They remembered that God was their protector, ¹  and that the sovereign God was their deliverer. ² 

Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, ¹  those whom he delivered ²  from the power ³  of the enemy,

for their Protector ¹  is strong; he will plead their case against you. ² 

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. ¹  The messenger sent from his very presence ²  delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected ³  them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times. ⁴ 

But the one who will rescue them ¹  is strong. He is known as the Lord who rules over all. ²  He will strongly ³  champion their cause. As a result ⁴  he will bring peace and rest to the earth, but trouble and turmoil ⁵  to the people who inhabit Babylonia. ⁶