9. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
10. The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11. But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.
13. From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind;