²⁰ Our soul ^(A)waits for the Lord;
    he is our ^(B)help and ^(C)our shield.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is upright,
    and all his work is done in ^(G)faithfulness.
⁵ He ^(H)loves righteousness and justice;
    ^(I)the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

⁶ By ^(J)the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
    and by ^(K)the breath of his mouth all ^(L)their host.
⁷ He gathers the waters of the sea as ^(M)a heap;
    he ^(N)puts the deeps in storehouses.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord;
    let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
⁹ For ^(O)he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded, and it stood firm.

¹⁰ The Lord ^(P)brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
    he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
^11 (Q)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
    the plans of his heart to all generations.
^12 (R)Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people whom he has ^(S)chosen as his heritage!

¹³ The Lord ^(T)looks down from heaven;
    he sees all the children of man;
¹⁴ from ^(U)where he sits enthroned he ^(V)looks out
    on all the inhabitants of the earth,
¹⁵ he who fashions the hearts of them all
    and observes all their deeds.
^16 (W)The king is not saved by his great army;
    a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
^17 (X)The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
    and by its great might it cannot rescue.

¹⁸ Behold, ^(Y)the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
    ^(Z)on those who hope in his steadfast love,
¹⁹ that he may ^(AA)deliver their soul from death
    and keep them alive in ^(AB)famine.

²⁰ Our soul ^(AC)waits for the Lord;
    he is our ^(AD)help and ^(AE)our shield.
²¹ For our heart is ^(AF)glad in him,
    because we ^(AG)trust in his holy name.
²² Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
    even as we hope in you.