1. Lord, you are my God;I will exalt you and praise your name,for in perfect faithfulnessyou have done wonderful things,things planned long ago.
2. You have made the city a heap of rubble,the fortified town a ruin,the foreigners’ stronghold a city no more;it will never be rebuilt.
3. Therefore strong peoples will honour you;cities of ruthless nations will revere you.
4. You have been a refuge for the poor,a refuge for the needy in their distress,a shelter from the stormand a shade from the heat.For the breath of the ruthlessis like a storm driving against a wall