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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.

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36 You make your saving help my shield;(A)
    your help has made[a] me great.
37 You provide a broad path(B) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.

38 “I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
39 I crushed(C) them completely, and they could not rise;
    they fell beneath my feet.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:36 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text shield; / you stoop down to make