⁶ that struck down the peoples in wrath
    with unceasing blows,
that ruled the nations in anger
    with unrelenting persecution.^(A)

²⁰ You are my war club, my weapon of battle:
with you I smash nations;
    with you I destroy kingdoms;^(A)
21 with you I smash the horse and its rider;
    with you I smash the chariot and the charioteer;
²² with you I smash man and woman;
    with you I smash the old man and the boy;
with you I smash the young man and the girl;^(B)
23     with you I smash shepherds and their flocks;
with you I smash farmers and their teams;
    with you I smash governors and deputies.