2. Let Israel say,“His steadfast love endures forever.”
3. Let the house of Aaron say,“His steadfast love endures forever.”
4. Let those who fear the Lord say,“His steadfast love endures forever.”
5. Out of my distress I called on the Lord;the Lord answered me and set me free.
6. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.What can man do to me?
7. The Lord is on my side as my helper;I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
8. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.
9. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.
10. All nations surrounded me;in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11. They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12. They surrounded me like bees;they went out like a fire among thorns;in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13. I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,but the Lord helped me.
14. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
15. Glad songs of salvationare in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,
16. the right hand of the Lord exalts,the right hand of the Lord does valiantly!”