2 Samuel 5:24

5:24 When you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the trees, act decisively. For at that moment the Lord is going before you to strike down the army ¹  of the Philistines.”

Psalms 60:10

60:10 Have you not rejected us, O God?

O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.

Isaiah 42:13

42:13 The Lord emerges like a hero,

like a warrior he inspires himself for battle; ² 

he shouts, yes, he yells,

he shows his enemies his power. ³ 

Micah 2:13

2:13 The one who can break through barriers will lead them out ⁴ 

they will break out, pass through the gate, and leave. ⁵ 

Their king will advance ⁶  before them,

The Lord himself will lead them. ⁷ 

¹ tn Heb “camp” (so NAB).

² tn Heb “like a man of war he stirs up zeal” (NIV similar).

³ tn Or perhaps, “he triumphs over his enemies” (cf. NIV); NLT “will crush all his enemies.”

⁴ tn Heb “the one who breaks through goes up before them.” The verb form is understood as a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of this coming event.

⁵ tn The three verb forms (a perfect and two preterites with vav [ו] consecutive) indicate certitude.

⁶ tn The verb form (a preterite with vav [ו] consecutive) indicates certitude.

⁷ tn Heb “the Lord [will be] at their head.”