² Take hold of shield and buckler,
    and rise up to help me!

⁴ he will cover you with his pinions,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness is a shield and defense.^(A)

¹³ The Lord goes forth like a soldier;
    like a warrior he stirs up his fury;
he cries out; he shouts aloud;
    he shows himself mighty against his foes.^(A)

³ The Lord is a warrior;
    the Lord is his name.^(A)

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

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