David’s Song of Deliverance
(Psalms 18:1–50)
And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. Exo 15:1Jdg 5:1Isa 12:1-62Ti 4:18Psa 103:1-6Psa 116:1-19Psa 34:19Rev 7:9-17 He said: Psa 18:2-50Psa 31:3Psa 71:3Deu 32:4Psa 144:2Psa 91:21Sa 2:2Mat 16:18
“The LORD is my rock,
my fortress, and my deliverer.
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, Psa 9:9Isa 12:2Pro 18:10Pro 30:5Psa 18:2Deu 33:29Gen 15:1Psa 115:9-11
my shield, and the horn of my salvation.
My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior,
You save me from violence.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; Psa 18:3Psa 116:2Rom 10:13Psa 116:13Psa 116:4Psa 34:6Psa 48:1Psa 50:15
so shall I be saved from my enemies.
For the waves of death engulfed me; Jon 2:3Psa 69:14-151Th 5:3Isa 59:19Jer 46:7-8Psa 18:4Psa 93:3-4Rev 12:15-16
the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol entangled me; Psa 116:3Act 2:24Job 36:8Jon 2:2Pro 13:14Pro 14:27Pro 5:22Psa 140:5
the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon the LORD; Psa 18:6Jon 2:7Psa 116:4Exo 3:7Psa 120:1Psa 27:4Psa 34:15-17Hab 2:20
I cried out to my God.
And from His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry for help reached His ears.
Then the earth shook and quaked; Job 26:11Psa 97:4Jdg 5:4Psa 77:18Mat 28:2Psa 18:7Act 4:31Nam 1:5
the foundations of the heavens 1trembled;
they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Smoke rose from His nostrils, Heb 12:29Psa 18:152Sa 22:132Sa 22:16Deu 32:22Exo 15:7-8Exo 19:18Exo 24:17
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
glowing coals blazed forth.
He parted the heavens and came down 1Ki 8:12Psa 97:2Exo 20:21Psa 144:5Deu 4:11Isa 64:1-3Luk 23:44-45Mat 27:45
with dark clouds beneath His feet.
He mounted a cherub and flew; Psa 104:3Gen 3:24Heb 1:14Psa 18:10Psa 80:1Psa 99:11Sa 4:4Exo 25:19
He soared 2on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness a canopy around Him, 2Sa 22:10Job 36:29Psa 18:11-12Psa 97:2Psa 27:5
a gathering of water and thick clouds.
From the brightness of His presence 2Sa 22:9
coals of fire 3blazed forth.
The LORD thundered from heaven; 1Sa 2:10Job 37:2-5Psa 29:3-91Sa 12:17-181Sa 7:10Exo 19:6Ezk 10:5Isa 30:30
the voice of the Most High resounded.
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; Deu 32:23Hab 3:11Jos 10:10Psa 144:6-7Psa 18:14Psa 45:5Psa 7:12-13
He hurled lightning and routed them.
The channels of the sea appeared, Nam 1:4Exo 15:8-10Hab 3:8-10Psa 114:3-72Sa 22:9Exo 14:21-27Job 38:11Mat 8:26-27
and the foundations of the world were exposed
at the rebuke of the LORD,
at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; Isa 43:2Psa 144:7Psa 18:16Psa 130:1Psa 32:6Psa 124:4-5Psa 59:1-2Psa 93:3-4
He drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, 2Co 1:102Ti 4:17Psa 3:7Psa 56:92Sa 22:1
from foes too mighty for me.
They confronted me in my day of calamity, Psa 71:20-211Sa 19:11-171Sa 23:26-27Psa 118:10-13Psa 23:42Sa 15:10-13Isa 26:19Isa 50:10
but the LORD was my support.
He brought me out into the open; Psa 31:82Sa 15:26Psa 118:5Psa 149:4Psa 22:8Psa 147:11Act 2:32-361Ch 4:10
He rescued me because He delighted in me.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; 1Sa 26:23Psa 24:41Ki 8:32Psa 7:8Jas 4:81Co 15:582Sa 22:25Job 17:9
He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD Pro 8:32Gen 18:19Psa 128:1Psa 119:1Psa 36:31Sa 12:32Co 1:12Heb 10:38-39
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For all His ordinances are before me; Psa 119:102Psa 119:30Jhn 15:14Deu 6:1-2Deu 6:6-9Deu 7:12Deu 8:11Luk 1:6
I have not disregarded His statutes.
And I have been blameless before Him Gen 6:9Gen 17:1Job 1:1Eph 1:4Heb 12:12Co 5:11Jhn 1:47Pro 4:23
and kept myself from iniquity.
