<p class="poetry">He gave their land as an inheritance,p> <p class="poetry">as an inheritance to Israel his people.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">O <sc>Lordsc>, they crush your people;p> <p class="poetry">they oppress the nation that belongs to you.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">and gave their land as an inheritance,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">as an inheritance to Israel his servant,p> <p class="poetry">for his loyal love endures,p>

<p class="poetry">Ask me,p> <p class="poetry">and I will give you the nations as your inheritance,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the ends of the earth as your personal property.p>

<p class="poetry">It is as if I have been given fertile fieldsp> <p class="poetry">or received a beautiful tract of land.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> watches over the innocent day by day<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and they possess a permanent inheritance.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He took him away from following the mother sheep,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people,p> <p class="poetry">and of Israel, his chosen nation.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> does not forsake his people;p> <p class="poetry">he does not abandon the nation that belongs to him.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">saying, &#8220;To you I will give the land of Canaanp> <p class="poetry">as the portion of your inheritance.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">So the <sc>Lordsc> was angry with his people<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and despised the people who belong to him.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He announced that he would do mighty deeds for his people,p> <p class="poetry">giving them a land that belonged to other nations.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Yes,<n id="1" /> sons<n id="2" /> are a gift from the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">the fruit of the womb is a reward.p>

<p class="poetry">Deliver your people!p> <p class="poetry">Empower<n id="1" /> the nation that belongs to you!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms<n id="3" /> at all times!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">How blessed<n id="1" /> is the nation whose God is the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He picked out for us a special land<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to be a source of pride for<n id="2" /> Jacob,<n id="3" /> whom he loves.<n id="4" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">O God, you cause abundant showers to fall<n id="1" /> on your chosen people.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">When they<n id="3" /> are tired, you sustain them,<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Remember your people<n id="1" /> whom you acquired in ancient times,p> <p class="poetry">whom you rescued<n id="2" /> so they could be your very own nation,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!p>

<p class="poetry">He drove the nations out from before them;p> <p class="poetry">he assigned them their tribal allotments<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.<n id="2" />p>