⁶ I will not fear^(A) though tens of thousands
    assail me on every side.^(B)

³ Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;^(A)
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.^(B)

⁵ Evildoers do not understand what is right,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

⁷ “Hear me, you who know what is right,^(A)
    you people who have taken my instruction to heart:^(B)
Do not fear the reproach of mere mortals
    or be terrified by their insults.^(C)

¹² “I, even I, am he who comforts^(A) you.
    Who are you that you fear^(B) mere mortals,^(C)
    human beings who are but grass,^(D)