4. Trust in the Lord for ever,for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.
5. He humbles those who dwell on high,he lays the lofty city low;he levels it to the groundand casts it down to the dust.
6. Feet trample it down –the feet of the oppressed,the footsteps of the poor.
7. The path of the righteous is level;you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
8. Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,we wait for you;your name and renownare the desire of our hearts.
9. My soul yearns for you in the night;in the morning my spirit longs for you.When your judgments come upon the earth,the people of the world learn righteousness.
10. But when grace is shown to the wicked,they do not learn righteousness;even in a land of uprightness they go on doing eviland do not regard the majesty of the Lord.
11. Lord, your hand is lifted high,but they do not see it.Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame;let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
12. Lord, you establish peace for us;all that we have accomplished you have done for us.
13. Lord our God, other Lords besides you have ruled over us,but your name alone do we honour.
14. They are now dead, they live no more;their spirits do not rise.You punished them and brought them to ruin;you wiped out all memory of them.