Psalm 18:29–42

²⁹With your help^x I can advance against a troop^e;

with my God I can scale a wall.

³⁰As for God, his way is perfect:^y

The Lord’s word is flawless;^z

he shields^a all who take refuge^b in him.

³¹For who is God besides the Lord?^c

And who is the Rock^d except our God?

³²It is God who arms me with strength^e

and keeps my way secure.^f

³³He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^g

he causes me to stand on the heights.^h

³⁴He trains my hands for battle;ⁱ

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

³⁵You make your saving help my shield,

and your right hand sustains^j me;

your help has made me great.

³⁶You provide a broad path^k for my feet,

so that my ankles do not give way.^l

³⁷I pursued my enemies^m and overtook them;

I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

³⁸I crushed themⁿ so that they could not rise;^o

they fell beneath my feet.^p

³⁹You armed me with strength^q for battle;

you humbled my adversaries^r before me.

⁴⁰You made my enemies turn their backs^s in flight,

and I destroyed^t my foes.

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

to the Lord, but he did not answer.^v

⁴²I beat them as fine as windblown dust;^w

I trampled them^f like mud in the streets.