1-2. God, the one and only—I’ll wait as long as he says.Everything I need comes from him,so why not?He’s solid rock under my feet,breathing room for my soul,An impregnable castle:I’m set for life.
3-4. How long will you gang up on me?How long will you run with the bullies?There’s nothing to you, any of you—rotten floorboards, worm-eaten rafters,Anthills plotting to bring down mountains,far gone in make-believe.You talk a good line,but every “blessing” breathes a curse.
5-6. God, the one and only—I’ll wait as long as he says.Everything I hope for comes from him,so why not?He’s solid rock under my feet,breathing room for my soul,An impregnable castle:I’m set for life.
7-8. My help and glory are in God—granite-strength and safe-harbor-God—So trust him absolutely, people;lay your lives on the line for him.God is a safe place to be.
9. Man as such is smoke,woman as such, a mirage.Put them together, they’re nothing;two times nothing is nothing.
10. And a windfall, if it comes—don’t make too much of it.
11. God said this once and for all;how many timesHave I heard it repeated?“Strength comesStraight from God.”