^{2     (A)}Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established ^(B)strength because of your foes,
    to still ^(C)the enemy and the avenger.

⁷ The Lord is my strength and ^(A)my shield;
    in him my heart ^(B)trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,
    and with my ^(C)song I give thanks to him.
⁸ The Lord is the strength of his people;^[a]
    he is ^(D)the saving refuge of his anointed.