2 Samuel 22:38-49

New American Standard Bible

³⁸I pursued my enemies and ^(A)eliminated them,
And I did not turn back until they were finished off.
³⁹And I have devoured them and smashed them, so that they would not rise;
And ^(B)they fell under my feet.
⁴⁰For You have encircled me with strength for battle;
You have forced ^(C)those who rose up against me to bow down under me.
⁴¹You have also ^(D)made my enemies turn their backs to me,
And I ^[a]destroyed those who hated me.
⁴²^(E)They looked, but there was no one to save them;
^(F)Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
⁴³^(G)Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth;
^(H)I crushed and trampled them like the mud of the streets.
⁴⁴^(I)You have also saved me from the contentions of my people;
^(J)You have kept me as head of the nations;
^(K)A people I have not known serve me.
⁴⁵^(L)Foreigners pretend to obey me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
⁴⁶Foreigners lose heart,
^(M)And ^[b]come trembling out of their fortresses.
⁴⁷The Lord lives, and blessed be my Rock;
And exalted be ^[c]^(N)my God, the rock of my salvation,
⁴⁸^(O)The God who executes vengeance for me,
^(P)And brings down peoples under me,
⁴⁹Who also brings me out from my enemies;
You also raise me above ^(Q)those who rise up against me;
^(R)You rescue me from the violent person.