<p class="poetry">Their swords will pierce<n id="1" /> their own hearts,p> <p class="poetry">and their bows will be broken.p>

<p class="poetry">He delivered his people over to the sword,p> <p class="poetry">and was angry with his chosen nation.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Their<n id="1" /> priests fell by the sword,p> <p class="poetry">but their<n id="2" /> widows did not weep.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">May they praise Godp> <p class="poetry">while they hold a two-edged sword in their hand,<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Deliver me<n id="1" /> from the sword!p> <p class="poetry">Save<n id="2" /> my life<n id="3" /> from the claws<n id="4" /> of the wild dogs!p>

<p class="poetry">For I do not trust in my bow,p> <p class="poetry">and I do not prevail by my sword.p>

<p class="poetry">Strap your sword to your thigh, O warrior!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Appear in your majestic splendor!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Each one will be handed over to the sword;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">their corpses will be eaten by jackals.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">You turn back<n id="1" /> his sword from the adversary,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and have not sustained him in battle.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">If a person<n id="1" /> does not repent, God sharpens his sword<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and prepares to shoot his bow.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Rise up, <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">Confront him!<n id="1" /> Knock him down!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Evil men draw their swordsp> <p class="poetry">and prepare their bows,p> <p class="poetry">to bring down<n id="1" /> the oppressed and needy,p> <p class="poetry">and to slaughter those who are godly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look, they hurl insults at mep> <p class="poetry">and openly threaten to kill me,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">for they say,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Who hears?&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">They<n id="1" /> sharpen their tongues like a sword;p> <p class="poetry">they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">There he shattered the arrows,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the shield, the sword, and the rest of the weapons of war.<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">the one who delivers<n id="1" /> kings,p> <p class="poetry">and rescued David his servant from a deadly<n id="2" /> sword.p>

<p class="poetry">For they did not conquer<n id="1" /> the land by their swords,p> <p class="poetry">and they did not prevail by their strength,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but rather by your power,<n id="3" /> strength<n id="4" /> and good favor,<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">for you were partial to<n id="6" /> them.p>

<p class="poetry">I am surrounded by lions;p> <p class="poetry">I lie down<n id="1" /> among those who want to devour me;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">men whose teeth are spears and arrows,p> <p class="poetry">whose tongues are a sharp sword.<n id="3" />p>