11. The counsel of the Lord stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
12. Blessed is the people whose God is the Lord; the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.
13. The Lord looked from heaven; he saw all the sons of Adam.
14. From the place of his habitation he looked upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15. He fashioned all of their hearts; he considers all their works.
16. The king is not saved by the multitude of the army; the mighty man does not escape by much strength.
17. A horse is a vain thing for salvation; neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those that fear him, upon those that wait for his mercy
19. to deliver their souls from death and to keep them alive in the famine.
20. Our soul waited for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
21. Therefore our heart shall rejoice in him because we have trusted in the name of his holiness.
22. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have waited upon thee.