3 “I alone trampled the grapes!None of the nations helped.I trampled nations in my angerand stained my clotheswith their blood.
4 I did this because I wantedto take revenge—the time had cometo rescue my people.
5 No one was there to help meor to give support;my mighty arm won the battle,strengthened by my anger.
6 In my fury I trampled on nationsand made them drunk;their blood poured outeverywhere on earth.”
7 I will tell about the kind deedsthe Lord has done.They deserve praise!The Lord has shown mercyto the people of Israel;he has been kind and good.
8 The Lord rescued his people,and said, “They are mine.They won't betray me.”
9 It troubled the Lordto see them in trouble,and his angel saved them.The Lord was truly merciful,so he rescued his people.He took them in his armsand carried them all those years.