Psalm 18 AMP

[00:00:04] Psalm chapter 18 To the chief musician, a psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke the words of this psalm to the Lord on the day when the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said,

[00:01:25] The snares of death confronted me. 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. Then the earth shook and quaked.

[00:01:53] The foundations of the mountains trembled. They were shaken because he was indignant and angry. Smoke went up from his nostrils, and fire from his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down. And thick darkness was under his feet.

[00:02:20] And he rode upon a cherub, or storm, and flew. And he sped on the wings of the wind. He made darkness his hiding place, or covering. His pavilion, or canopy, around him. The darkness of the waters. The thick clouds of the skies. Out of the brightness before him passed his thick clouds.

[00:02:49] Hailstones and coals of fire. The Lord also thundered in the heavens. And the Most High uttered his voice. Hailstones and coals of fire. He sent out his arrows, and scattered them. And he sent an abundance of lightning flashes, and confused, and routed them in defeat. Then the streambeds of the waters appeared.

[00:03:19] And the foundations of the world were laid bare. At your rebuke, O Lord. At the blast of the breath of your nostrils. He reached from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy. And from those who hated me. For they were too strong for me.

[00:03:46] They confronted me in the day of my disaster. But the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a broad place. He rescued me. Because he was pleased with me. And delighted in me. The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness. Or moral character. Or spiritual integrity. According to the cleanness of my hands.

[00:04:15] He has rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord. And have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his ordinances were before me. And I did not put away his statutes from me. I was blameless before him. And I kept myself free from my sin. Therefore, the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness.

[00:04:44] Or moral character. Or spiritual integrity. According to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

[00:05:12] For you save an afflicted and humble people. But bring down those arrogant fools with haughty eyes. For you cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine. The Lord my God illumines my darkness. For by you I can crush a troop. And by my God I can leap over a wall. As for God.

[00:05:41] His way is blameless. The word of the Lord is tested. It is perfect. It is faultless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him. For who is God but the Lord? Or who is a rock except our God? The God who encircles me with strength. And makes my way blameless. He makes my feet like hinds feet.

[00:06:11] Able to stand firmly. And tread safely on paths of testing and trouble. He sets me securely upon my high places. He trains my hands for war. So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You have also given me the shield of your salvation. And your right hand upholds and sustains me.

[00:06:38] Your gentleness, your gracious response when I pray makes me great. You enlarge the path beneath me. And make my steps secure. So that my feet will not slip. I pursued my enemies and overtook them. And I did not turn back until they were consumed. I shattered them so that they were not able to rise.

[00:07:06] They fell wounded under my feet. For you have encircled me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me in defeat. And I silenced and destroyed those who hated me. They cried for help. But there was no one to save them.

[00:07:36] Even to the Lord they cried. But he did not answer them. Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind. I emptied them out as the dirt of the streets. 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.

[00:08:02] As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me. Foreigners feign obedience to me. Foreigners lose heart. And come trembling out of their strongholds. The Lord lives. Blessed be my rock. And may the God of my salvation be exalted. The God who avenges me. And subdues peoples or nations under me.

[00:08:32] 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. Therefore will I give thanks and praise you, O Lord, among the nations. And sing praises to your name. He gives great triumphs to his king. And shows steadfast love and mercy to his anointed.

[00:09:01] To David and his descendants forever. Thank you for tuning in to the Audio Bible Podcast today. This has been Psalm chapter 18 from the Word of God.