⁶ The word of the Lord made the heavens.
When he spoke,
    all the stars in the sky appeared.
⁷ He put the water of the sea together in a heap.
    He made the deep seas stay in their right places.
⁸ Everyone who lives on the earth should respect the Lord.
    They should bend down to worship him.
⁹ The Lord spoke,
    and the world began!
He spoke his command,
    and everything became fixed in its place.^[b]
10 Nations decide what they want to do,
    but the Lord causes their plans to be useless.
¹¹ But whatever the Lord decides to do
    will always happen.
His thoughts will not change
    from one century to the next.
¹² The Lord blesses the nation
    that has him as their God.
He has chosen them to belong to him,
    as his own special people.
¹³ The Lord looks down from heaven.
    He sees every man, woman and child.
¹⁴ From the place where he lives,
    he watches everyone that lives on the earth.
¹⁵ He made each person and all their thoughts.
    He knows everything that they do.
¹⁶ A great army will not save their king.
    A soldier does not stay alive because he is strong.
¹⁷ In war, do not hope that even a strong horse will help you to win.
    You can not trust it to save you.
¹⁸ Remember, the Lord takes care of people who respect him.
    Those people trust him for his faithful love.
¹⁹ They trust him to keep them safe from death,
    and to keep them alive during a time of famine.

²⁰ Yes! We will trust the Lord to come and help us.
He is our helper who keeps us safe,
    like a soldier's shield.
²¹ We are happy because he loves us.
    We trust in his holy name.
²² Lord, help us to know your faithful love,
    because we are trusting in you.