I thought about the days of old, about ancient times. ¹ 

I remember your ancient regulations, ¹  O Lord, and console myself. ² 

to the one who rides through the sky from ancient times! ¹  Look! He thunders loudly. ² 

But God has been my ¹  king from ancient times, performing acts of deliverance on the earth. ² 

Your throne has been secure from ancient times; you have always been king. ¹ 

Do not move an ancient boundary stone ¹  which was put in place by your ancestors. ² 

Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over ¹  the fields of the fatherless,

He takes his battle position ¹  and shakes ²  the earth; with a mere look he frightens ³  the nations. The ancient mountains disintegrate; ⁴  the primeval hills are flattened. He travels on the ancient roads. ⁵ 

with the best ¹  of the ancient mountains and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;

See if there is any idolatrous tendency ¹  in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path! ² 

We existed from ancient times, ¹  but you did not rule over them, they were not your subjects. ² 

Then the Lord will go to battle ¹  and fight against those nations, just as he fought battles in ancient days. ² 

Remember the ancient days; bear in mind ¹  the years of past generations. ²  Ask your father and he will inform you, your elders, and they will tell you.

Jokim, the men of Cozeba, and Joash and Saraph, both of whom ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. (This information is from ancient records.) ¹ 

Remember your people ¹  whom you acquired in ancient times, whom you rescued ²  so they could be your very own nation, ³  as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

They will rebuild the perpetual ruins and restore the places that were desolate; ¹  they will reestablish the ruined cities, the places that have been desolate since ancient times.

Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, ¹  no eye has seen any God besides you, who intervenes for those who wait for him.

This is what the sovereign Lord says: The enemy has spoken against you, saying “Aha!” and, “The ancient heights ¹  have become our property!”’

You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, ¹  which you promised on oath to our ancestors ²  in ancient times. ³ 

¹ Certainly you must have heard! ²  Long ago I worked it out, In ancient times I planned ³  it; and now I am bringing it to pass. The plan is this: Fortified cities will crash into heaps of ruins. ⁴