² How he made an oath to the Lord, and gave his word to the great God of Jacob, saying,

²⁴ But their bows were broken by a strong one, and the cords of their arms were cut by the Strength of Jacob, by the name of the Stone of Israel:

¹⁶ And you will take the milk of the nations, flowing from the breast of kings; and you will see that I, the Lord, am your saviour, and he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.

²⁶ And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood for drink, as if it was sweet wine: and all men will see that I the Lord am your saviour, even he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.

⁵ Happy is the man who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:

⁶ Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things in them; who keeps faith for ever:

⁵ Till I have got a place for the Lord, a resting-place for the great God of Jacob.

¹⁰⁶ I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.

¹⁴ I will make the offering of my oath to the Lord, even before all his people.

¹⁵ Dear in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints.

¹⁶ O Lord, truly I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of her who is your servant; by you have my cords been broken.

¹⁷ I will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.

¹⁸ I will make the offerings of my oath, even before all his people;

¹³ I will come into your house with burned offerings, I will make payment of my debt to you,

¹⁴ Keeping the word which came from my lips, and which my mouth said, when I was in trouble.

¹ <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. A Song.> It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.

¹² I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

¹ <A Psalm. Of Asaph.> The God of gods, even the Lord, has sent out his voice, and the earth is full of fear; from the coming up of the sun to its going down.

¹¹ The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)

¹ Now when the king was living in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from war on every side;