¹ Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion;
    they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
² Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem,
    so the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever.

¹¹ They say, “God has abandoned him.
    Let’s go and get him,
    for no one will help him now.”

⁹ And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside.
    Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing.

⁷ Everyone who sees me mocks me.
    They sneer and shake their heads, saying,
⁸ “Is this the one who relies on the Lord?
    Then let the Lord save him!
If the Lord loves him so much,
    let the Lord rescue him!”

¹ I trust in the Lord for protection.
So why do you say to me,
    “Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!

² How long will you people ruin my reputation?
    How long will you make groundless accusations?
    How long will you continue your lies? Interlude

“His armies will not enter Jerusalem.
    They will not even shoot an arrow at it.
They will not march outside its gates with their shields
    nor build banks of earth against its walls.
³³ The king will return to his own country
    by the same road on which he came.
He will not enter this city,
    says the Lord.
³⁴ For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David,
    I will defend this city and protect it.”