he sets the lowly on high, that those who mourn are raised to safety.

Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

Indeed, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him?

I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

The Lord says, “Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him; I will protect him because he is loyal to me.

Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

The wealth of a rich person is like a strong city, and it is like a high wall in his imagination.

The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be set on high.

For the music director; a psalm of David. May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure!

Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Then the Lord provoked their adversaries to attack them, he stirred up their enemies –

The Lord is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me!

At that time you will say: “Praise the Lord! Ask him for help! Publicize his mighty acts among the nations! Make it known that he is unique!

Indeed, the Lord knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down to the dust.

So this sin will become your downfall. You will be like a high wall that bulges and cracks and is ready to collapse; it crumbles suddenly, in a flash.

From Aroer, which is at the edge of Wadi Arnon (it is the city in the wadi), all the way to Gilead there was not a town able to resist us – the Lord our God gave them all to us.