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2 Samuel 22:30-45 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

30. You help me defeat armiesand capture cities.

31. Your way is perfect, Lord,and your word is correct.You are a shield for thosewho run to you for help.

32. You alone are God!Only you are a mighty rock.

33. You are my strong fortress,and you set me free.

34. You make my feet run as fastas those of a deer,and you help me standon the mountains.

35. You teach my hands to fightand my arms to usea bow of bronze.

36. You alone are my shield,and by coming to help me,you have made me famous.

37. You clear the way for me,and now I won't stumble.

38. I kept chasing my enemiesuntil I caught themand destroyed them.

39. I destroyed them!I stuck my swordthrough my enemies,and they were crushedunder my feet.

40. You helped me win victoriesand forced my attackersto fall victim to me.

41. You made my enemies run,and I killed them.

42. They cried out for help,but no one saved them;they called out to you,but there was no answer.

43. I ground them to dust,and I squashed themlike mud in the streets.

44. You rescued mefrom my stubborn peopleand made me the leaderof foreign nations,who are now my slaves.

45. They obey and come crawling.

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