Psalm 18:29–42

²⁹For by you I can run against a troop,

and by my God I can ^aleap over ^ba wall.

³⁰This God—his way is ^cperfect;⁴

the word of the Lord ^dproves true;

he is ^ea shield for all those who ^ftake refuge in him.

³¹For ^gwho is God, but the Lord?

And who is ^ha rock, except our God?—

³²the God who ⁱequipped me with strength

and made my way ^jblameless.

³³He made my feet like the feet of a ^kdeer

and set me secure on ^lthe heights.

³⁴He ^mtrains my hands for war,

so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

³⁵You have given me the shield of your salvation,

and your right hand ⁿsupported me,

and your ^ogentleness made me great.

³⁶You ^pgave a wide place for my steps under me,

and my feet did not slip.

³⁷I pursued my enemies and overtook them,

and did not turn back till they were consumed.

³⁸I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;

they fell under my feet.

³⁹For you equipped me with strength for the battle;

you made those who rise against me sink under me.

⁴⁰You made my enemies ^qturn their backs to me,⁵

and those who hated me I destroyed.

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

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

⁴²I beat them fine as ^sdust before the wind;

I cast them out like ^tthe mire of the streets.