² How he swore to Yahweh, And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob:

²⁴ But his bow abode in strength, The arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From there is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

¹⁶ You shall also suck the milk of the nations, and shall suck the breast of kings; and you shall know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

²⁶ I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

⁵ Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:

⁶ Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever;

⁵ Until I find out a place for Yahweh, A dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob."

¹⁰⁶ I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will obey your righteous ordinances.

¹⁴ I will pay my vows to Yahweh, Yes, in the presence of all his people.

¹⁵ Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.

¹⁶ Yahweh, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have freed me from my chains.

¹⁷ I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call on the name of Yahweh.

¹⁸ I will pay my vows to Yahweh, Yes, in the presence of all his people,

¹³ I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will pay my vows to you,

¹⁴ which my lips promised, And my mouth spoke, when I was in distress.

¹ > Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed.

¹² Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.

¹ > The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, And calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.

¹¹ Yahweh of Hosts is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

¹ It happened, when the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies round about,