26. With the faithfulYou prove Yourself faithful;with the blameless manYou prove Yourself blameless;
27. with the pureYou prove Yourself pure,but with the crookedYou prove Yourself shrewd.
28. You rescue an afflicted people, but Your eyes are set against the proud —You humble them.
29. Lord, You are my lamp;the Lord illuminates my darkness.
30. With You I can attack a barrier, and with my God I can leap over a wall.
31. God — His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
32. For who is God besides the Lord?And who is a rock? Only our God.
33. God is my strong refuge; He makes my way perfect.
34. He makes my feet like the feet of a deerand sets me securely on the heights.
35. He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36. You have given me the shield of Your salvation; Your help exalts me.
37. You widen a place beneath me for my steps,and my ankles do not give way.
38. I pursue my enemies and destroy them;I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
39. I wipe them out and crush them,and they do not rise;they fall beneath my feet.
40. You have clothed me with strength for battle;You subdue my adversaries beneath me.
41. You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me.
42. They look, but there is no one to save them —they look to the Lord, but He does not answer them.
43. I pulverize them like dust of the earth;I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.
44. You have freed me from the feuds among my people; You have appointed me the head of nations;a people I had not known serve me.