² Take hold of ^(A)shield and buckler
    and rise for my help!

^13 (A)The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
    like a man of war ^(B)he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, ^(C)he shouts aloud,
    he shows himself mighty against his foes.

⁴ He will ^(A)cover you with his pinions,
    and under his ^(B)wings you will ^(C)find refuge;
    his ^(D)faithfulness is ^(E)a shield and buckler.

³ The Lord is ^(A)a man of war;
    ^(B)the Lord is his name.

⁴¹ if I ^(A)sharpen my flashing sword^[a]
    and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
    and will repay those who hate me.
⁴² I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
    and ^(B)my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
    from the ^(C)long-haired heads of the enemy.’

^5 (A)They come from a distant land,
    from the end of the heavens,
the Lord and the weapons of his indignation,
    to destroy the whole land.^[a]