10. He gives rain to the earthand sends water on the fields.
11. He makes the humble person importantand lifts the sad to places of safety.
12. He ruins the plans of those who trick othersso they have no success.
13. He catches the wise in their own clever trapsand sweeps away the plans of those who try to trick others.
14. Darkness covers them up in the daytime;even at noon they feel around in the dark.
15. God saves the needy from their liesand from the harm done by powerful people.
16. So the poor have hope,while those who are unfair are silenced.
17. “The one whom God corrects is happy,so do not hate being corrected by the Almighty.
18. God hurts, but he also bandages up;he injures, but his hands also heal.
19. He will save you from six troubles;even seven troubles will not harm you.
20. God will buy you back from death in times of hunger,and in battle he will save you from the sword.
21. You will be protected from the tongue that strikes like a whip,and you will not be afraid when destruction comes.