^{35 Ref} Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.

^{36 Ref} For the Lord will be judge of his people, he will have pity for his servants; when he sees that their power is gone, there is no one, shut up or free.

^{37 Ref} And he will say, Where are their gods, the rock in which they put their faith?

^{38 Ref} Who took the fat of their offerings, and the wine of their drink offering? Let them now come to your help, let them be your salvation.

^{39 Ref} See now, I myself am he; there is no other god but me: giver of death and life, wounding and making well: and no one has power to make you free from my hand.

^{40 Ref} For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,

^{41 Ref} If I make sharp my shining sword, and my hand is outstretched for judging, I will give punishment to those who are against me, and their right reward to my haters.

^{42 Ref} I will make my arrows red with blood, my sword will be feasting on flesh, with the blood of the dead and the prisoners, of the long-haired heads of my haters.

^{43 Ref} Be glad, O you his people, over the nations; for he will take payment for the blood of his servants, and will give punishment to his haters, and take away the sin of his land, for his people.