Psalm 18:37–45

37 I pursue my enemies and overtake them;

I do not turn back until they are wiped out.af

38 I crush them, and they cannot get up;

they fall beneath my feet.ag

39 You have clothed me with strength for battle;ah

you subdue my adversaries beneath me.ai

40 You have made my enemies retreat before me;B,aj

I annihilate those who hate me.ak

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

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

42 I pulverize them like dust before the wind;an

I trample themC like mud in the streets.ao

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

you have appointed me the head of nations;ap

a people I had not known serve me.aq

44 Foreigners submit to me cringing;

as soon as they hear they obey me.a

45 Foreigners lose heart

and come trembling from their fortifications.b