13. to give him relief from troubled timesuntil a pit is dug for the wicked.
14. The Lord will not forsake His peopleor abandon His heritage,
15. for justice will again be righteous,and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16. Who stands up for me against the wicked?Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?
17. If the Lord had not been my helper,I would soon rest in the silence of death.