41. They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
42. I beat them to pieces like dust blown by the wind. I smashed them like mud in the streets.
43. You saved me from those who fought against me. You made me the ruler over nations. People I never knew now serve me.
44. As soon as they heard about me, they were ready to obey. Those foreigners fall helpless before me!
45. They lose all their courage and come out of their hiding places shaking with fear.
46. The Lord lives! I praise my Rock, the God who saves me. How great he is!
47. He is the God who punishes my enemies for me, the one who puts people under my control.
48. He saves me from my enemies! You, Lord, help me defeat those who attack me. You save me from cruel people.
49. Lord, that is why I praise you among the nations. That is why I sing songs of praise to your name.