10. All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
11. They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12. They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
13. I was pushed back and about to fall, but the Lord helped me.
14. The Lord is my strength and my defense ; he has become my salvation.
15. Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!
16. The Lord’s right hand is lifted high; the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17. I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.
18. The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.