Psalms 18:35-48

35You give me your protective shield; your right hand supports me; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

36You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

37I chase my enemies and catch them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

38I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.

39You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.

40You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

41They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

42I grind them as fine windblown dust; I beat them underfoot like clay in the streets.

43You rescue me from a hostile army; you make me a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.

44When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;

45foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

46The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

47The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.

48He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men.