<p class="poetry">May his fame endure!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May his dynasty last as long as the sun remains in the sky!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May they use his name when they formulate their blessings!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">May all nations consider him to be favored by God!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">His glorious name deserves praise<n id="1" /> forevermore!p> <p class="poetry">May his majestic splendor<n id="2" /> fill the whole earth!p> <p class="poetry">We agree! We agree!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">But as for me, God&#8217;s presence is all I need.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I have made the sovereign <sc>Lordsc> my shelter,p> <p class="poetry">as<n id="2" /> I declare all the things you have done.p>

<p class="poetry">They say to themselves,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;We will oppress all of them.&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">You set up all the boundaries<n id="1" /> of the earth;p> <p class="poetry">you created the cycle of summer and winter.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Rise up, O God! Defend your honor!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Remember how fools insult you all day long!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I make its pillars secure.&#8221;<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">The bravehearted<n id="1" /> were plundered;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they &#8220;fell asleep.&#8221;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">All the warriors were helpless.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">when God arose to execute judgment,p> <p class="poetry">and to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">Make vows to the <sc>Lordsc> your God and repay them!p> <p class="poetry">Let all those who surround him<n id="1" /> bring tribute to the awesome one!p>

<p class="poetry">They<n id="1" /> neither know nor understand.p> <p class="poetry">They stumble<n id="2" /> around in the dark,p> <p class="poetry">while all the foundations of the earth crumble.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Rise up, O God, and execute judgment on the earth!p> <p class="poetry">For you own<n id="1" /> all the nations.p>

<p class="poetry">Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then they will know<n id="1" /> that you alone are the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the sovereign king<n id="3" /> over all the earth.p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="1" /> O Lord, you are kind<n id="2" /> and forgiving,p> <p class="poetry">and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.p>

<p class="poetry">All the nations, whom you created,p> <p class="poetry">will come and worship you,<n id="1" /> O Lord.p> <p class="poetry">They will honor your name.p>

<p class="poetry">My eyes grow weak because of oppression.p> <p class="poetry">I call out to you, O <sc>Lordsc>, all day long;p> <p class="poetry">I spread out my hands in prayer to you.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">a God who is honored<n id="1" /> in the great angelic assembly,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and more awesome than<n id="3" /> all who surround him?p>

<p class="poetry">Take note of my brief lifespan!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Why do you make all people so mortal?<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Take note, O Lord,<n id="1" /> of the way your servants are taunted,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and of how I must bear so many insults from people!<n id="3" />p>