Ps. 18 (well excerpts, it's a long one)

"I love you, O Lord my strength.

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.

He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.

 The cords of the grave ^[b] coiled around me;
       the snares of death confronted me.

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.

The earth trembled and quaked,
       and the foundations of the mountains shook;
       they trembled because he was angry.

Smoke rose from his nostrils;
       consuming fire came from his mouth,
       burning coals blazed out of it.

He parted the heavens and came down;
       dark clouds were under his feet.

 He mounted the cherubim and flew;
       he soared on the wings of the wind.

He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him—
       the dark rain clouds of the sky.

Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,
       with hailstones and bolts of lightning.

 The LORD thundered from heaven;
       the voice of the Most High resounded …

He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
       he drew me out of deep waters.

 17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
       from my foes, who were too strong for me.

 18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
       but the LORD was my support.

 19 He brought me out into a spacious place;
       he rescued me because he delighted in me …

 25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
       to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

 26 to the pure you show yourself pure,
       but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

 27 You save the humble
       but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.

 28 You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning;
       my God turns my darkness into light.

 29 With your help I can advance against a troop ^[d] ;
       with my God I can scale a wall.

 30 As for God, his way is perfect;
       the word of the LORD is flawless.
       He is a shield
       for all who take refuge in him.

 31 For who is God besides the LORD ?
       And who is the Rock except our God?

 32 It is God who arms me with strength
       and makes my way perfect.

 33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
       he enables me to stand on the heights.

 34 He trains my hands for battle;
       my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

 35 You give me your shield of victory,
       and your right hand sustains me;
       you stoop down to make me great …

 46 The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock!
       Exalted be God my Savior!

 47 He is the God who avenges me,
       who subdues nations under me,

 48 who saves me from my enemies.
       You exalted me above my foes;
       from  violent men you rescued me.

Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD;
       I will sing praises to your name.

He gives his king great victories;
       he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,
       to David and his descendants forever.''

God thunders from on high for us. He parts the heavens and lifts us out of all the muck of life and redeems us. This Psalm has been rocking my face off for a while, I just marvel at how the Lord hears, cares and thunders for His people. Lately, He's reminded me at how He does this for the Swazi children. He hears their cries and parts the heavens. He is their refuge; He hears their cries when no one else does. Amongst all of the darkness here, God shines a bright light and it's beautiful! I want to sit in that light! My God is great! He gives us the ability to scale walls, fight armies and do the unthinkable.  Praise the Lord!