Psalm 18:29–42

²⁹By you I can outrun a troop,

and by my God I can leap over a wall.^*

³⁰This God—his way is perfect;

the promise of the Lord proves true;

he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.^*

³¹For who is God except the Lord?

And who is a rock besides our God?^*

³²The God who has girded me with strength

and made my way safe.^r

³³He made my feet like the feet of a deer

and set me secure on the heights.^*

³⁴He trains 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 has supported me;

your help^s has made me great.

³⁶You gave me 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 until they were consumed.^*

³⁸I struck them down so that they were unable to rise;

they fell under my feet.^*

³⁹For you girded me with strength for the battle;

you made my assailants sink under me.^*

⁴⁰You made my enemies turn their backs to me,

and those who hated me I destroyed.^*

⁴¹They cried for help, but there was no one to save them;

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

⁴²I beat them fine, like dust before the wind;

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