 He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.

13 The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.

14 He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.

15 Then the deep beds of the waters were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of your words of wrath, O Lord, because of the breath from your mouth.

16 He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.

17 He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

18 They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.

19 He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.

20 The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.

22 For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.

23 And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.

24 Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.

25 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

26 He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

27 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.

28 You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.

29 By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in; by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.

30 As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.

31 For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?

32 God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.

33 He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.

34 He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.

35 You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.

36 You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.

37 I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.

38 I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.

39 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.

40 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

41 They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.

42 Then they were crushed as small as dust before the wind; they were drained out like the waste of the streets.

43 You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

44 From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.

45 They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.

46 The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured.

47 It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.

48 He makes me free from my haters; I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.

49 Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.

50 Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.

Good News Translation GNT

1 How I love you, Lord! You are my defender.

2 The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress. My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe.

3 I call to the Lord, and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the Lord!

4 The danger of death was all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me.

5 The danger of death was around me, and the grave set its trap for me.

6 In my trouble I called to the Lord; I called to my God for help. In his temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

7 Then the earth trembled and shook; the foundations of the mountains rocked and quivered, because God was angry.

8 Smoke poured out of his nostrils, a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.

9 He tore the sky open and came down with a dark cloud under his feet.

10 He flew swiftly on his winged creature; he traveled on the wings of the wind.

11 He covered himself with darkness; thick clouds, full of water, surrounded him.

12 Hailstones and flashes of fire came from the lightning before him and broke through the dark clouds.

13 Then the Lord thundered from the sky; and the voice of the Most High was heard.

14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; with flashes of lightning he sent them running.

15 The floor of the ocean was laid bare, and the foundations of the earth were uncovered, when you rebuked your enemies, Lord, and roared at them in anger.

16 The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters.

17 He rescued me from my powerful enemies and from all those who hate me - they were too strong for me.

18 When I was in trouble, they attacked me, but the Lord protected me.

19 He helped me out of danger; he saved me because he was pleased with me.

20 The Lord rewards me because I do what is right; he blesses me because I am innocent.

21 I have obeyed the law of the Lord; I have not turned away from my God.

22 I have observed all his laws; I have not disobeyed his commands.

23 He knows that I am faultless, that I have kept myself from doing wrong.

24 And so he rewards me because I do what is right, because he knows that I am innocent.

25 O Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you; completely good to those who are perfect.

26 You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.

27 You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud.

28 O Lord, you give me light; you dispel my darkness.

29 You give me strength to attack my enemies and power to overcome their defenses.

30 This God - how perfect are his deeds! How dependable his words! He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.

31 The Lord alone is God; God alone is our defense.

32 He is the God who makes me strong, who makes my pathway safe.

33 He makes me sure-footed as a deer; he keeps me safe on the mountains.

34 He trains me for battle, so that I can use the strongest bow.

35 O Lord, you protect me and save me; your care has made me great, and your power has kept me safe.

36 You have kept me from being captured, and I have never fallen.

37 I pursue my enemies and catch them; I do not stop until I destroy them.

38 I strike them down, and they cannot rise; they lie defeated before me.

39 You give me strength for the battle and victory over my enemies.

40 You make my enemies run from me; I destroy those who hate me.

41 They cry for help, but no one saves them; they call to the Lord, but he does not answer.

42 I crush them, so that they become like dust which the wind blows away. I trample on them like mud in the streets.

43 You saved me from a rebellious people and made me ruler over the nations; people I did not know have now become my subjects.

44 Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.

45 They lose their courage and come trembling from their fortresses.

46 The Lord lives! Praise my defender! Proclaim the greatness of the God who saves me.

47 He gives me victory over my enemies; he subdues the nations under me

48 and saves me from my foes. O Lord, you give me victory over my enemies and protect me from violent people.

49 And so I praise you among the nations; I sing praises to you.

50 God gives great victories to his king; he shows constant love to the one he has chosen, to David and his descendants forever.