18:3 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.
18:4 The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.
18:5 The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.
18:6 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.
18:7 Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
18:8 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.
18:9 The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
18:10 And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
18:11 He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
18:12 Before his shining light his darkclouds went past, raining ice and fire.
18:13 The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.
18:14 He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
18:15 Then the deepbeds 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.
18:16 He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
18:17 He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
18:18 They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.
18:19 He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
18:25 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
18:26 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.
18:27 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.
18:28 You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.
18:29 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.
18:30 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.
18:31 For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?
18:32 God puts a strongband about me, guiding me in a straight way.
18:33 He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
18:34 He makes my handsexpert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
18:35 You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.
18:36 You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.
18:37 I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
18:38 I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
18:39 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.
18:40 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
18:41 They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
18:42 Then they were crushed as small as dust before the wind; they were drained out like the waste of the streets.
18:43 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.
18:44 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.
18:45 They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
