ThoughI walkin the midstof trouble,You will reviveme; You will stretchforthYour handagainstthe wrathof my enemies,And Your righthandwill saveme.
"ThoughHe slayme, I will hopein Him. NeverthelessI will arguemy waysbeforeHim.
WondrouslyshowYour lovingkindness,O Saviorof those who takerefugeat Your righthandFrom those who riseup [against them].
He deliveredme from my strongenemy,And from those who hatedme, for they were toomightyfor me.
They confrontedme in the dayof my calamity,But the LORDwas my stay.
You have also givenme the shieldof Your salvation,And Your righthandupholdsme; And Your gentlenessmakesme great.
NowI knowthat the LORDsavesHis anointed;He will answerhim from His holyheavenWith the savingstrengthof His righthand.
For by their own swordthey did not possessthe land,And their own armdid not savethem, But Your righthandand Your armand the lightof Your presence,For You favoredthem.
Thenmy enemieswill turnbackin the daywhen I call;ThisI know,that Godis for me.
That Your belovedmay be delivered,Savewith Your righthand,and answerus!
Then I said,"It is my grief,That the righthandof the MostHighhas changed."
Will You not Yourselfreviveus again,That Your peoplemay rejoicein You?
Nothing[remains] but to crouchamongthe captivesOr fallamongthe slain.In [spite of] allthis,His angerdoes not turnawayAnd His handis stillstretchedout.
Do not fear,for I am with you; Do not anxiously lookabout you, for I am your God.I will strengthenyou, surelyI will helpyou, SurelyI will upholdyou with My righteousrighthand.'
On thisaccountthe angerof the LORDhas burnedagainst His people,And He has stretchedout His handagainstthem and struckthem down.And the mountainsquaked,and their corpseslaylike refusein the middleof the streets.For allthisHis angeris not spent,But His handis stillstretchedout.
"For I will not contendforever,Norwill I alwaysbe angry;For the spiritwould growfaintbeforeMe, And the breath[of those whom] I have made.
The Arameanson the eastand the Philistineson the west;And they devourIsraelwith gapingjaws.In [spite of] allthis,His angerdoes not turnawayAnd His handis stillstretchedout.
Thereforethe Lorddoes not takepleasurein their youngmen,Nordoes He havepityon their orphansor their widows;For everyoneof them is godlessand an evildoer,And everymouthis speakingfoolishness.In [spite of] allthis,His angerdoes not turnawayAnd His handis stillstretchedout.
Manasseh[devours] Ephraim,and EphraimManasseh,[And] togetherthey are againstJudah.In [spite of] allthis,His angerdoes not turnawayAnd His handis stillstretchedout.
"Behold,I am againstyou, O destroyingmountain,Who destroysthe wholeearth,"declaresthe LORD,"And I will stretchout My handagainstyou, And rollyou downfrom the crags,And I will makeyou a burntout mountain.
"Thereforehaving been exaltedto the right handof God,and having receivedfrom the Fatherthe promiseof the HolySpirit,He has poured forththiswhichyou bothseeand hear.
