9. God made our ears — can't he hear?He made our eyes — can't he see?
10. He scolds the nations — won't he punish them?He is the teacher of all — hasn't he any knowledge?
11. The Lord knows what they think;he knows how senseless their reasoning is.
12. Lord, how happy are those you instruct,the ones to whom you teach your law!
13. You give them rest from days of troubleuntil a pit is dug to trap the wicked.
14. The Lord will not abandon his people;he will not desert those who belong to him.
15. Justice will again be found in the courts,and all righteous people will support it.
16. Who stood up for me against the wicked?Who took my side against the evildoers?
17. If the Lord had not helped me,I would have gone quickly to the land of silence.
18. I said, “I am falling”;but your constant love, O Lord, held me up.
19. Whenever I am anxious and worried,you comfort me and make me glad.
20. You have nothing to do with corrupt judges,who make injustice legal,
21. who plot against good peopleand sentence the innocent to death.
22. But the Lord defends me;my God protects me.