41. They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
42. I beat them to pieces like dust blown by the wind. I smashed them like mud in the streets.
43. You saved me from those who fought against me. You made me the ruler over nations. People I never knew now serve me.
44. As soon as they heard about me, they were ready to obey. Those foreigners fall helpless before me!
45. They lose all their courage and come out of their hiding places shaking with fear.