¹²Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord,
   the people whom he has chosen as his heritage.

¹³The Lord looks down from heaven;
   he sees all humankind.
¹⁴From where he sits enthroned he watches
   all the inhabitants of the earth—
¹⁵he who fashions the hearts of them all,
   and observes all their deeds.
¹⁶A king is not saved by his great army;
   a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
¹⁷The war horse is a vain hope for victory,
   and by its great might it cannot save.

¹⁸Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
   on those who hope in his steadfast love,
¹⁹to deliver their soul from death,
   and to keep them alive in famine.

²⁰Our soul waits for the Lord;
   he is our help and shield.
²¹Our heart is glad in him,
   because we trust in his holy name.
²²Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
   even as we hope in you.