26. For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten, and they boast that thou hast slain their enemies.
27. Add iniquity unto their iniquity, and let them not come into thy righteousness.
28. Let them be blotted out of the book of the living and not be written with the righteous.
29. But I am poor and sorrowful; let thy saving health, O God, set me up on high.
30. I will praise the name of God with a song and will magnify him with praises.
31. This also shall please the Lord better than the sacrifice of an ox or bullock that struggles with horns and hoofs.
32. The humble shall see this and be glad; seek God and thy heart shall live.
33. For the Lord hears the destitute and does not despise his prisoners.
34. Let the heavens and the earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moves in them.
35. For God will protect Zion and will rebuild the cities of Judah; they shall dwell there and inherit it.
36. The seed of his slaves shall inherit it, and those that love his name shall dwell therein.