10. The One who instructs nations,the One who teaches man knowledge —does He not discipline?
11. The Lord knows man’s thoughts;they are meaningless.
12. Lord, happy is the man You disciplineand teach from Your law
13. to give him relief from troubled timesuntil a pit is dug for the wicked.
14. The Lord will not forsake His peopleor abandon His heritage,
15. for justice will again be righteous,and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16. Who stands up for me against the wicked?Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?
17. If the Lord had not been my helper,I would soon rest in the silence of death.
18. If I say, “My foot is slipping,”Your faithful love will support me, Lord.
19. When I am filled with cares,Your comfort brings me joy.
20. Can a corrupt throne —one that creates trouble by law —become Your ally?
21. They band together against the life of the righteousand condemn the innocent to death.
22. But the Lord is my refuge;my God is the rock of my protection.
23. He will pay them back for their sinsand destroy them for their evil.The Lord our God will destroy them.