¹⁸ “The Lord reigns
    for ever and ever.”^(A)

⁴⁰ I lift my hand^(A) to heaven and solemnly swear:
    As surely as I live forever,^(B)

²⁷ The eternal^(A) God is your refuge,^(B)
    and underneath are the everlasting^(C) arms.
He will drive out your enemies before you,^(D)
    saying, ‘Destroy them!’^(E)

²⁸ Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?^(A)
The Lord is the everlasting^(B) God,
    the Creator^(C) of the ends of the earth.^(D)
He will not grow tired or weary,^(E)
    and his understanding no one can fathom.^(F)

¹⁰ But the Lord is the true God;
    he is the living God,^(A) the eternal King.^(B)
When he is angry,^(C) the earth trembles;^(D)
    the nations cannot endure his wrath.^(E)