10 Promises from Psalm 18

Psalm 18 has completely disintegrated in my Bible because of how much I’ve read it. I credit this Psalm–and the Lord’s promises in it–as saving my life in graduate school and beyond.

Now, I listen to an audio version or read it online when I’m at that point in the Psalms. As I listened this morning, I noted 10 amazing promises in this writing:

 The Lord is my strength (verse 1).The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
 my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold (verse 2).In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears (verse 6)He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters (verse 16).The Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place. He rescued me because he delighted in me (verses 18-19).You, Lord, keep my lamp burning;  my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop. With my God I can scale a wall (verses 28-19). As for God, his way is perfect. The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him (verse 30). It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.  He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights (verses 32-33). He trains my hands for battle;  my arms can bend a bow of bronze (verse 34). You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way (verses 35-36).

I love thinking of God in all of these ways!