12. Blessed is the man whom You chasten, OLord,and teach from Your law,
13. that You may give him rest from the days of adversity,until a pit is dug for the wicked.
14. For the Lord will not forsake His people;neither will He abandon His inheritance.
15. But justice shall return to those who are righteous,and all the upright in heart shall followit.
16. Who will rise up for me against the wicked?Who will stand up for me against those who do iniquity?
17. Unless the Lord had been my help,my soul would have lived in the land of silent death.
18. When I said, “My foot slips,”Your mercy, O Lord, held me up.
19. When there is a multitude of worries within me,Your comforts delight my soul.
20. Shall wicked rulers, who make oppressive laws,align with You?