2 Samuel 22:35-51 ▼

35 “He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36 “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help makes me great.

37 “You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.

38 “I pursued my enemies and eliminated them, And I did not turn back until they were finished off.

39 “And I have devoured them and smashed them, so that they would not rise; And they fell under my feet.

40 “For You have encircled me with strength for battle; You have forced those who rose up against me to bow down under me.

41 “You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me.

42 “They looked, but there was no one to save them; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

43 “Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like the mud of the streets.

44 “You have also saved me from the contentions of my people; You have kept me as head of the nations; A people I have not known serve me.

45 “Foreigners pretend to obey me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

46 “Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses.

47 “The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock; And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,

48 The God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down peoples under me,

49 Who also brings me out from my enemies; You also raise me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent person.

50 “Therefore I will give thanks to You, LORD, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name.

51 “He is a tower of salvation to His king, And shows favor to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.”