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.
20. Are wicked rulers who use the law to do unlawful thingsable to be your partners?
21. They join forces to take the lives of righteous people.They condemn innocent people to death.
22. The Lord has become my stronghold.My God has become my rock of refuge.
23. He has turned their own wickedness against them.He will destroy them because of their sins.The Lord our God will destroy them.