Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said to Joab, "Let me run to the king with the good news that the LORD has saved him from his enemies."

Ahimaaz called out a greeting to the king, threw himself down to the ground before him, and said, "Praise the LORD your God, who has given you victory over the men who rebelled against Your Majesty!"

He gives me victory over my enemies; he subdues the nations under me

and saves me from my foes. O LORD, you give me victory over my enemies and protect me from violent men.

The LORD will take revenge and punish them; the time will come when they will fall; the day of their doom is near.

The LORD will rescue his people when he sees that their strength is gone. He will have mercy on those who serve him, when he sees how helpless they are.

The righteous will be glad when they see sinners punished; they will wade through the blood of the wicked.

LORD, you are a God who punishes; reveal your anger!

How much longer will the wicked be glad? How much longer, LORD?

"If the LORD had not been on our side when our enemies attacked us,

then they would have swallowed us alive in their furious anger against us;

Now, will God not judge in favor of his own people who cry to him day and night for help? Will he be slow to help them?

I tell you, he will judge in their favor and do it quickly. But will the Son of Man find faith on earth when he comes?"