11. He sets the lowly on high,and mourners are lifted to safety.
12. He frustrates the schemes of the craftyso that they achieve no success.
13. He traps the wise in their craftinessso that the plans of the deceptiveare quickly brought to an end.
14. They encounter darkness by day,and they grope at noonas if it were night.
15. He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful.
16. So the poor have hope,and injustice shuts its mouth.
17. See how happy the man is God corrects;so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
18. For He crushes but also binds up;He strikes, but His hands also heal.
19. He will rescue you from six calamities;no harm will touch you in seven.
20. In famine He will redeem you from death,and in battle, from the power of the sword.
21. You will be safe from slander and not fear destruction when it comes.
22. You will laugh at destruction and hungerand not fear the animals of the earth.
23. For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,and the wild animals will be at peace with you.