18. he delivered me from strong enemies, from those that hated me, who were stronger than I.
19. They came upon me unawares in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my stay.
20. He brought me forth into a large place; he delivered me, because he had put his will in me.
21. The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has recompensed me.
22. For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23. For I have all his ordinances before me and am attentive to his statutes; I will not depart from them.
24. And I was perfect before him and have kept myself from my iniquity.
25. Therefore, the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes.
26. With the merciful thou art good, and with the perfect thou art upright.
27. With the pure thou art pure, and with the perverse thou art an adversary.
28. Thou wilt save the poor in spirit; but thine eyes are upon the haughty that thou may bring them down.
29. For thou art my lamp, O Lord, and the Lord gives light unto my darkness.
30. For in thee I have run through a troop; with my God I have gone over the walls.
31. As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is purified; he is a shield to all those that trust in him.