2 Samuel 22:29-46

29Lord, you make my lamp burn brightly. You are my light in the dark.

30You make me strong, so that I can chase a whole army! With the help of my God, I can climb over any high wall.

31God's way is perfect. The Lord's promises are always true. He keeps safe everyone who goes to him for help, like a shield that keeps a soldier safe.

32We know that the Lord is God, and no one else. Only our God can keep us safe, like a strong rock!

33It is God who makes me strong. He shows me the safe way through my life.

34He makes my feet stand strongly on the ground. Like a deer, I can stand on high hills and not fall.

35He teaches me how to fight in war. He makes my arms strong to shoot arrows from a metal bow.

36You keep me safe in the battle, like a shield. Your kind help has made me great.

37You have helped me to move safely, so that my feet do not slip.

38I ran after my enemies and I destroyed them. I did not turn back until I had killed them.

39I destroyed them completely. I knocked them down to the ground. They could not get up again. They fell under my feet.

40You have made me strong to fight battles so that I win against my enemies.

41You caused my enemies to turn their backs, and they ran away from me. I destroyed those who hate me.

42They called out for help, but nobody was there to save them. They called to the Lord, but he did not answer them.

43I beat them until they became like dust. I walked over them, like dirt that lies on the streets.

44You have saved me when my people were attacking me. You have made me a ruler of other nations. People that I did not know before now serve me as their ruler.

45Foreign people cannot stand against me, because they are afraid. When they hear about me, they choose to obey me.

46They are not brave enough to fight me. They shake with fear as they leave their strong cities.