“The LORD is your Salvation.” Psalm 18
The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock,
and exalted be the God of my salvation—
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:
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I love you, O LORD, my strength.
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The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
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I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
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The cords of death encompassed me;
the torrents of destruction assailed me;[a]
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the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
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In my distress I called upon the LORD;
to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock,
and exalted be the God of my salvation—
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty and most merciful God, preserve us from all harm and danger that we, being ready in both body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish what You want done; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our LORD, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen