Young's Literal Translation YLT
New International Version NIV
34 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.
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He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
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You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.
36 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
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You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
37 I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.
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I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,
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I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
39 And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.
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You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
40 As to mine enemies -- Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me -- I cut them off.
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You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
41 They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.
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They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but he did not answer.
42 And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.
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I beat them as fine as windblown dust; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
43 Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.
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You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
44 At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
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foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
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