עָלָ֥ה מֵפִ֛יץ עַל־פָּנַ֖יִךְ נָצ֣וֹר מְצֻרָ֑ה צַפֵּה־דֶ֙רֶךְ֙ חַזֵּ֣ק מָתְנַ֔יִם אַמֵּ֥ץ כֹּ֖חַ מְאֹֽד׃
A maul is come up before thy face; Guard the defences, Watch the way, make thy loins strong, Fortify thy power mightily!—
Read midrashic interpretation of Nahum 2:2: and classical rabbinic exegesis.