<p class="poetry">He will bless his loyal followers,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">both young and old.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">You loyal followers of the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="1" /> trust in the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">He is their deliverer<n id="2" /> and protector.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Let the loyal followers of the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> say,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Yes, his loyal love endures!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">He despises a reprobate,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but honors the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s loyal followers.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.<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">Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will declare what he has done for me.p>

<p class="poetry">O family of Levi, praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">You loyal followers<n id="1" /> of the <sc>Lordsc>, praise the <sc>Lordsc>!p>

<p class="poetry">You loyal followers of the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="1" /> praise him!p> <p class="poetry">All you descendants of Jacob, honor him!p> <p class="poetry">All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Then those who respected<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> spoke to one another, and the <sc>Lordsc> took notice.<n id="2" /> A scroll<n id="3" /> was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the <sc>Lordsc> and honored his name.

But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication<n id="1" /> will rise with healing wings,<n id="2" /> and you will skip about<n id="3" /> like calves released from the stall.

But you choose<n id="1" /> from the people capable men,<n id="2" /> God-fearing,<n id="3" /> men of truth,<n id="4" /> those who hate bribes,<n id="5" /> and put them over the people<n id="6" /> as rulers<n id="7" /> of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.