Jdg 4:1-24 And Deborah,…Judged Israel at That Time

[Study Aired March 15, 2021]

Jdg 4:1  And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. 
Jdg 4:2  And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 
Jdg 4:3  And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. 
Jdg 4:4  And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 
Jdg 4:5  And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. 
Jdg 4:6  And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 
Jdg 4:7  And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand. 
Jdg 4:8  And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 
Jdg 4:9  And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. 
Jdg 4:10  And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. 
Jdg 4:11  Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 
Jdg 4:12  And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. 
Jdg 4:13  And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. 
Jdg 4:14  And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. 
Jdg 4:15  And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 
Jdg 4:16  But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left. 
Jdg 4:17  Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 
Jdg 4:18  And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. 
Jdg 4:19  And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. 
Jdg 4:20  Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. 
Jdg 4:21  Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 
Jdg 4:22  And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. 
Jdg 4:23  So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. 
Jdg 4:24  And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. 

As we are aware, the Book of Judges is about Israel’s disobedience in not ridding the land of Canaan of those living in the land and how God used the disobedience to judge them and, in the end, deliver them from bondage.

Since the scriptures were written for our admonition, we are to pay attention to these cycles of bondage and liberations as they teach us how to war.

We need to remember the recurring phrase that sums up the Book of Judges – that is, “In those days, there was no king in Israel and everyone did what was right in their own eyes” (Jdg 21:25). What this means is that if Jesus, our King, is not on the throne of our hearts as king, then we are under bondage to the old man and therefore we end up going through cycles of bondage and liberation just like the Israelites.

Jdg 21:25  In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 

In this review, we are going to look at a kind of judge that was different from all the other judges spoken of in the Book of Judges – a woman named Deborah. She came on the scene following Israel’s disobedience as follows:

Jdg 4:1  And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. 

The death of a judge (in this case, Ehud) signifies the time period when there is absence of the fiery words of the elect which is able to save us. That is the period, when the word of the Lord is precious (rare) as described in the Book of Samuel. As a result there are no open visions which are the divine revelation that will show us how to deal with sin. Where there is absence of the fiery words of God, false doctrines prevail which sends us back into sin and bondage, as was the case with the Israelites. These false doctrines are the great swelling words spoken of by Peter and Jude which bring us into bondage.

1Sa 3:1  And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

2Pe 2:18  For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 

Jud 1:16  These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage. 

Jdg 4:2  And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 

The Israelites came under bondage with Jabin, King of the Canaan as the chief tormentor. In order to understand the kind of bondage we find ourselves in at a certain stage of our walk with Christ, as described in verse 2, we need to look at the meaning of the name Jabin, who was King of Canaan. According to Strong’s definition, the name Jabin means intelligent. Intelligence has to do with human or worldly wisdom. In the scriptures, there are two types of wisdom – Godly wisdom and worldly wisdom. We are enjoined to seek Godly wisdom which is the fear of God. On the contrary, the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the sight of God.

1Co 1:20  Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 

1Co 2:6  Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 

So the type of bondage the Israelites went into under Jabin spiritually signifies being in bondage to worldly wisdom. What this worldly wisdom entails is shown in the scriptures as follows:

Jas 3:13  Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 
Jas 3:14  But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 
Jas 3:15  This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 
Jas 3:16  For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 
Jas 3:17  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 

So being in bondage to worldly wisdom includes everything that we do which is a lie against the truth.  This includes envy, strife, etc. James says that where worldly wisdom rules our lives, there is confusion and every evil work. That is the same as being in Babylon as the name Babylon means confusion, because it is in Babylon that we have the habitation of devils and the hold of every foul spirit. The foul spirit and habitation of devils all represent the false doctrines we’ve imbibed and cause us to rebel against our Lord, thinking we are serving Him.

Rev 18:2  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 

Jdg 4:3  And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. 

First, let’s talk about the significance of the twenty years oppression under Jabin. In the scriptures the number twenty signifies the beginning of maturity as we are now ready to become enlisted in the Lord’s army to war against the enemies of our land.

Num 1:20  And the children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Num 1:22  Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

Based on this, we can say that the twenty years oppression of the Israelites by Jabin is a period in our lives that we are ruled by worldly wisdom which shows itself in lying against the truth through our walk. Being dominated by worldly wisdom is a formidable enemy within to deal with as shown by the use of iron by the Canaanites – nine hundred chariots of iron.  The number 900 can be broken down as 9x10x10. The number nine means judgment, and the number ten is about the flesh, so what this means is that we are being judged in the flesh.  This is good news because if we are being judged in the flesh, because then we will not encounter the second death in the lake of fire. Verse 3 also mentioned that Jabin oppressed them mightily. The use of the word mightily means that this type of judgment is intense. However, the end product of this oppression or judgment is that we start to mature and are ready to war against the flesh as signified by the number twenty.

