2 Samuel 22:29-46

29For You, O Lord, are my lamp; The Lord illumines and dispels my darkness.

30For by You I can run upon a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall.

31As for God, His way is blameless and perfect; The word of the Lord is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.

32For who is God, besides the Lord? And who is a rock, besides our God?

33God is my strong fortress; He sets the blameless in His way.

34He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift]; He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.

35He trains my hands for war, So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.

36You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help and gentleness make me great.

37You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.

38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed (eliminated).

39I consumed them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; They fell under my feet.

40For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who stood against me.

41You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in retreat], And I destroyed those who hated me.

42They looked, but there was no savior for them— Even to the Lord [they looked], but He did not answer them.

43Then I beat them as [small as] the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire (dirt, mud) of the streets.

44You also have rescued me from strife with my [own] people; You have kept me as the head of the nations. People whom I have not known served me.

45Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.

46Foreigners lose heart; They come trembling out of their strongholds.