New American Bible, Revised Edition

Psalms 18:20-34 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

20. He set me free in the open;he rescued me because he loves me.

21. The Lord acknowledged my righteousness,rewarded my clean hands.

22. For I kept the ways of the Lord;I was not disloyal to my God.

23. For his laws were all before me,his decrees I did not cast aside.

24. I was honest toward him;I was on guard against sin.

25. So the Lord rewarded my righteousness,the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

26. Toward the faithful you are faithful;to the honest man you are honest;

27. Toward the pure, you are pure;but to the perverse you are devious.

28. For humble people you save;haughty eyes you bring low.

29. For you, Lord, give light to my lamp;my God brightens my darkness.

30. With you I can rush an armed band,with my God to help I can leap a wall.

31. God’s way is unerring;the Lord’s promise is refined;he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

32. Truly, who is God except the Lord?Who but our God is the rock?

33. This God who girded me with might,kept my way unerring,

34. Who made my feet like a deer’s,and set me on the heights,