<t /><p class="poetry"><sc>Lordsc>, you have been active from ancient times;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">my sovereign God,<n id="2" /> you are immortal.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry"><sc>Lordsc>, you have made them<n id="4" /> your instrument of judgment.<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">Protector,<n id="6" /> you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">The sovereign <sc>Lordsc> is my source of strength.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He gives me the agility of a deer;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.<n id="3" />p> <p class="bodytext">(This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)<n id="4" />p>