<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s shout shakes<n id="1" /> the wilderness,p> <p class="poetry">the <sc>Lordsc> shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">His lightning bolts light up the world;p> <p class="poetry">the earth sees and trembles.p>

<p class="poetry">Look, I was guilty of sin from birth,p> <p class="poetry">a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">My heart beats violently<n id="1" /> within me;p> <p class="poetry">the horrors of death overcome me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Worship the <sc>Lordsc> in holy attire!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Tremble before him, all the earth!p>

<p class="poetry">Tremble, O earth, before the Lord &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">before the God of Jacob,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>