34 He trains my hands for battle;(A)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains(B) me;
    your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(C) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.(D)

37 I pursued my enemies(E) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(F) so that they could not rise;(G)
    they fell beneath my feet.(H)
39 You armed me with strength(I) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries(J) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(K) in flight,
    and I destroyed(L) my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them(M)
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.(N)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(O)
    I trampled them[a] like mud in the streets.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out

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