Better with the verbs in the present —
“For by thee I scatter a troop,
By thee I scale walls.”
A graphic reminiscence of warlike exploits. Some, however, read from Samuel “break down,” instead of “leap over.”
Related Commentaries of Psalms 18:29
Psalms 18:29
29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.