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Psalms 18
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
2The 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.
2The heavens shew forth the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.
3I 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.
3Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night sheweth knowledge.
4The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.
4There are no speeches nor languages, where their voices are not heard.
5The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.
5Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth: and their words unto the ends of the world.
6In 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.
6He hath set his tabernacle in the sun: and he as a bridegroom coming out of his bridechamber, Hath rejoiced as a giant to run the way:
7Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
7His going out is from the end of heaven, And his circuit even to the end thereof: and there is no one that can hide himself from his heat.
8There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.
8The law of the Lord is unspotted, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, giving wisdom to little ones.
9The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
9The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.
10And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
10The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, justified in themselves.
11He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
11More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
12Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.
12For thy servant keepeth them, and in keeping them there is a great reward.
13The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.
13Who can understand sins? from my secret ones cleanse me, O Lord:
14He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
14And from those of others spare thy servant. If they shall have no dominion over me, then shall I be without spot: and I shall be cleansed from the greatest sin.
15Then 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.
15And the words of my mouth shall be such as may please: and the meditation of my heart always in thy sight. O Lord, my helper and my Redeemer.
17He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
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19He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
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20The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
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21For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
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22For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
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24Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
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25On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
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26He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
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27For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.
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28You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.
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29By 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.
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30As 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.
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34He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
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35You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.
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36You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.
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37I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
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38I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
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39For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.
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40By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
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41They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
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42Then they were crushed as small as dust before the wind; they were drained out like the waste of the streets.
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43You 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.
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44From 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.
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45They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
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46The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured.
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47It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
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48He 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.
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