Blessedbe the LORD,For He has mademarvelousHis lovingkindnessto me in a besiegedcity.
"You will be hiddenfrom the scourgeof the tongue,And you will not be afraidof violencewhenit comes.
Thisis the LORD'Sdoing;It is marvelousin our eyes.
WondrouslyshowYour lovingkindness,O Saviorof those who takerefugeat Your righthandFrom those who riseup [against them].
For in the dayof troubleHe will concealme in His tabernacle;In the secretplaceof His tentHe will hideme; He will liftme up on a rock.
O singto the LORDa newsong,For He has donewonderfulthings,His righthandand His holyarmhave gainedthe victoryfor Him.
"Now behold,I have madeyou todayas a fortifiedcityand as a pillarof ironand as wallsof bronzeagainstthe wholeland,to the kingsof Judah,to its princes,to its priestsand to the peopleof the land.
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
