8 ^aThey said in their hearts,
“Let us¹ destroy them altogether.”
They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land. ‡

9 We do not see our signs;
^aThere is no longer any prophet;
Nor is there any among us who knows how long. ‡

12 For ^aGod is my King from of old,
Working salvation in the midst of the earth. ‡

13 ^aYou divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the¹ sea serpents in the waters. ‡