^{7 Ref} I will give news of the mercies of the Lord, and his great acts, even all the things the Lord has done for us, in his great grace to the house of Israel; even all he has done for us in his unnumbered mercies.

^{8 Ref} For he said, Truly they are my people, children who will not be false: so he was their saviour out of all their trouble.

^{9 Ref} It was no sent one or angel, but he himself who was their saviour: in his love and in his pity he took up their cause, and he took them in his arms, caring for them all through the years.