<p class="poetry">For the <sc>Lordsc>, our ruler,p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc>, our commander,p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc>, our king &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">he will deliver us.p>

<p class="poetry">They put it on their shoulder and carry it;p> <p class="poetry">they put it in its place and it just stands there;p> <p class="poetry">it does not<n id="1" /> move from its place.p> <p class="poetry">Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply;p> <p class="poetry">it does not deliver him from his distress.p>

<p class="poetry">Assyria cannot save us;p> <p class="poetry">we will not ride warhorses.p> <p class="poetry">We will never again say, &#8216;Our gods&#8217;p> <p class="poetry">to what our own hands have made.p> <p class="poetry">For only you will show compassion to Orphan Israel!&#8221;<n id="1" />p>