Psalms 18:27-47

²⁷For Thou a poor people savest, And the eyes of the high causest to fall.

²⁸For Thou — Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness.

²⁹For by Thee I run — a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.

³⁰God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.

³¹For who is God besides Jehovah? And who is a rock save our God?

³²God! who is girding me with strength, And He maketh perfect my way.

³³Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.

³⁴Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.

³⁵And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

³⁶Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

³⁷I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.

³⁸I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

³⁹And Thou girdest me with strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.

⁴⁰As to mine enemies — Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me — I cut them off.

⁴¹They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.

⁴²And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.

⁴³Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.

⁴⁴At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

⁴⁵Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.

⁴⁶Jehovah liveth — and blessed is my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.

⁴⁷God — who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdueth peoples under me,