<p class="poetry">O God, take notice of our shield!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Show concern for your chosen king!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For our shield<n id="1" /> belongs to the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">our king to the Holy One of Israel.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not strike them dead suddenly,p> <p class="poetry">because then my people might forget the lesson.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down,p> <p class="poetry">O Lord who shields us!<n id="2" />p>