<p class="poetry">I will sharpen my lightning-like sword,p> <p class="poetry">and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will execute vengeance on my foes,p> <p class="poetry">and repay those who hate me!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;I thought,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;In the middle of my life<n id="2" /> I must walk through the gates of Sheol,p> <p class="poetry">I am deprived<n id="3" /> of the rest of my years.&#8217;p>

<p class="poetry">What can I say?p> <p class="poetry">He has decreed and acted.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.<n id="2" />p>