9. For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
10. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
11. The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
13. The Lord looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men.
14. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15. He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.
16. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.