³ Gird your sword^(A) on your side, you mighty one;^(B)
    clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.^(C)
4 In your majesty ride forth victoriously^(D)
    in the cause of truth, humility and justice;^(E)
    let your right hand^(F) achieve awesome deeds.^(G)
5 Let your sharp arrows^(H) pierce the hearts^(I) of the king’s enemies;^(J)
    let the nations fall beneath your feet.

³ Your troops will be willing
    on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor,^(A)
    your young men will come to you
    like dew from the morning’s womb.^[a](B)

⁶ For to us a child is born,^(A)
    to us a son is given,^(B)
    and the government^(C) will be on his shoulders.^(D)
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor,^(E) Mighty God,^(F)
    Everlasting^(G) Father,^(H) Prince of Peace.^(I)

¹⁰ See, the Sovereign Lord comes^(A) with power,^(B)
    and he rules^(C) with a mighty arm.^(D)
See, his reward^(E) is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.

² When I came, why was there no one?
    When I called, why was there no one to answer?^(A)
Was my arm too short^(B) to deliver you?
    Do I lack the strength^(C) to rescue you?
By a mere rebuke^(D) I dry up the sea,^(E)
    I turn rivers into a desert;^(F)
their fish rot for lack of water
    and die of thirst.

⁴ The Sovereign Lord^(A) has given me a well-instructed tongue,^(B)
    to know the word that sustains the weary.^(C)
He wakens me morning by morning,^(D)
    wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.^(E)

“It is I, proclaiming victory,
    mighty to save.”^(E)

“It is I, proclaiming victory,
    mighty to save.”^(E)