¹⁴For the Lord will not forsake his people;
   he will not abandon his heritage;
¹⁵for justice will return to the righteous,
   and all the upright in heart will follow it.

¹⁶Who rises up for me against the wicked?
   Who stands up for me against evildoers?
¹⁷If the Lord had not been my help,
   my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
¹⁸When I thought, ‘My foot is slipping’,
   your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
¹⁹When the cares of my heart are many,
   your consolations cheer my soul.