9. It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
10. All nations (the surrounding tribes) compassed me about, but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!
11. They compassed me about, yes, they surrounded me on every side; but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!
12. They swarmed about me like bees, they blaze up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I will cut them off! [Deut. 1:44.]
13. You [my adversary] thrust sorely at me that I might fall, but the Lord helped me.
14. The Lord is my Strength and Song; and He has become my Salvation.
15. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents and private dwellings of the [uncompromisingly] righteous: the right hand of the Lord does valiantly and achieves strength!
16. The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly and achieves strength!
17. I shall not die but live, and shall declare the works and recount the illustrious acts of the Lord.
18. The Lord has chastened me sorely, but He has not given me over to death. [II Cor. 6:9.]