<p class="poetry">defiantly charging against him<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">with a thick, strong shield!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He<n id="1" /> sends his command through the earth;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">swiftly his order reaches its destination.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The name of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> is like<n id="2" /> a strong tower;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">the righteous person runs<n id="4" /> to it and is set safely on high.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will not grow dim or be crushed<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">before establishing justice on the earth;p> <p class="poetry">the coastlands<n id="2" /> will wait in anticipation for his decrees.&#8221;<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> responded:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Write down this message!<n id="2" /> Record it legibly on tablets,p> <p class="poetry">so the one who announces<n id="3" /> it may read it easily.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">One runner after another will come to the king of Babylon.p> <p class="poetry">One messenger after another will come bringing news.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They will bring news to the king of Babylonp> <p class="poetry">that his whole city has been captured.<n id="2" />p>