2 Samuel 22:26–36

26 With the faithful

you prove yourself faithful,

with the blameless

you prove yourself blameless,

27 with the pure

you prove yourself pure,

but with the crooked

you prove yourself shrewd.

28 You rescue an oppressed people,c

but your eyes are set against the proud—

you humble them.d

29 Lord, you are my lamp;

the Lord illuminates my darkness.e

30 With you I can attack a barricade,A

and with my God I can leap over a wall.f

31 God—his way is perfect;g

the word of the Lord is pure.h

He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

32 For who is God besides the Lord?

And who is a rock? Only our God.

33 God is my strong refuge;*

he makes my way perfect.C

34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer

and sets me securely on theD heights.E

35 He trains my hands for war;i

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36 You have given me the shield of your salvation;j

your help* exalts me.