^(A)‘Why did the nations rage,
And the people plot vain things?
²⁶ The kings of the earth took their stand,
And the rulers were gathered together
Against the Lord and against His Christ.’

⁶ With what shall I come before the Lord,
And bow myself before the High God?
Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
With calves a year old?

¹⁵ For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, ^(A)whose name is Holy:
^(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
^(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
^(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

¹⁰ All nations surrounded me,
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
¹¹ They ^(A)surrounded me,
Yes, they surrounded me;
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
¹² They surrounded me ^(B)like bees;
They were quenched ^(C)like a fire of thorns;
For in the name of the Lord I will ^[a]destroy them.

^8 (A)But You, Lord, are on high forevermore.