Psalm 18:1-6. Set to the tune of Jesus Shall Reign (BH, 1991, #587) 2. Be - cause he s ev - er to be praised, un - to the

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1 Psalm 18:1-6 Set to the tune of Jesus Shall Reign (BH, 1991, #587) P 1. I love you, Lord! You are my strength, the Lord my 2. Be - cause he s ev - er to be praised, un - to the 3. With cords of death on ev - ery side, I was as 4. In my di - stress I called the Lord; my cry to rock my fort my pow r, my God, my hi - ding Lord I lift my cry; for I shall be de - sailed by floods of sin, en - tang - led by the God for help was clear. He from his tem - ple place my shield, my horn of safe - ty, and my tow r. liv - ered thus from all my foes who de - fy me. grave's strong cords, my way with snares of death hemmed in. heard my voice; my cry be - fore him reached his ear.

2 Psalm 18:7-16 Set to the tune of O Come, O Come, Emanuel (BH, 1991, #76) 1 The earth then qui - ver d to its depths; the moun - tains rock d with 2 His nos - trils smok d his mouth breath d fire; and glow - ing coals flam d 3 He swift - ly on a cher - ub flew; on wings of wind he 4 Then through the clouds his bril - liance burst with light-nings, hail - stones 5 The dead - ly ar - rows he sent forth dis - spers'd his foes in 6 Then chan - nels of the seas were seen, laid bare the world s foun - trem - bling frame; the whole world s firm foun - da - tions shook, be - forth from him. He bent the sky as he came down, thick rush d in flight. He hid him - self in dark - ness deep, thick coals of fire. The Lord most high then thun - der d forth; he wild re - treat. The flam ing light - nings he shot out made da - tions vast; at your re - buke, O Lord, they shook, and cause he in his an - ger came. dark - ness hov - er d un - der him. clouds a - bout him black as night. He reach d from heav n and spoke with hail - stones coal of fire. their dis - com - fit - ure com - plete. at your nos - trils an - gry blast. res - cued me from ma - ny wa - ters swel - ling high.

3 Psalm 18:16-26 Set to the tune of Take Up Your Cross (BH, 1991, #494) 1 He reach d from heav n and res - cued me from ma - ny wa- 2 In my dis - tress my foes came on; the Lord was my 3 Ac - cord - ing to my righ - teous - ness I am re - ward- 4 I ve kept the path - way of the Lord and from my God 5 Sin - cere toward him, I set my guard to keep my - self 6 To gra - cious men you gra - cious are; the per - fect you ters swell - ing high; from those that hate me set me free, se - cur - i - ty; he brought me forth and gave me room, ed by the Lord; ac - cord - ing as my hands were clean, did not de - part; I ve kept his judg - ments in my sight, a - way from sin. My righ - teous - ness the Lord re - wards per - fec - tion show; the pure you show that you are pure; from foes that stron - ger were than I. be - cause he took de - light in me. he gives to me a just re - ward. his sta - tutes shut not from my heart. as in his sight my hands are clean. your cunn - ing will the craf - ty know.

4 Psalm 18:27-35 Set to the tune of When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (BH, 1991, #144) 1 A hum - ble peo - ple you lift up; but haugh - ty 2 By you I can at - tack a troop, and by my 3 He is a shield a - round all those who flee to 4 My God girds up my loins with strength; my way he 5 My arms can bend a bow of brass; hands train d by eyes you hum - ble low. You light my lamp and God I leap a wall. Our God, how per - fect him from foes a - broad. For who is God, ex - per - fects with his hand. He makes my feet swift him for bat - tle wait. Your gift, my shield, your make it shine. The Lord my God makes dark - ness glow. is his way! No pro - mise of the Lord can fall. cept the Lord? Who is a rock ex - cept our God? like the doe s; on heights tri - um - phant makes me stand. Hand, my help! Your gent - le - ness has made me great.

5 Psalm 18:36-45 Set to the tune of Soldiers of Christ, in Truth Array d (BH, 1991, #574) 1 You for my steps have clear d the way; my feet slide 2 My foes can rise a - gain no more; they at my 3 You made them turn their backs and flee, that I my 4 I crush d them small as fly - ing dust; like tram - pled 5 A peo - ple I knew not will serve, and, when they not while I pur - sue; I ov - er - take my flee - ing feet are fall - en now. For you have made me strong for ha - ters might de - story. They cried for help, but no one mud I let them fall. You res - cued me from peo - ples hear me, will o - bey. The sons of stran - gers, trem - bling foes; I turn not till I thrust them through. war; you ve made my foes be - neath me bow. came; they begg d the Lord; he sent no joy. strife, made me the head of na - tions all. come and from their strong - holds fade a - way.

6 Psalm 18:46-50 Set to the tune of All People That on Earth Do Dwell (BH, 1991, #5) 1 Je - ho - vah lives! Bless d be my rock! The God who 2 He saves me from my en - e - mies; yes, you will 3 I there - fore will give thanks to you a - mong the 4 He to his king sal - va - tion gives, to his a - saves ex - alt - ed be. The God who, ven - gence now ex - alt me far a - bove the men of na - tions all, O Lord; and I will sing the noi - ted show his grace; his mer - cy ev - er - ex - e - cutes, and hum - bles na - tions un - der me. vi - o - lence who ri - sen up a - gainst me are. psalms of praise, to your great name will praise ac - cord. more ex - tends to Da - vid and his pro - mis d race.