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2 Samuel 22:29-43 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

29. You are my lamp, O Lord!My God brightens the darkness about me.

30. With you I can rush an armed band,with my God to help I can leap a wall.

31. God’s way is unerring;the Lord’s promise is tried and true;he is a shield for all who trust in him.

32. Truly, who is God except the Lord?Who but our God is the rock?

33. This God who girded me with might,kept my way unerring,

34. Who made my feet swift as a deer’s,set me safe on the heights,

35. Who trained my hands for war,my arms to bend even a bow of bronze.

36. You have given me your protecting shield,and your help has made me great.

37. You gave me room to stride;my feet never stumbled.

38. I pursued my enemies and overtook them;I did not turn back till I destroyed them.

39. I struck them down, and they did not rise;they fell dead at my feet.

40. You girded me with strength for war;subdued adversaries at my feet.

41. My foes you put to flight before me;those who hated me I destroyed.

42. They cried for help, but no one saved them,cried to the Lord but got no answer.

43. I ground them fine as the dust of the earth;like mud in the streets I trod them down.

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