⁵     The Eternal has broken the hold of the wicked,
        snapped the staff and the scepter of tyrannical rulers.
⁶     They would stop at nothing to beat, batter, and bruise the nations,
        constantly raging as they hunted down and tyrannized the peoples.
⁷     The whole earth, mountains to sea, breathes a sigh of relief;
        the peace and quiet erupts into a lively, joyful song.