⁵ Only by your power can we push back our enemies;
    only in your name can we trample our foes.

¹³ With God’s help we will do mighty things,
    for he will trample down our foes.

¹² With God’s help we will do mighty things,
    for he will trample down our foes.

¹⁰ Though hostile nations surrounded me,
    I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
¹¹ Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,
    but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
¹² They swarmed around me like bees;
    they blazed against me like a crackling fire.
    But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
¹³ My enemies did their best to kill me,
    but the Lord rescued me.

¹⁷ Joseph has the majesty of a young bull;
    he has the horns of a wild ox.
He will gore distant nations,
    even to the ends of the earth.
This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim
    and the thousands of Manasseh.”

⁵ They will be like mighty warriors in battle,
    trampling their enemies in the mud under their feet.
Since the Lord is with them as they fight,
    they will overthrow even the enemy’s horsemen.

¹³ You will trample upon lions and cobras;
    you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!

¹⁴ Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob,
    don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you.
I am the Lord, your Redeemer.
    I am the Holy One of Israel.’
¹⁵ You will be a new threshing instrument
    with many sharp teeth.
You will tear your enemies apart,
    making chaff of mountains.
¹⁶ You will toss them into the air,
    and the wind will blow them all away;
    a whirlwind will scatter them.
Then you will rejoice in the Lord.
    You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.