22:26 You prove to be loyal 1 to one who is faithful; 2
you prove to be trustworthy 3 to one who is innocent. 4
22:27 You prove to be reliable 5 to one who is blameless,
but you prove to be deceptive 6 to one who is perverse. 7
22:28 You deliver oppressed 8 people,
but you watch the proud and bring them down. 9
22:29 Indeed, 10 you are my lamp, 11 Lord.
The Lord illumines 12 the darkness around me. 13
22:30 Indeed, 14 with your help 15 I can charge 16 against an army; 17
by my God’s power 18 I can jump over a wall. 19
22:31 The one true God acts in a faithful manner; 20
the Lord’s promise is reliable; 21
he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
22:32 Indeed, 22 who is God besides the Lord?
Who is a protector 23 besides our God? 24
22:33 The one true God 25 is my mighty refuge; 26
he removes 27 the obstacles in my way. 28
22:34 He gives me the agility of a deer; 29
he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. 30
22:35 He trains 31 my hands for battle; 32
my arms can bend even the strongest bow. 33
22:36 You give me 34 your protective shield; 35
your willingness to help enables me to prevail. 36
22:37 You widen my path; 37
my feet 38 do not slip.
22:38 I chase my enemies and destroy them;
I do not turn back until I wipe them out.
22:39 I wipe them out and beat them to death;
they cannot get up;
they fall at my feet.
22:40 You give me strength for battle; 39
you make my foes kneel before me. 40
22:41 You make my enemies retreat; 41
I destroy those who hate me.
22:42 They cry out, 42 but there is no one to help them; 43
they cry out to the Lord, 44 but he does not answer them.
22:43 I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground;
I crush them and stomp on them like clay 45 in the streets.
22:44 You rescue me from a hostile army; 46
you preserve me as a leader of nations;
people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects. 47
22:45 Foreigners are powerless before me; 48
when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. 49
22:46 Foreigners lose their courage; 50
they shake with fear 51 as they leave 52 their strongholds. 53
22:47 The Lord is alive! 54
My protector 55 is praiseworthy! 56
The God who delivers me 57 is exalted as king! 58
22:48 The one true God completely vindicates me; 59
he makes nations submit to me. 60
22:49 He delivers me from my enemies; 61
you snatch me away 62 from those who attack me; 63
you rescue me from violent men.
22:50 So I will give you thanks, O Lord, before the nations! 64
I will sing praises to you. 65
22:51 He gives his chosen king magnificent victories; 66
he is faithful to his chosen ruler, 67
to David and to his descendants forever!”