2 Samuel 22:29-46

29You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.

30With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.

31“As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.

32For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God?

33It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.

34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.

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

36You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great.

37You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.

38“I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

39I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.

40You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.

41You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.

42They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the Lord, but he did not answer.

43I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.

44“You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,

45foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

46They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.