Psalm 18:37-45

Christian Standard Bible

³⁷ I pursue my enemies and overtake them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.^(A)
38 I crush them, and they cannot get up;
they fall beneath my feet.^(B)
39 You have clothed me with strength for battle;^(C)
you subdue my adversaries beneath me.^(D)
40 You have made my enemies retreat before me;^[a](E)
I annihilate those who hate me.^(F)
41 They cry for help, but there is no one to save them^(G)—
they cry to the Lord, but he does not answer them.^(H)
42 I pulverize them like dust before the wind;^(I)
I trample them^[b] like mud in the streets.^(J)

⁴³ You have freed me from the feuds among the people;
you have appointed me the head of nations;^(K)
a people I had not known serve me.^(L)
44 Foreigners submit to me cringing;
as soon as they hear they obey me.^(M)
45 Foreigners lose heart
and come trembling from their fortifications.^(N)