2 Samuel 22:29-46

29Lord, you are my lamp; the Lord illuminates my darkness.

30With you I can attack a barricade, and with my God I can leap over a wall.

31God — his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

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

33God is my strong refuge; he makes my way perfect.

34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights.

35He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36You have given me the shield of your salvation; your help exalts me.

37You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way.

38I pursue my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out.

39I wipe them out and crush them, and they do not rise; they fall beneath my feet.

40You have clothed me with strength for battle; you subdue my adversaries beneath me.

41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me.

42They look, but there is no one to save them — they look to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

43I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.

44You have freed me from the feuds among my people; you have preserved me as head of nations; a people I had not known serve me.

45Foreigners submit to me cringing; as soon as they hear, they obey me.

46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications.