8. All the earth honors the Lord;all the earth’s inhabitants stand in awe of him.
9. Because when he spoke, it happened!When he commanded, there it was!
10. The Lord overrules what the nations plan;he frustrates what the peoples intend to do.
11. But the Lord’s plan stands forever;what he intends to do lasts from one generation to the next.
12. The nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom God has chosen as his possession,is truly happy!
13. The Lord looks down from heaven;he sees every human being.
14. From his dwelling place God observesall who live on earth.
15. God is the one who made all their hearts,the one who knows everything they do.
16. Kings aren’t saved by the strength of their armies;warriors aren’t rescued by how much power they have.
17. A warhorse is a bad bet for victory;it can’t save despite its great strength.