11. Lord, you have raised your hand high to punish them. But they don't even see it. Let them see how much you love your people. Then they will be put to shame. Let the fire you are saving for your enemies burn them up.
12. Lord, you give us peace. You are the one who has done everything we've accomplished.
13. Lord, you are our God. Other masters besides you have ruled over us. But your name is the only one we honor.
14. Those other masters are now dead. They will never live again. Their spirits won't rise from the dead. You punished them and destroyed them. You wiped out all memory of them.
15. Lord, you have made our nation grow. You have made it larger. You have gained glory for yourself. You have increased the size of our land.
16. Lord, when your people were suffering, they came to you. When you punished them, they could barely whisper a prayer.
17. Lord, you made us like a woman who is having a baby. She groans and cries out in pain.
18. We were pregnant. We groaned with pain. But nothing was born. We didn't bring your saving power to the earth. We didn't give life to the people of the world.