4. The Lord is [uncompromisingly] righteous; He has cut asunder the thick cords by which the wicked [enslaved us].
5. Let them all be put to shame and turned backward who hate Zion.
6. Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up,
7. With which the mower fills not his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his bosom–
8. While those who go by do not say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you! We bless you in the name of the Lord!