²⁴ Yet his bow remained steady,
and his strong arms were made agile
by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,^(A)
by the name of^[a] the Shepherd,^(B) the Rock of Israel,^(C)

¹⁸ You ignored the Rock who gave you birth;
you forgot the God who gave birth to you.

³⁰ How could one pursue a thousand,
or two put ten thousand to flight,^(A)
unless their Rock had sold them,
unless the Lord had given them up?^(B)
31 But their “rock” is not like our Rock,
as even our enemies concede.

³ The God of Israel spoke;
the Rock of Israel said to me,
“The one who rules the people with justice,
who rules in the fear of God,^(A)

²⁹ Your singing will be like that
on the night of a holy festival,
and your heart will rejoice
like one who walks to the music of a flute,
going up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the Rock of Israel.^(A)

⁸ Do not be startled or afraid.
Have I not told you and declared it long ago?
You are my witnesses!^(A)
Is there any God but me?^(B)
There is no other Rock;^(C) I do not know any.

¹² Are you not from eternity, Lord my God?^(A)
My Holy One,^(B) you^[a] will not die.
Lord, you appointed them to execute judgment;
my Rock,^(C) you destined them to punish us.