<p class="poetry">He gave their crops to the grasshopper,p> <p class="poetry">the fruit of their labor to the locust.p>

<p class="poetry">He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he gave the symbol of his splendor<n id="2" /> into the hand of the enemy.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">He granted their request,p> <p class="poetry">then struck them with a disease.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He caused all their conquerors<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">to have pity on them.p>

<p class="poetry">The one true God<n id="1" /> gives<n id="2" /> me strength;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">he removes<n id="4" /> the obstacles in my way.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then you will take delight in the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and he will answer your prayers.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He handed the territory of nations over to them,p> <p class="poetry">and they took possession of what other peoples had produced,<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He gave me reason to sing a new song,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">praising our God.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May many see what God has done,p> <p class="poetry">so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the <sc>Lordsc>!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">May he live!<n id="1" /> May they offer him gold from Sheba!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May they continually pray for him!p> <p class="poetry">May they pronounce blessings on him all day long!<n id="3" />p>