1Pe 4:17  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 

Rev 2:11  He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

Our fiery trials will cause us to cry for deliverance, and God always makes a way. In this case, God gave the Israelites a female judge called Deborah as follows:

Jdg 4:4  And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 
Jdg 4:5  And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. 

All the judges mentioned in the Book of Judges are men except for Deborah.  This was the first time that a woman has played a key role as a judge and is therefore significant. As we are aware, a good woman signifies the church or the elect, and therefore verse 4 is to assure us that we, the elect, shall judge the world and angels together with Christ if we are able to overcome in this life. This is because God has shown us in His word that there is nothing new under the sun, and what will be is what has been.

Eph 5:23  For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 

1Co 6:2  Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 
1Co 6:3  Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? 

Ecc 1:9  The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 

A significant part of Deborah’s story which many have not observed is that, unlike the other judges, she ministered under a palm tree as shown in verse 5. In the scriptures, the palm tree symbolizes the elect. Thus, Deborah was serving under the umbrella of the elect. Just as we serve under the umbrella of Christ, women should serve under the umbrella of the church. As the elect plays a supporting role to Christ so women must play a supporting role to the church.

Psa 92:12  The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Jer 10:5  They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

This supporting role of women is what runs through the whole of scriptures starting from Miriam who supported Moses and Aaron in leading the people from Egypt and in the wilderness. During Jesus’ life on earth, a lot of women played key roles in support of His ministry. The supporting role is what it means for Eve to be a help meet to Adam. Here Adam represents Christ and Eve represents the church who complements Christ.

Gen 2:18  And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 

The body of Christ, which is the wife of Christ, consists of both male and females, and we are all part of the joints that supplieth for the edification of the body.

Eph 4:16  From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. 

This supportive role of Deborah is emphasized by the next three verses in which Deborah urged Barak to assemble an army to war against the enemies of their land.

Jdg 4:6  And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 

As with Deborah, one of the functions of the elect is to call our brothers and sisters to wage this war against the flesh and to assure them of a God-given victory. Let’s look at the characteristics of those who are called to wage this war against worldly wisdom (Jabin and his army). Those called to war are from the tribe of Naphtali and Zebulun. In order to understand the significance of being from the tribe of Naphtali and Zebulun, let’s look at the blessing given to them by Jacob when he was about to die.

Gen 49:13  Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 

Gen 49:21  Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

From the verses above, we can say that as God’s elect we must be like Zebulun in the sense that we have come out of the sea of worldliness and are on the shore (the haven of the sea). It is on the shore that we can see a beast rising out of the sea.  This beast rising from the sea is you and me. Until we are manifested as beasts, we cannot wage war against the beast within.

Rev 13:1  And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 

Ecc 3:18  I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 

Being a Naphtali means we are like a deer set free (we are set free from bondage to sin), and out of our mouths comes the goodly (beautiful) words which are the fiery words of God which devour the beast within.

Jdg 4:7  And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand. 

Here in verse 7, the war was to be waged at the river Kishon. According to Strong, the word Kishon means winding. So it is this winding river which represents the multifaceted word of God where the battle against worldly wisdom (all the false doctrines) is waged. It is the word of God which exposes what worldly wisdom is. As our eyes are being opened and our ears are hearing the word of God, our heavens are being cleansed of this worldly wisdom which is the root of all false doctrines.

As indicated earlier, the outcome of this battle is obvious. God has assured us of victory which should motivate us to press on.

Jdg 4:8  And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 
Jdg 4:9  And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. 
Jdg 4:10  And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. 

Barak’s response to Deborah’s encouraging words that he will only go only if Deborah accompany him makes it look like our victory depends on the church instead of Christ. What Barak should have said was that he can only go if Christ were with him instead of the church (symbolized by Deborah). If we think that our victory depends on the church, then we are not giving honor to Christ, and whatever endeavor we undertake shall not bring any honor to us as noted by Deborah. This is not to say that the church does not play a role in our victory. The role the church plays in our struggle with sin is to give us the fiery words which are able to edify, encourage and comfort us in this battle. That was exactly what Deborah did in encouraging Barak against the opposition.

1Co 14:3  But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 

Jdg 4:11  Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 

The Kenites were normadic people and were coppersmiths and metalworkers. Certain groups of Kenites settled among the Israelite population, including the descendants of Moses’ brother-in-law. Heber separated himself from the Kenites and settled in a plain of Zaanaim which was part of Naphtali. When we come into the Assembly of God’s people, we have to separate ourselves from our background (as Heber did) in order to be used by God to defeat the enemy within. That is how we can be of help to the whole body as our victory will become a blessing to many as we will see later in this story.  

