45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with (A)a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, (B)whom you have defied.

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13 I can do all things (A)through him who strengthens me.

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(A)Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but (B)our sufficiency is from God,

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With him is (A)an arm of flesh, (B)but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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The Lord is my (A)rock and my (B)fortress and my deliverer,
    my God, my (C)rock, in (D)whom I take refuge,
    my (E)shield, and (F)the horn of my salvation, my (G)stronghold.

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(A)Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    who made heaven and earth.

The Lord Surrounds His People

A Song of (B)Ascents.

125 Those who (C)trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
    which (D)cannot be moved, but abides forever.

33 This God is my (A)strong refuge
    and has made my[a] way blameless.[b]
34 (B)He made my feet like the feet of a deer
    and set me secure (C)on the heights.
35 (D)He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 Or his; also verse 34
  2. 2 Samuel 22:33 Compare Psalm 18:32; Hebrew he has blamelessly set my way free, or he has made my way spring up blamelessly

May we shout for joy over (A)your salvation,
    and in the name of our God set up our (B)banners!
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed;
    he will answer him from his holy heaven
    with (C)the saving might of his right hand.
Some trust in (D)chariots and some in (E)horses,
    (F)but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

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36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, (A)for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

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23 “‘Whom have you mocked and reviled?
    Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes to the heights?
    Against (A)the Holy One of Israel!

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10 And the Philistine said, (A)“I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together.”

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10 (A)All nations surrounded me;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

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(A)Salvation belongs to the Lord;
    your blessing be on your people! Selah

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32 And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of (A)Gideon, (B)Barak, (C)Samson, (D)Jephthah, of (E)David and (F)Samuel and the prophets— 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, (G)stopped the mouths of lions, 34 (H)quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, (I)became mighty in war, (J)put foreign armies to flight.

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For not in (A)my bow do I trust,
    nor can my sword save me.

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10 (A)The name of the Lord is (B)a strong tower;
    the righteous man runs into it and (C)is safe.

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28 “‘I know your sitting down
    and your going out and coming in,
    and your raging against me.

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26 And David said to the men who stood by him, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away (A)the reproach from Israel? For who is this (B)uncircumcised Philistine, that he should (C)defy the armies of (D)the living God?”

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