⁶         They struck the people with fury,
            with blows that didn’t stop.
        They ruled nations in anger,
            persecuting them without restraint.
⁷ The whole earth rests and is peaceful.
    It breaks out into shouts of joy.
⁸ Even the cypresses rejoice over you.
    The cedars of Lebanon say,
        “Since you have fallen,
            no lumberjack has come to attack us.”