² Lord, be gracious^(A) to us;
    we long for you.
Be our strength^(B) every morning,
    our salvation^(C) in time of distress.^(D)
3 At the uproar of your army,^(E) the peoples flee;^(F)
    when you rise up,^(G) the nations scatter.
⁴ Your plunder,^(H) O nations, is harvested^(I) as by young locusts;^(J)
    like a swarm of locusts people pounce on it.

⁵ The Lord is exalted,^(K) for he dwells on high;^(L)
    he will fill Zion with his justice^(M) and righteousness.^(N)
6 He will be the sure foundation for your times,
    a rich store of salvation^(O) and wisdom and knowledge;
    the fear^(P) of the Lord is the key to this treasure.^[a](Q)

⁷ Look, their brave men^(R) cry aloud in the streets;
    the envoys^(S) of peace weep bitterly.
⁸ The highways are deserted,
    no travelers^(T) are on the roads.^(U)
The treaty is broken,^(V)
    its witnesses^[b] are despised,
    no one is respected.
⁹ The land dries up^(W) and wastes away,
    Lebanon^(X) is ashamed and withers;^(Y)
Sharon^(Z) is like the Arabah,
    and Bashan^(AA) and Carmel^(AB) drop their leaves.