38. "I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39. "And I have devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; And they fell under my feet.
40. "For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
41. "You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me.
42. "They looked, but there was none to save; Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
43. "Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets.
44. "You have also delivered me from the contentions of my people; You have kept me as head of the nations; A people whom I have not known serve me.
45. "Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.
46. "Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses.
47. "The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48. The God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down peoples under me,
49. Who also brings me out from my enemies; You even lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man.
50. "Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name.
51. "He is a tower of deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever."