²³ By myself I have sworn;^(A)
truth has gone from my mouth,^(B)
a word that will not be revoked:
Every knee will bow^(C) to me,
every tongue will swear allegiance.

¹⁶ Whoever asks for a blessing in the land
will ask for a blessing by the God of truth,^(A)
and whoever swears in the land
will swear by the God of truth.
For the former troubles will be forgotten
and hidden from my sight.