³ Lift up your spear and javelin
    against those who pursue me.
Let me hear you say,
    “I will give you victory!”

² When evil people come to devour me,
    when my enemies and foes attack me,
    they will stumble and fall.

³⁰ I have seen your salvation,

⁹ “Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified.
    Listen, all you distant lands.
Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
    Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
¹⁰ Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless.
    Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed.
    For God is with us!^[a]”

¹⁶ I will reward them with a long life
    and give them my salvation.”

¹⁰ Human defiance only enhances your glory,
    for you use it as a weapon.^[a]

⁷ My victory and honor come from God alone.
    He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.