<p class="poetry">By the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s decree<n id="1" /> the heavens were made;p> <p class="poetry">by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">By the blast of your nostrils<n id="1" /> the waters were piled up,p> <p class="poetry">the flowing water stood upright like a heap,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and the deep waters were solidified in the heart of the sea.p>

<p class="poetry">At that time<n id="1" /> the sovereign master<n id="2" /> will wash the excrement<n id="3" /> from Zion&#8217;s women,p> <p class="poetry">he will rinse the bloodstains from Jerusalem&#8217;s midst,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">as he comes to judgep> <p class="poetry">and to bring devastation.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">He will treat the poor fairly,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and make right decisions<n id="2" /> for the downtrodden of the earth.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and order the wicked to be executed.<n id="5" />p>