38. I struck them down;they couldn’t get up again;they fell under my feet.
39. You equipped me with strength for war;you brought my adversaries down underneath me.
40. You made my enemies turn tail from me;I destroyed my foes.
41. They cried for help,but there was no one to save them.They cried for help to the Lord, but he wouldn’t answer them.
42. I crushed themlike dust blown away by the wind;I threw them outlike mud dumped in the streets.
43. You delivered me from struggles with many people;you appointed me the leader of many nations.Strangers come to serve me.
44. After hearing about me, they obey me;foreigners grovel before me.
45. Foreigners lose their nerve;they come trembling out of their fortresses.