Psalm 18:31–45

31 For who is God besides the Lord?v

And who is a rock? Only our God.w

32 God—he clothes me with strengthx

and makes my way perfect.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deery

and sets me securely on the heights.A,z

34 He trains my hands for war;aa

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.ab

35 You have given me the shield of your salvation;

your right hand upholds me,ac

and your humility exalts me.

36 You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps,ad

and my ankles do not give way.ae

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