25. O Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you;completely good to those who are perfect.
26. You are pure to those who are pure,but hostile to those who are wicked.
27. You save those who are humble,but you humble those who are proud.
28. O Lord, you give me light;you dispel my darkness.
29. You give me strength to attack my enemiesand power to overcome their defences.
30. This God — how perfect are his deeds!How dependable his words!He is like a shieldfor all who seek his protection.
31. The Lord alone is God;God alone is our defence.
32. He is the God who makes me strong,who makes my pathway safe.
33. He makes me sure-footed as a deer;he keeps me safe on the mountains.
34. He trains me for battle,so that I can use the strongest bow.
35. O Lord, you protect me and save me;your care has made me great,and your power has kept me safe.
36. You have kept me from being captured,and I have never fallen.
37. I pursue my enemies and catch them;I do not stop until I destroy them.
38. I strike them down, and they cannot rise;they lie defeated before me.
39. You give me strength for the battleand victory over my enemies.
40. You make my enemies run from me;I destroy those who hate me.
41. They cry for help, but no one saves them;they call to the Lord, but he does not answer.
42. I crush them, so that they become like dustwhich the wind blows away.I trample on them like mud in the streets.