Jdg 4:12  And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. 
Jdg 4:13  And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. 

When Sisera realized that the Israelites, led by Barak, were ready for war, he marshalled his army to confront the Israelites at the river Kishon. This is to let us know that when the enemy within (represented by Sisera) realizes that our eyes are being opened and our ears are hearing the word of God, which is another way of saying that we are preparing for war, it becomes obvious to the enemy within that its time is short (its death is approaching very fast) and so it comes like a flood, strengthened by the devil without to devour us or carry us away captives.

Rev 12:12  Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 

Rev 12:15  And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 

Jdg 4:14  And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. 

The church, signified by Deborah, must play the role of encouraging us as we see the day of the Lord approaching. This is done through the fiery words of the elect which are to encourage, strengthen and comfort us to be able fight this war of faith.

1Co 14:3  But when you prophesy, you will be understood, and others will be helped. They will be encouraged and made to feel better. (CEV)

The role of the church is to equip us for the day of wrath, and it does so through the ministry of the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers as demonstrated by Deborah in her encouraging words to Barak. It is only through the church that we can be delivered from this flood by the enemy which seeks to toss us to and fro with every wind of doctrine.

Eph 4:11  And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 
Eph 4:12  For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 
Eph 4:13  Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 
Eph 4:14  That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 

Jdg 4:15  And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 

As indicated in an earlier review of the Book of Judges, though we fight the war against the flesh, it is the Lord that wins the battle for us. This is demonstrated in verse 15 by the fact that it was the Lord who discomfited Sisera and his chariots even though physically it was Barak fighting.  For us to know how to war means to learn to depend on God for our victories against the flesh. Sisera lighting down off the chariot and walking on his feet signifies that our victory over the flesh is nearer now than when we first believed. Another way of saying this is that the Lord will do a short work upon our earth (our members). As we are being enlightened to understand the word of God, we are getting ready for the Lord to do a short work on our earth!!

Rom 9:28  For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.

Jdg 4:16  But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left. 

We have to be ruthless in this war by not allowing anything that offends to remain in our members. That is what it means to pursue the enemy within (represented by Sisera), making sure that no man is left standing (anything that offends). This is because any little leaven has the inclination towards leavening the whole lump of dough. That is, any tendency towards error will cost us dearly.

Gal 5:9  A little yeast can change a whole batch of dough. (CEV) 

It is the word of God (the edge of the sword) that destroys the enemy within and without and is the main weapon God has given us to use in this war against the flesh.

Eph 6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 

Jdg 4:17  Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 
Jdg 4:18  And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. 

The house of Heber making peace with Jabin the king of Hazor signifies the church (represented by Heber) being ruled by worldly wisdom which is the root of all false doctrines. In this situation, it becomes easier for all kinds of false doctrines to seek refuge in our heavens. Sisera entering Jael’s tent represents our time in Babylon where we become the habitation of every foul spirit.

Rev 18:2  And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 

During this time in Babylon, we create our own righteousness which is symbolized by the covering of Sisera with a mantle by Jael.

Rom 10:2  For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 
Rom 10:3  For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 
Rom 10:4  For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth. 

Jdg 4:19  And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. 
Jdg 4:20  Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. 
Jdg 4:21  Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 

We all enter the church (Babylon) feeling thirsty for the word of God and thinking that it is a place of refuge, but we end up being given the polluted milk of the word as Jael give milk to Sisera. As a result, we end up falling into sleep (backsliding) and becoming spiritually dead. On a positive note, our lives in Babylon are not all in vain. It is all part of God’s plan. During our time there, God is able put to death certain aspects of our flesh.  Jael smiting the nail into Sisera’s temple signifies the beginning of the death of false doctrines in our heavens which causes us to come out of captivity under Babylon.

Heb 5:12  For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 
Heb 5:13  For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 
Heb 5:14  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. 

Jdg 4:22  And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. 

It was Jael that showed Barak the end of Sisera – death. In a similar fashion, it is the church that has to unveil to us the enemy within and the impending death of the old man.

Eph 3:9  And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 
Eph 3:10  To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, 

Jdg 4:23  So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. 
Jdg 4:24  And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. 

It is the Lord who fights our battles for us and wins the war for us. This fight against the flesh is a long drawn out war, and one day when the flesh or the old man has finally given up the ghost, we can say just like David that:

Psa 18:17  He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. 
Psa 18:18  They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 

Psa 18:37  I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 
Psa 18:38  I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. 
Psa 18:39  For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 
Psa 18:40  Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.