<p class="poetry">who, moreover, do no wrong,p> <p class="poetry">but follow in his footsteps.<n id="1" />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">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">My hand will support him,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and my arm will strengthen him.p>

<p class="poetry">I will appoint him to be my firstborn son,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the most exalted of the earth&#8217;s kings.p>

<p class="poetry">You turn back<n id="1" /> his sword from the adversary,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and have not sustained him in battle.<n id="3" />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">ears, but cannot hear,p> <p class="poetry">noses, but cannot smell,p>

<p class="poetry">I will praise<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> who<n id="2" /> guides<n id="3" /> me;p> <p class="poetry">yes, during the night I reflect and learn.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">So my heart rejoicesp> <p class="poetry">and I am happy;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">My life is safe.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He delivers me<n id="1" /> from my enemies;p> <p class="poetry">you snatch me away<n id="2" /> from those who attack me;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">you rescue me from violent men.p>

<p class="poetry">No!<n id="1" /> You plan how to do what is unjust;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you deal out violence in the earth.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The meadows are clothed with sheep,p> <p class="poetry">and the valleys are covered with grain.p> <p class="poetry">They shout joyfully, yes, they sing.p>

<p class="poetry">You established the cycle of day and night;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">you put the moon<n id="2" /> and sun in place.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The waters<n id="1" /> saw you, O God,p> <p class="poetry">the waters saw you and trembled.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Yes, the depths of the sea<n id="3" /> shook with fear.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The clouds poured down rain;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the skies thundered.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Yes, your arrows<n id="3" /> flashed about.p>

<p class="poetry">When<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> heard this, he was furious.p> <p class="poetry">A fire broke out against Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">and his anger flared up<n id="2" /> against Israel,p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, the heavens<n id="1" /> praise your amazing deeds,p> <p class="poetry">as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The heavens belong to you, as does the earth.p> <p class="poetry">You made the world and all it contains.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Say among the nations, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> reigns!p> <p class="poetry">The world is established, it cannot be moved.p> <p class="poetry">He judges the nations fairly.&#8221;p>