1 You, Lord, are my God!I will praise youfor doing the wonderful thingsyou had planned and promisedsince ancient times.
2 You have destroyed the fortressof our enemies,leaving their city in ruins.Nothing in that foreign citywill ever be rebuilt.
3 Now strong and cruel nationswill fear and honor you.
4 You have been a place of safetyfor the poor and needyin times of trouble.Brutal enemies pounded uslike a heavy rainor the heat of the sun at noon,but you were our shelter.