12. O Lord, blessed is the personwhom you discipline and instruct from your teachings.
13. You give him peace and quiet from times of troublewhile a pit is dug to trap wicked people.
14. The Lord will never desert his peopleor abandon those who belong to him.
15. The decisions of judges will again become fair,and everyone whose motives are decent will pursue justice.
16. Who will stand up for me against evildoers?Who will stand by my side against troublemakers?
17. If the Lord had not come to help me,my soul would have quickly fallen silent ⌊in death⌋.
18. When I said, “My feet are slipping,”your mercy, O Lord, continued to hold me up.
19. When I worried about many things,your assuring words soothed my soul.