⁵ When hard pressed,^(A) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.^(B)
6 The Lord is with me;^(C) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(D)
7 The Lord is with me; he is my helper.^(E)
    I look in triumph on my enemies.^(F)

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord^(G)
    than to trust in humans.^(H)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.^(I)
10 All the nations surrounded me,
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(J)
11 They surrounded me^(K) on every side,^(L)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
¹² They swarmed around me like bees,^(M)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;^(N)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.^(O)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.^(P)
14 The Lord is my strength^(Q) and my defense^[a];
    he has become my salvation.^(R)