{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/18","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:44:07.181Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":18,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":17,"nextChapter":19,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":50},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him."},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,"},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?"},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"He maketh my feet like hinds  feet : And setteth me upon my high places."},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass."},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great."},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped."},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed."},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet."},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me."},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me."},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not."},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets."},{"verseNumber":43,"text":"Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me."},{"verseNumber":44,"text":"As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me."},{"verseNumber":45,"text":"The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places."},{"verseNumber":46,"text":"Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,"},{"verseNumber":47,"text":"Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me."},{"verseNumber":48,"text":"He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man."},{"verseNumber":49,"text":"Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name."},{"verseNumber":50,"text":"Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 18 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 18](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/18)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/18 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}