³ How long will you assault me?
    Would all of you throw me down—
    this leaning wall,^(E) this tottering fence?

⁶ Truly he is my rock and my salvation;
    he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
⁷ My salvation and my honor depend on God^[a];
    he is my mighty rock, my refuge.^(A)
8 Trust in him at all times, you people;^(B)
    pour out your hearts to him,^(C)
    for God is our refuge.

⁹ Surely the lowborn^(D) are but a breath,^(E)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,^(F) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.