“Give thanks to the Lord,
    for his love endures forever.”^(D)

⁷ You are my hiding place;^(A)
    you will protect me from trouble^(B)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.^(C)

² “The Lord is my strength^(A) and my defense^[a];
    he has become my salvation.^(B)
He is my God,^(C) and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt^(D) him.

⁷ Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee^(A) from your presence?

²⁹ Blessed are you, Israel!^(A)
    Who is like you,^(B)
    a people saved by the Lord?^(C)
He is your shield and helper^(D)
    and your glorious sword.
Your enemies will cower before you,
    and you will tread on their heights.^(E)”

³     my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(A)
    my shield^[a](B) and the horn^[b](C) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,^(D) my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

⁴ “I called to the Lord, who is worthy^(E) of praise,
    and have been saved from my enemies.

²⁹ You, Lord, are my lamp;^(A)
    the Lord turns my darkness into light.
³⁰ With your help I can advance against a troop^[a];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

³¹ “As for God, his way is perfect:^(B)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(C)
    he shields^(D) all who take refuge in him.