Lexham English Bible

Psalms 18:34-45 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

34. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35. You also gave me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your humility made me great.

36. You enlarged my step under me, and my ankles did not slip.

37. I chased my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were finished off.

38. I struck them and they were not able to stand up; they fell under my feet.

39. And you girded me with strength for the battle; those rising against me you made to kneel under me.

40. And you made my enemies turn their backs, then I destroyed those who hated me.

41. They cried out but there was no rescuer, even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.

42. And I ground them like dust in the wind, I emptied them out like mud of the streets.

43. You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;

44. as soon as they heard, they obeyed me. The children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.

45. The children of a foreign land lost heart, and they came trembling from their strongholds.