6. The Lord is on my side,and I am not afraidof what others can do to me.
7. With the Lord on my side,I will defeat allof my hateful enemies.
8. It is better to trust the Lordfor protectionthan to trust anyone else,
9. including strong leaders.
10. Nations surrounded me,but I got rid of themby the power of the Lord.
11. They attacked from all sides,but I got rid of themby the power of the Lord.
12. They swarmed around like bees,but by the power of the Lord,I got rid of themand their fiery sting.
13. Their attacks were so fiercethat I nearly fell,but the Lord helped me.
14. My power and my strengthcome from the Lord,and he has saved me.
15. From the tents of God's peoplecome shouts of victory:“The Lord is powerful!
16. With his mighty armthe Lord wins victories!The Lord is powerful!”
17. And so my life is safe,and I will live to tellwhat the Lord has done.
18. He punished me terribly,but he did not let deathlay its hands on me.
19. Open the gates of justice!I will enter and tell the Lordhow thankful I am.
20. Here is the gate of the Lord!Everyone who does rightmay enter this gate.
21. I praise the Lordfor answering my prayersand saving me.
22. The stone that the builderstossed asidehas now becomethe most important stone.
23. The Lord has done this,and it is amazing to us.