<p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc> protect him and save his life!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May he be blessed<n id="2" /> in the land!p> <p class="poetry">Do not turn him over<n id="3" /> to his enemies!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are overthrown.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">God<n id="2" /> gives a shout,<n id="3" /> the earth dissolves.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Certainly<n id="1" /> you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I say,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I wish I had wings like a dove!p> <p class="poetry">I would fly away and settle in a safe place!p>

<p class="poetry">Throw your burden<n id="1" /> upon the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">and he will sustain you.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He will never allow the godly to be upended.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">For you, O God, hear my vows;p> <p class="poetry">you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Look! He thunders loudly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Acknowledge God&#8217;s power,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">his sovereignty over Israel,p> <p class="poetry">and the power he reveals in the skies!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">May he live!<n id="1" /> May they offer him gold from Sheba!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">May they continually pray for him!p> <p class="poetry">May they pronounce blessings on him all day long!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not hand the life of your dove<n id="1" /> over to a wild animal!p> <p class="poetry">Do not continue to disregard<n id="2" /> the lives of your oppressed people!p>

<p class="poetry">The clouds poured down rain;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the skies thundered.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Yes, your arrows<n id="3" /> flashed about.p>

<p class="poetry">They have given the corpses of your servantsp> <p class="poetry">to the birds of the sky;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the flesh of your loyal followersp> <p class="poetry">to the beasts of the earth.p>

<p class="poetry">Sing<n id="1" /> a song and play the tambourine,p> <p class="poetry">the pleasant sounding harp, and the ten-stringed instrument!p>

<p class="poetry">Turn toward me and have mercy on me!p> <p class="poetry">Give your servant your strength!p> <p class="poetry">Deliver your slave!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He spoke to them from a pillar of cloud;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">they obeyed his regulations and the ordinance he gave them.p>

<p class="poetry">He generously gives<n id="1" /> to the needy;p> <p class="poetry">his integrity endures.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He will be vindicated and honored.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, do not let the wicked have their way!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Do not allow their<n id="2" /> plan to succeed when they attack!<n id="3" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">the one who delivers<n id="1" /> kings,p> <p class="poetry">and rescued David his servant from a deadly<n id="2" /> sword.p>

<p class="poetry">Everything looks to you in anticipation,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">and you provide them with food on a regular basis.<n id="2" />p>