12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord: and teachest
him in thy law;
13 That thou mayest give him patience in time of adversity: until
the pit be digged up for the ungodly.
14 For the Lord will not fail his people: neither will he forsake
his inheritance;
15 Until righteousness turn again unto judgement: all such as are
true in heart shall follow it.
16 Who will rise up with me against the wicked: or who will take
my part against the evil-doers?
17 If the Lord had not helped me: it had not failed but my soul
had been put to silence.
18 But when I said, My foot hath slipt: thy mercy, O Lord, held me
up.
19 In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart: thy
comforts have refreshed my soul.
20 Wilt thou have any thing to do with the stool of wickedness:
which imagineth mischief as a law?
21 They gather them together against the soul of the righteous:
and condemn the innocent blood.
22 But the Lord is my refuge: and my God is the strength of my
confidence.
23 He shall recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in
their own malice: yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them.