⁴ For the word of the Lord is upright,
    and all His work is done in truth.
⁵ He loves righteousness and justice;
    the earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
    and all their host by the breath of His mouth.
⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
    He puts the depths in storehouses.
⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord;
    let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.
⁹ For He spoke, and it was done;
    He commanded, and it stood fast.

¹⁰ The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
    He restrains the purposes of the people.
¹¹ The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
    the purposes of His heart to all generations.

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people whom He has chosen as His inheritance.
¹³ The Lord looks from heaven;
    He sees all the sons of men.
¹⁴ From the place of His habitation He gazes
    on all the inhabitants of the earth;
¹⁵ He fashions their hearts alike;
    He considers all their works.

¹⁶ No king is saved by a great army;
    a mighty man is not delivered by great strength.
¹⁷ A horse is a vain hope for safety;
    it will not deliver by its great strength.
¹⁸ The eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
    on those who hope in His lovingkindness,
¹⁹ to deliver their soul from death,
    and to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰ Our soul waits for the Lord;
    He is our help and our shield.
²¹ For our heart will rejoice in Him,
    because we have trusted in His holy name.
²² Let Your lovingkindness, O Lord, be on us,
    just as we hope in You.