²⁹ He gives power to the faint
    and strengthens the powerless.^(A)

¹⁰ do not fear, for I am with you;
    do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
    I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.^(A)

¹² I will make them strong in the Lord,
    and they shall walk in his name,
            says the Lord.^(A)

¹¹ May the Lord give strength to his people!
    May the Lord bless his people with peace!^(A)

⁴ The Lord God has given me
    a trained tongue,^[a]
that I may know how to sustain
    the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens,
    wakens my ear
    to listen as those who are taught.^(A)

²⁵ Your bars are iron and bronze,
    and as your days, so is your strength.^[a](A)