31. This God — how perfect are his deeds,how dependable his words!He is like a shieldfor all who seek his protection.
32. The Lord alone is God;God alone is our defence.
33. This God is my strong refuge;he makes my pathway safe.
34. He makes me sure-footed as a deer;he keeps me safe on the mountains.
35. He trains me for battle,so that I can use the strongest bow.
36. O Lord, you protect me and save me;your help has made me great.
37. You have kept me from being captured,and I have never fallen.
38. I pursue my enemies and defeat them;I do not stop until I destroy them.
39. I strike them down, and they cannot rise;they lie defeated before me.
40. You give me strength for the battleand victory over my enemies.
41. You make my enemies run from me;I destroy those who hate me.
42. They look for help, but no one saves them;they call to the Lord, but he does not answer.
43. I crush them, and they become like dust;I trample on them like mud in the streets.
44. You saved me from my rebellious peopleand maintained my rule over the nations;people I did not know have now become my subjects.
45. Foreigners bow before me;when they hear me, they obey.