2 Samuel 22:29-46

29Indeed, you are my lamp, Lord. The Lord illumines the darkness around me.

30Indeed,with your help I can charge against an army; by my God’s power I can jump over a wall.

31The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

32Indeed, who is God besides the Lord? Who is a protector besides our God?

33The one true God is my mighty refuge; he removes the obstacles in my way.

34He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.

35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow.

36You give me your protective shield; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

37You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

38I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

39I wipe them out and beat them to death; they cannot get up; they fall at my feet.

40You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

41You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

42They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

43I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground; I crush them and stomp on them like clay in the streets.

44You rescue me from a hostile army; you preserve me as a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

45Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.

46Foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.