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2 Samuel 22:29-46

29For thou art my lampH5216, O Jehovah;And Jehovah will lighten my darknessH2822.30For by thee I runH7323 upon a troopH1416;By my GodH430 do I leapH1801 over a wallH7791.31As for GodH410, his wayH1870 is perfectH8549:The wordH565 of Jehovah is tried;He is a shieldH4043 unto all them that takeH2620 refugeH2620 in him.32For who is GodH430, save Jehovah?And who is a rockH6697, save our GodH430?33GodH410 is my strong fortress;And he guideth the perfectH8549 in his wayH1870.34He maketh his feetH7272 like hinds’ feetH7272,And setteth me upon my highH1116 placesH1116.35He teacheth my handsH3027 to warH4421,So that mine armsH2220 do bend a bowH7198 of brass.36Thou hast also givenH5414 me the shieldH4043 of thy salvationH3468;And thy gentleness hath madeH5414 me great.37Thou hast enlargedH7337 my stepsH6806 under me;And my feet have not slippedH4571.38I have pursuedH7291 mine enemiesH341, and destroyedH8045 them;Neither did I turnH7725 again till they were consumed.39And I have consumedH398 them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot ariseH6965:Yea, they are fallenH5307 under my feetH7272.40For thou hast girdedH247 me with strengthH2428 unto the battleH4421;Thou hast subdued under me those that roseH6965 up against me.41Thou hast also madeH5414 mine enemiesH341 turn their backsH6203 unto me,That I might cut off them that hateH8130 me.42They lookedH8159, but there was none to saveH3467;Even unto Jehovah, but he answeredH6030 them not.43Then did I beatH7833 them small as the dustH6083 of the earthH776,I did crushH1854 them as the mire of the streetsH2351, and did spreadH7554 them abroad.44Thou also hast deliveredH6403 me from the strivings of my peopleH5971;Thou hast keptH8104 me to be the headH7218 of the nationsH1471:A peopleH5971 whom I have not knownH3045 shall serveH5647 me.45The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me:As soon as they hearH8085 of me, they shall obey me.46The foreigners shall fade away,And shall come trembling out of their close places.

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