⁹ He will guard the feet^(A) of his faithful servants,^(B)
    but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.^(C)

“It is not by strength^(D) that one prevails;

⁵ May gloom and utter darkness^(A) claim it once more;
    may a cloud settle over it;
    may blackness overwhelm it.

⁵ “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.^(A)
    They walk about in darkness;^(B)
    all the foundations^(C) of the earth are shaken.