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, 2Sa 22:212Co 5:10Rom 2:7-8Isa 3:10Pro 5:21
according to my cleanness in His sight. 4
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, Mat 5:7Jas 2:13
to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
to the pure You show Yourself pure, Mat 5:8Psa 18:26Lev 26:23-28Isa 45:9Psa 125:5Deu 28:58-61Exo 18:11
but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
You save an afflicted people, Psa 72:12-13Isa 5:15Jas 4:6-7Exo 3:7-8Isa 2:11-12Isa 2:171Pe 5:5-6Dan 4:37
but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
For You, O LORD, are my lamp; Psa 27:1Jhn 8:12Rev 21:23Jhn 12:46Job 29:3Mic 7:9Psa 112:4Isa 50:10
the LORD lights up my darkness.
For in You I can charge an army; Psa 18:29Php 4:13Psa 118:10-12Rom 8:37
with my God I can scale a wall.
As for God, His way is perfect; Deu 32:4Pro 30:5Psa 18:30Mat 5:48Psa 12:62Sa 22:3Psa 119:140Dan 4:37
the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield to all
who take refuge in Him.
For who is God besides the LORD? 1Sa 2:2Deu 32:31Isa 44:6Isa 44:8Jer 10:6-72Sa 22:2-3Deu 32:39Isa 45:21
And who is the Rock except our God?
God is my strong fortress Eph 6:10Isa 41:10Psa 27:1Psa 28:7-8Php 4:13Heb 13:212Co 12:9Psa 119:1
and He makes my way clear.
He makes my feet like those of a deer Deu 32:13Isa 58:14Hab 3:192Sa 2:18Isa 33:16Deu 33:25
and stations me upon the heights.
He trains my hands for battle; Psa 144:1Psa 18:33-34Ezk 39:3Ezk 39:9-10Psa 46:9
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You have given me Your shield of salvation, Eph 6:16Psa 115:14Psa 84:11Psa 18:35Gen 12:2Gen 15:1Gen 22:17
and Your gentleness exalts me. 5
You broaden the path beneath me Pro 4:12Psa 17:51Sa 2:9Psa 121:3Psa 18:36Psa 4:1Psa 94:18
so that my ankles do not give way.
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Psa 21:8-92Sa 10:142Sa 5:18-252Sa 8:1-22Sa 8:13-14Rom 8:37
I did not turn back until they were consumed.
I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; Mal 4:3Mal 4:1Psa 110:1Psa 110:5-6Psa 118:10-12Psa 18:37
they have fallen under my feet.
You have armed me with strength for battle; Psa 44:5Col 1:11Isa 60:14Psa 18:32Psa 18:391Sa 17:49-511Sa 23:5Isa 45:5
You have subdued my foes beneath me.
You have made my enemies retreat before me; Exo 23:27Jos 10:242Th 1:8-9Gen 49:8Luk 19:14Luk 19:27Psa 18:40-41Psa 21:8-9
I put an end to those who hated me.
They looked, but there was no one to save them— Isa 1:151Sa 28:6Mic 3:4Pro 1:28Ezk 20:3Job 27:9Luk 13:25-26Mat 7:22-23
to the LORD, but He did not answer.
I ground them as the dust of the earth; Mic 7:10Isa 10:62Ki 13:7Zec 10:5Dan 2:35Deu 32:26Isa 26:15Luk 21:24
I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
You have delivered me from the strife of my people; 2Sa 8:1-14Isa 55:52Sa 3:12Sa 19:142Sa 19:9Deu 28:132Sa 18:6-82Sa 20:1-2
You have preserved me as the head of nations;
a people I had not known shall serve me.
Foreigners cower before me; Psa 81:15Psa 66:3Act 8:13Act 8:21-23Deu 33:29Isa 56:3Isa 56:6Psa 18:44-45
when they hear me, they obey me.
Foreigners lose heart Mic 7:17Amo 9:3Isa 2:19Isa 2:21Isa 64:6Jas 1:11
and come trembling 6from their strongholds.
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! Psa 89:262Sa 22:3Job 19:25Deu 32:39-40Luk 1:47
And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
the God who avenges me Psa 94:1Psa 144:21Co 15:251Sa 25:301Sa 25:392Sa 18:192Sa 18:31Psa 110:1
and brings down nations beneath me,
who frees me from my enemies. Psa 140:11Sa 2:82Sa 5:122Sa 7:8-9Num 24:17-19Num 24:7Psa 140:4Psa 18:48
You exalt me above my foes;
You rescue me from violent men.
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; Rom 15:9Isa 12:1-6Psa 145:1-2Psa 146:1-2Psa 18:49
I will sing praises to Your name. 7
Great salvation He brings to His king. 2Sa 7:12-13Psa 144:10Psa 18:50Psa 89:20Psa 89:292Sa 22:2Jer 30:9Luk 1:31-33
He shows loving devotion to His anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.”