3 My enemies retreated;they staggered and died when you appeared.
4 For you have judged in my favor;from your throne you have judged with fairness.
5 You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;you have erased their names forever.
6 The enemy is finished, in endless ruins;the cities you uprooted are now forgotten.
7 But the lord reigns forever,executing judgment from his throne.
8 He will judge the world with justiceand rule the nations with fairness.
9 The lord is a shelter for the oppressed,a refuge in times of trouble.