<p class="poetry">The sea looked and fled;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the Jordan River<n id="2" /> turned back.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">May all who hate Zionp> <p class="poetry">be humiliated and turned back!p>

<p class="poetry">You squeeze me in from behind and in front;p> <p class="poetry">you place your hand on me.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;If I go to the east, he is not there,p> <p class="poetry">and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.p>

<p class="poetry">When my enemies turn back,p> <p class="poetry">they trip and are defeated<n id="1" /> before you.p>

<p class="poetry">You made us retreat<n id="1" /> from the enemy.p> <p class="poetry">Those who hate us take whatever they want from us.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He drove his enemies back;p> <p class="poetry">he made them a permanent target for insults.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Why do you flee, O sea?p> <p class="poetry">Why do you turn back, O Jordan River?p>

<p class="poetry">A fool lets fly with all his temper,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but a wise person keeps it back.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Who among you will pay attention to this?p> <p class="poetry">Who will listen attentively in the future?<n id="1" />p>

Now the part that remains of the curtains of the tent &#8211; the half curtain that remains will hang over at the back of the tabernacle.<n id="1" />

Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back,<n id="1" /> but my face must not be seen.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

The men of Judah turned around and realized they were being attacked from the front and the rear.<n id="1" /> So they cried out for help to the <sc>Lordsc>. The priests blew their trumpets,

<p class="poetry">May those who seek my life be embarrassed and humiliated!p> <p class="poetry">May those who plan to harm me be turned back and ashamed!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">May those who are trying to snatch away my lifep> <p class="poetry">be totally embarrassed and ashamed!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May those who want to harm mep> <p class="poetry">be turned back and ashamed!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">We have not been unfaithful,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">nor have we disobeyed your commands.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I know that God is on my side.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May those who are trying to take my lifep> <p class="poetry">be embarrassed and ashamed!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May those who want to harm mep> <p class="poetry">be turned back and ashamed!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Those who trust in idolsp> <p class="poetry">will turn back and be utterly humiliated,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who say to metal images, &#8216;You are our gods.&#8217;&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">who frustrates the omens of the empty talkers<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and humiliates<n id="2" /> the omen readers,p> <p class="poetry">who overturns the counsel of the wise men<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and makes their advice<n id="4" /> seem foolish,p>