2  ⁱThe Lord is my strength and my song,

and he has become my salvation;

^jthis is my God, and I will praise him,

my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

2  “Behold, God is my salvation;

I will ^wtrust, and will not be afraid;

for ^xthe Lord God¹ is my strength and my song,

and he has become my salvation.”