Psalm 18:41–45

41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—

to the Lord, but he did not answer.

42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;

I trampled them like mud in the streets.

43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;

you have made me the head of nations.

People I did not know now serve me,

44 foreigners cower before me;

as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

45 They all lose heart;

they come trembling from their strongholds.

41 They cried for help, but there was none to save;

they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.

42 I beat them fine as dust before the wind;

I cast them out like the mire of the streets.

43 You delivered me from strife with the people;

you made me the head of the nations;

people whom I had not known served me.

44 As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;

foreigners came cringing to me.

45 Foreigners lost heart

and came trembling out of their fortresses.

41 They cried, but there was none to save them:

Even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind:

I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people;

And thou hast made me the head of the heathen:

A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me:

The strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

45 The strangers shall fade away,

And be afraid out of their close places.

41 They called for help, but no one came to their rescue.

They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.

42 I ground them as fine as dust in the wind.

I swept them into the gutter like dirt.

43 You gave me victory over my accusers.

You appointed me ruler over nations;

people I don’t even know now serve me.

44 As soon as they hear of me, they submit;

foreign nations cringe before me.

45 They all lose their courage

and come trembling from their strongholds.

41 They cried out, but there was none to save;

Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

42 Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind;

I cast them out like dirt in the streets.

43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;

You have made me the head of the nations;

A people I have not known shall serve me.

44 As soon as they hear of me they obey me;

The foreigners submit to me.

45 The foreigners fade away,

And come frightened from their hideouts.

41 They called for help,

but no one came to save them.

They called to the Lord,

but he did not answer them.

42 I beat my enemies into pieces, like dust in the wind.

I poured them out like mud in the streets.

43 You saved me when the people attacked me.

You made me the leader of nations.

People I never knew serve me.

44 As soon as they hear me, they obey me.

Foreigners obey me.

45 They all become afraid

and tremble in their hiding places.

41 They cried, but there was none to save;

Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind;

I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people;

Thou hast made me the head of the nations:

A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me;

The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

45 The foreigners shall fade away,

And shall come trembling out of their close places.

41 They cried, and there was none to save; —unto Jehovah, and he answered them not. 42 And I did beat them small as dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets. 43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; thou hast made me the head of the nations: a people I knew not doth serve me. 44 At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me. 45 Strangers have faded away, and they come trembling forth from their close places.

41 They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. 

They cried out to the Lord, but he did not answer them. 

42 I beat them into a powder as fine as the dust blown by the wind. 

I threw them out as though they were dirt on the streets. 

43 You rescued me from my conflicts with the people. 

You made me the leader of nations. 

A people I did not know will serve me: 

44 As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. 

Foreigners will cringe in front of me. 

45 Foreigners will lose heart, 

and they will tremble when they come out of their fortifications. 

41 They cry for help, but there is no one to save them —

they cry to the Lord, but He does not answer them.

42 I pulverize them like dust before the wind;

I trample them like mud in the streets.

43 You have freed me from the feuds among the people;

You have appointed me the head of nations;

a people I had not known serve me.

44 Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;

as soon as they hear, they obey me.

45 Foreigners lose heart

and come trembling from their fortifications.

41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them;

they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.

42 I beat them fine, like dust before the wind;

I cast them out like the mire of the streets.

43 You delivered me from strife with the peoples;

you made me head of the nations;

people whom I had not known served me.

44 As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me;

foreigners came cringing to me.

45 Foreigners lost heart

and came trembling out of their strongholds.

41 They cried out but there was no rescuer,

even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.

42 And I ground them like dust in the wind,

I emptied them out like mud of the streets.

43 You rescued me from strife with people;

you set me as head (over) nations.

People I did not know served me;

44 as soon as they heard, they obeyed me.

The children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.

45 The children of a foreign land lost heart,

and they came trembling from their strongholds.

41 They cried out for help. But there was no one to save them.

They called out to you. But you didn’t answer them.

42 I beat them as fine as dust blown by the wind.

I poured them out like mud in the streets.

43 You saved me when my own people attacked me.

You made me the ruler over nations.

People I didn’t know serve me now.

44 As soon as they hear me, they obey me.

People from other lands bow down to me in fear.

45 All of them give up hope.

They come trembling out of their hiding places.