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| [1] (18:1a) I wyll entirely loue thee O God my strength |
[1]I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. |
| [2](18:1b) God is my stony rocke & my fortresse, and my delyuerer: my Lorde, my castell in whom I wyll trust, my buckler, the horne of my saluation, & my refuge |
[2]The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. |
| [3](18:2) I wyll call vpon God, who is most worthy to be praysed: so I shall be safe from myne enemies |
[3]I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. |
| [4](18:3) The panges of death haue compassed me about: and the outragiousnes of the wicked haue astonyed me with feare |
[4]The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. |
| [5](18:4) The panges of a graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertoke me |
[5]The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. |
| [6](18:5) But in this my distresse I dyd call vppon God, and I made my complaynt vnto my Lorde: he hearde my voyce out of his temple, and my crye came before his face, euen vnto his eares |
[6]In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. |
| [7](18:6) The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations of the hylles tottered and shooke, because he was wroth |
[7]Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. |
| [8](18:7) In his anger a smoke ascended vp: and a fire out of his mouth dyd cosume, and euery cole therof dyd set a fire |
[8]There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. |
| [9](18:8) He bowed the heauens also, and he came downe: and it was darke vnder his feete |
[9]He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. |
| [10](18:9) He ridde vpon the Cherub, and he dyd flee: he came fleeyng vpon the wynges of the wynde |
[10]And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. |
| [11](18:10) For his secrete place he dyd put darkenesse: and for his pauilion rounde about hym, he dyd put darknesse of waters in cloudes of the ayre |
[11]He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. |
| [12](18:11) His cloudes, haylestones, and coles of fire: fell downe before hym after lyghtnyng |
[12]At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. |
| [13](18:12) God also thundred out of heauen: and the most hyghest made his voyce to sounde, haylestones, and coles of fire |
[13]The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. |
| [14](18:13) He shot out his arrowes, and scattered them: he cast foorth much lyghtnynges, and destroyed them |
[14]Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. |
| [15](18:14) And the bottomes of waters appeared, and the foundations of the rounde worlde were discouered at thy chidyng, O God: at the blast of the breath of thine anger |
[15]Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. |
| [16](18:15) He hath sent downe from aboue to fetch me: he hath taken me out of many waters |
[16]He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. |
| [17](18:16) He hath deliuered me from my strong enemie: and from them which hate me, for they were to stout for me |
[17]He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. |
| [18](18:17) They preuented me in the day of my trouble: but God was vnto me a sure stay |
[18]They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. |
| [19](18:18) He brought me also foorth into a place of libertie: he brought me foorth, because he had a fauour vnto me |
[19]He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. |
| [20](18:19) God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: accordyng to the cleannesse of myne handes he recompensed me |
[20]The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. |
| [21](18:20) Because I had kept the wayes of God: and had not wickedly shronke from my God |
[21]For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. |
| [22](18:21) For all his lawes were before me: and I reiected none of his commaundementes from me |
[22]For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. |
| [23](18:22) And I was sounde & pure towardes hym: and I was weery lest I shoulde offende hym with my wickednesse |
[23]I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. |
| [24](18:23) Therfore hath God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: and accordyng to my cleannesse of my handes in his syght |
[24]Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. |
| [25](18:24) With the holy thou wylt be holy: with a perfect man thou wylt be perfect |
[25]With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; |
| [26](18:25) With the cleane thou wylt be cleane: and with the frowarde thou wylt be frowarde |
[26]With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. |
| [27](18:26) For thou hast saued the people oppressed: and thou hast brought downe the hygh lokes of the proude |
[27]For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. |
| [28](18:27) Thou also hast lyghtened my candell: God my Lorde hath made my darknesse to be lyght |
[28]For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. |
| [29](18:28) For in thee I haue discomfited an hoast of men: and with the helpe of my Lorde I haue skipped ouer the wall |
[29]For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. |
| [30](18:29) The way of the Lorde is a perfect way, the worde of God is tryed in the fire: he is a shielde vnto all them that put their trust in hym |
[30]As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. |
| [31](18:30) For who is a Lorde besides God: or who hath any strength besides our Lorde |
[31]For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? |
| [32](18:31) It is God that hath gyrded me with valiauntnesse of warre: and he hath made my way playne |
[32]It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. |
| [33](18:32) He hath made my feete lyke Hartes feete: and he hath set me vp on hygh |
[33]He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. |
| [34](18:33) He hath taught my handes to fyght: and myne armes to breake a bowe of steele |
[34]He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. |
| [35](18:34) Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation: thy ryght hande also hath helde me vp, and through thy great gentlenesse I haue increased |
[35]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. |
| [36](18:35) Thou hast made me roomth inough for to go on: so that my feete haue not slypt |
[36]Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. |
| [37](18:36) I haue pursued myne enemies and onertaken them: neither dyd I returne backe vntyll I had destroyed them |
[37]I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. |
| [38](18:37) I smote them downe, and they are not able to aryse: they haue taken such a fall vnder my feete |
[38]I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. |
| [39](18:38) Thou hast gyrded me with strength vnto battayle: thou hast made them to bowe downe vnder me who haue rysen vp agaynst me |
[39]For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. |
| [40](18:39) Thou hast geuen me myne enemies neckes: and I haue destroyed them that hated me |
[40]Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. |
| [41](18:40) They cryed, but there was none to saue them: they cryed vnto God, but he dyd not heare them |
[41]They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not. |
| [42](18:41) I dyd beat them to powder, like vnto dust in a wynde: I haue brought them as lowe as durt in the streates |
[42]Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets. |
| [43](18:42a) Thou hast deliuered me from sedition of the people, and thou hast made me head of the heathen: a people whom I haue not knowen serueth me |
[43]Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. |
| [44](18:42b) assoone as they hearde of me, they obeyed me |
[44]As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. |
| [45](18:43) Children of a straunger haue made a lie vnto me: the heartes of the children of a straunger hath fayled them, and they feared in their [strong] holdes |
[45]The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. |
| [46](18:44) God lyueth, and he [is] my strength most worthy of blisse: and the Lorde of my saluation ought to be magnified |
[46]The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. |
| [47](18:45) It is God that hath geuen me power to take auengeaunce: and he hath subdued the people vnder me |
[47]It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. |
| [48](18:46) It is he that is the aucthour of my deliuerie from myne enemies: and he hath set me vp aboue them that rose agaynst me, he hath ridde me from the wicked man |
[48]He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. |
| [49](18:47) For this cause I wyll acknowledge thee O God among the gentiles: and syng psalmes vnto thy name |
[49]Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. |
| [50](18:48) Who hath wonderfull oft deliuered his kyng: and he hath done mercifully vnto Dauid his annoynted, and vnto his seede for euermore |
[50]Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. |