Thematic Bible
Psalm 18:1 (show verse)
Psalm 18:2 (show verse)
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and the One who rescues me;
My God, my rock and strength in whom I trust and take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower—my stronghold.
Psalm 18:3 (show verse)
I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
And I am saved from my enemies.
Psalm 18:4 (show verse)
The cords of death surrounded me,
And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.
Psalm 18:5 (show verse)
The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 18:6 (show verse)
In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the Lord
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.
Psalm 18:7 (show verse)
Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the mountains trembled;
They were shaken because He was indignant and angry.
Psalm 18:8 (show verse)
Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.
Psalm 18:9 (show verse)
He bowed the heavens also and came down;
And thick darkness was under His feet.
Psalm 18:10 (show verse)
And He rode upon a cherub (storm) and flew;
And He sped on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 18:11 (show verse)
He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.
Psalm 18:12 (show verse)
Out of the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
Psalm 18:13 (show verse)
The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
And the Most High uttered His voice,
Hailstones and coals of fire.
Psalm 18:14 (show verse)
He sent out His arrows and scattered them;
And He sent an abundance of lightning flashes and confused and routed them [in defeat].
Psalm 18:15 (show verse)
Then the stream beds of the waters appeared,
And the foundations of the world were laid bare
At Your rebuke, O Lord,
At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
Psalm 18:16 (show verse)
He reached from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.
Psalm 18:17 (show verse)
He rescued me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
Psalm 18:18 (show verse)
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
But the Lord was my support.
Psalm 18:19 (show verse)
He brought me out into a broad place;
He rescued me because He was pleased with me and delighted in me.
Psalm 18:20 (show verse)
The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity);
According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.
Psalm 18:21 (show verse)
For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Psalm 18:22 (show verse)
For all His ordinances were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
Psalm 18:23 (show verse)
I was
And I kept myself free from my sin.
Psalm 18:24 (show verse)
Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity),
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
Psalm 18:25 (show verse)
With the kind (merciful, faithful, loyal) You show Yourself kind,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless,
Psalm 18:26 (show verse)
With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the crooked You show Yourself astute.
Psalm 18:27 (show verse)
For You save an afflicted and humble people,
But bring down those [arrogant fools] with haughty eyes.
Psalm 18:28 (show verse)
For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;
The Lord my God illumines my darkness.
Psalm 18:29 (show verse)
For by You I can crush a troop,
And by my God I can leap over a wall.
Psalm 18:30 (show verse)
As for God, His way is
The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless];
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalm 18:31 (show verse)
For who is God, but the Lord?
Or who is a rock, except our God,
Psalm 18:32 (show verse)
The God who encircles me with strength
And makes my way blameless?
Psalm 18:33 (show verse)
He makes my feet like
He sets me [securely] upon my high places.
Psalm 18:34 (show verse)
He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Psalm 18:35 (show verse)
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds and sustains me;
Your gentleness [Your gracious response when I pray] makes me great.
Psalm 18:36 (show verse)
You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure,
So that my feet will not slip.
Psalm 18:37 (show verse)
I pursued my enemies and overtook them;
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 18:38 (show verse)
I shattered them so that they were not able to rise;
They fell [wounded] under my feet.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 18:39 (show verse)
For You have encircled me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
Psalm 18:40 (show verse)
You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in defeat],
And I silenced and destroyed those who hated me.
Psalm 18:41 (show verse)
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.
Psalm 18:42 (show verse)
Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the dirt of the streets.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 18:43 (show verse)
You have rescued me from the contentions of the people;
You have placed me as the head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
Psalm 18:44 (show verse)
As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me;
Foreigners feign obedience to me.
Psalm 18:45 (show verse)
Foreigners lose heart,
And come trembling out of their strongholds.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 18:46 (show verse)
The Lord lives, blessed be my rock;
And may the God of my salvation be exalted,
Psalm 18:47 (show verse)
The God who avenges me,
And subdues peoples (nations) under me.
Psalm 18:48 (show verse)
He rescues me from my enemies;
Yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me;
You deliver me from the man of violence.
Psalm 18:49 (show verse)
Therefore will I give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations,
And sing praises to Your name.
Psalm 18:50 (show verse)
He gives great triumphs to His king,
And shows steadfast love and mercy to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forever.