<p class="poetry">Make a just decision on my behalf!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Decide what is right!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Deliver me from my distress;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">rescue me from my suffering!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will vindicate you in broad daylight,p> <p class="poetry">and publicly defend your just cause.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Their prosperity causes them to do wrong;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">their thoughts are sinful.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He caused streams to flow from the rock,p> <p class="poetry">and made the water flow like rivers.p>

<p class="poetry">Men then go out to do their work,p> <p class="poetry">and labor away until evening.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He brought his people<n id="1" /> out enriched<n id="2" /> with silver and gold;p> <p class="poetry">none of his tribes stumbled.p>

<p class="poetry">When he led his people out, they rejoiced;p> <p class="poetry">his chosen ones shouted with joy.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He brought them out of the utter darkness,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and tore off their shackles.p>

<p class="poetry">When he is judged, he will be found<n id="1" /> guilty!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.p>

<p class="poetry">and led Israel out from their midst,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">He brought me out into a wide open place;p> <p class="poetry">he delivered me because he was pleased with me.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">But<n id="1" /> you rejected and embarrassed us!p> <p class="poetry">You did not go into battle with our armies.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">You allowed men to ride over our heads;p> <p class="poetry">we passed through fire and water,p> <p class="poetry">but you brought us out into a wide open place.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">O God, when you lead your people into battle,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">when you march through the desert,<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Egypt was happy when they left,p> <p class="poetry">for they were afraid of them.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">They cried out to the <sc>Lordsc> in their distress;p> <p class="poetry">he delivered them from their troubles.p>

<p class="poetry">Have you not rejected us, O God?p> <p class="poetry">O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">When Israel left Egypt,p> <p class="poetry">when the family of Jacob left a foreign nation behind,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> will protect you in all you do,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">now and forevermore.p>