⁶ The Lord is with me;^(A) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(B)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.^(C)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.^(D)

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord^(E)
    than to trust in humans.^(F)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.^(G)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(H)
11 They surrounded me^(I) on every side,^(J)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
¹² They swarmed around me like bees,^(K)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(L)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(M)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.^(N)