<p class="poetry">A sword will flash in their cities,p> <p class="poetry">it will destroy the bars of their city gates,p> <p class="poetry">and will devour them in their fortresses.p>

<p class="poetry">People<n id="1" /> writhe in fear when they see them.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">All of their faces turn pale with fright.<n id="3" />p>

He waited seven more days and then sent out the dove again from the ark.

Saul himself was in the thick of the battle;<n id="1" /> the archers<n id="2" /> spotted him and wounded him severely.p>

The battle was thick<n id="1" /> around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him.<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">Tremble before him, all the earth!p> <p class="poetry">The world is established, it cannot be moved.p>

<p class="poetry">All his days<n id="1" /> the wicked man suffers torment,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">throughout the number of the yearsp> <p class="poetry">that<n id="3" /> are stored up for the tyrant.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">How much less, then,p> <p class="poetry">when you say that you do not perceive him,p> <p class="poetry">that the case is before himp> <p class="poetry">and you are waiting for him!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He is secure at all times.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">He has no regard for your commands;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he disdains all his enemies.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s shout bends<n id="1" /> the large trees<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and strips<n id="3" /> the leaves from the forests.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Everyone in his temple says, &#8220;Majestic!&#8221;<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Wait patiently for the <sc>Lordsc>!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Wait confidently<n id="2" /> for him!p> <p class="poetry">Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">a man who carries out wicked schemes!p>

<p class="poetry">The waters<n id="1" /> saw you, O God,p> <p class="poetry">the waters saw you and trembled.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Yes, the depths of the sea<n id="3" /> shook with fear.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Even before the mountains came into existence,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or you brought the world into being,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you were the eternal God.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliverp> <p class="poetry">and strains and cries out because of her labor pains,p> <p class="poetry">so were we because of you, O <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">Look at Abraham, your father,p> <p class="poetry">and Sarah, who gave you birth.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">When I summoned him, he was a lone individual,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but I blessed him<n id="3" /> and gave him numerous descendants.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Before she goes into labor, she gives birth!p> <p class="poetry">Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!p>

<p class="poetry">Just watch! The wrath of the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">will come like a storm.p> <p class="poetry">Like a raging storm it will rage downp> <p class="poetry">on the heads of those who are wicked.p>

<p class="poetry">When the mountains see you, they shake.p> <p class="poetry">The torrential downpour sweeps through.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The great deep<n id="2" /> shouts out;p> <p class="poetry">it lifts its hands high.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Who has ever heard of such a thing?p> <p class="poetry">Who has ever seen this?p> <p class="poetry">Can a country<n id="1" /> be brought forth in one day?p> <p class="poetry">Can a nation be born in a single moment?p> <p class="poetry">Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons!p>

This very day I will begin to fill all the people of the earth<n id="1" /> with dread and to terrify them when they hear about you. They will shiver and shake in anticipation of your approach.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>