9. Is he deaf—the one who made your ears?Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?
10. He punishes the nations—won’t he also punish you?He knows everything—doesn’t he also know what you are doing?
11. The lord knows people’s thoughts;he knows they are worthless!
12. Joyful are those you discipline, lord,those you teach with your instructions.
13. You give them relief from troubled timesuntil a pit is dug to capture the wicked.
14. The lord will not reject his people;he will not abandon his special possession.
15. Judgment will again be founded on justice,and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.
16. Who will protect me from the wicked?Who will stand up for me against evildoers?
17. Unless the lord had helped me,I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.