Psalms 18:29-42

29For by You I can crush a troop, And by my God I can leap over a wall.

30As for God, His way is blameless. The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless]; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

31For who is God, but the Lord? Or who is a rock, except our God,

32The God who encircles me with strength And makes my way blameless?

33He makes my feet like hinds’ feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble]; He sets me [securely] upon my high places.

34He trains my hands for war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand upholds and sustains me; Your gentleness [Your gracious response when I pray] makes me great.

36You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure, So that my feet will not slip.

37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

38I shattered them so that they were not able to rise; They fell [wounded] under my feet.

39For You have encircled me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

40You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in defeat], And I silenced and destroyed those who hated me.

41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.

42Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the dirt of the streets.