36. For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants,when he sees that their power is goneand there is none remaining, bond or free.
37. Then he will say, ‘Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
38. who ate the fat of their sacrificesand drank the wine of their drink offering?Let them rise up and help you;let them be your protection!
39. “‘See now that I, even I, am he,and there is no god beside me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal;and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
40. For I lift up my hand to heavenand swear, As I live forever,