17. If the Lord had not helped me,I would have laid down in the silence of death.
18. If I say, “My foot is slipping,”your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.
19. When worries threaten to overwhelm me,your soothing touch makes me happy.
20. Cruel rulers are not your allies,those who make oppressive laws.
21. They conspire against the blameless,and condemn to death the innocent.
22. But the Lord will protect me,and my God will shelter me.
23. He will pay them back for their sin.He will destroy them because of their evil;the Lord our God will destroy them.