<p class="poetry">Your throne,<n id="1" /> O God, is permanent.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">The scepter<n id="3" /> of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.p>

<p class="poetry">The tribes go up<n id="1" /> there,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the tribes of the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">where it is required that Israelp> <p class="poetry">give thanks to the name of the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">You will break them<n id="1" /> with an iron scepter;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you will smash them like a potter&#8217;s jar!&#8217;&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a club,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">their sin by inflicting them with bruises.<n id="2" />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">He rejected the tent of Joseph;p> <p class="poetry">he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.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>

<p class="poetry">He chose the tribe of Judah,p> <p class="poetry">and Mount Zion, which he loves.p>

<p class="poetry">Even when I must walk through the darkest valley,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I fear<n id="2" /> no danger,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">for you are with me;p> <p class="poetry">your rod and your staff reassure me.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed,<n id="1" /> the scepter of a wicked king<n id="2" /> will not settle<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">upon the allotted land of the godly.p> <p class="poetry">Otherwise the godly mightp> <p class="poetry">do what is wrong.<n id="4" />p>