4 For You have been a strength to the poor,
A strength to the needy in his distress,
^aA refuge from the storm,
A shade from the heat;
For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. ‡

5 You will reduce the noise of aliens,
As heat in a dry place;
As heat in the shadow of a cloud,
The song of the terrible ones will be¹ diminished. ‡

8 He will ^aswallow up death forever,
And the Lord God will ^bwipe away tears from all faces;
The rebuke of His people
He will take away from all the earth;
For the Lord has spoken. ‡

9 And it will be said in that day:
“Behold, this is our God;
^aWe have waited for Him, and He will save us.
This is the Lord;
We have waited for Him;
^bWe will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.” ‡