16. So the poor have hope,and injustice shuts its mouth.
17. See how happy the man is God corrects;so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.
18. For He crushes but also binds up;He strikes, but His hands also heal.
19. He will rescue you from six calamities;no harm will touch you in seven.
20. In famine He will redeem you from death,and in battle, from the power of the sword.
21. You will be safe from slander and not fear destruction when it comes.
22. You will laugh at destruction and hungerand not fear the animals of the earth.
23. For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field,and the wild animals will be at peace with you.