⁴ For the word of the Lord is upright;
    and all his works are done in faithfulness.
⁵ He loves righteousness and justice;
    the world is filled with the gracious love of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were made;
    all the heavenly bodies^[a] by the breath of his mouth.
⁷ He gathered the oceans into a single place;
    he put the deep water into storehouses.

⁸ Let all the world fear the Lord;
    let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him;
⁹ because he spoke and it came to be,
    because he commanded, it stood firm.

¹⁰ The Lord makes void the counsel of nations;
    he frustrates the plans of peoples.
¹¹ But the Lord’s counsel stands firm forever,
    the plans in his mind for all generations.

¹² How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people he has chosen as his own inheritance.
¹³ When the Lord looks down from heaven,
    he observes every human being.
¹⁴ From his dwelling place,
    he looks down on all the inhabitants of the earth.
¹⁵ He formed the hearts of them all;
    he understands everything they do.

¹⁶ A king is not saved by a large army;
    a mighty soldier is not delivered by his great strength.
¹⁷ It is vain to trust in a horse for deliverance,
    even with its great strength, it cannot deliver.
¹⁸ Indeed, the Lord watches those who fear him;
    those who trust in his gracious love
¹⁹ to deliver them from death;
    to keep them alive in times of famine.

²⁰ We wait on the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
²¹ Indeed, our heart will rejoice in him,
    because we have placed our trust in his holy name.
²² Lord, may your gracious love be upon us,
    even as we hope in you.