⁷ He raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
⁸ to make them sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.

³⁷ I pursued my enemies and overtook them
    and did not turn back until they were consumed.^(A)
38 I struck them down so that they were unable to rise;
    they fell under my feet.^(B)
39 For you girded me with strength for the battle;
    you made my assailants sink under me.^(C)
40 You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
    and those who hated me I destroyed.^(D)
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them;
    they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.^(E)
42 I beat them fine, like dust before the wind;
    I cast them out like the mire of the streets.^(F)

³⁴ He made my feet like the feet of deer
    and set me secure on the heights.^(A)
35 He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.^(B)
36 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your help^[a] has made me great.
³⁷ You have made me stride freely,
    and my feet do not slip;^(C)
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them
    and did not turn back until they were consumed.