My lovingkindnessand my fortress,My strongholdand my deliverer,My shieldand He in whom I takerefuge,Who subduesmy peopleunderme.
Your peoplewill volunteerfreelyin the dayof Your power;In holyarray,from the wombof the dawn,Your youthare to You [as] the dew.
The LORDis my rockand my fortressand my deliverer,My God,my rock,in whom I takerefuge;My shieldand the hornof my salvation,my stronghold.
The Godwho executesvengeancefor me, And subduespeoplesunderme.
[Because of] his strengthI will watchfor You, For Godis my stronghold.
Beholdour shield,O God,And lookupon the faceof Your anointed.
I will sayto the LORD,"My refugeand my fortress,My God,in whom I trust!"
The nameof the LORDis a strongtower;The righteousrunsinto it and is safe.
O LORD,my strengthand my stronghold,And my refugein the dayof distress,To You the nationswill comeFrom the endsof the earthand say,"Our fathershave inheritednothingbut falsehood,Futilityand thingsof noprofit."
