⁸ “But if I were you, I would appeal to God;
    I would lay my cause before him.^(P)
9 He performs wonders^(Q) that cannot be fathomed,^(R)
    miracles that cannot be counted.^(S)
10 He provides rain for the earth;^(T)
    he sends water on the countryside.^(U)
11 The lowly he sets on high,^(V)
    and those who mourn^(W) are lifted^(X) to safety.
¹² He thwarts the plans^(Y) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.^(Z)
13 He catches the wise^(AA) in their craftiness,^(AB)
    and the schemes of the wily are swept away.^(AC)
14 Darkness^(AD) comes upon them in the daytime;
    at noon they grope as in the night.^(AE)
15 He saves the needy^(AF) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.^(AG)
16 So the poor^(AH) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.^(AI)

¹⁷ “Blessed is the one whom God corrects;^(AJ)
    so do not despise the discipline^(AK) of the Almighty.^[a](AL)
18 For he wounds, but he also binds up;^(AM)
    he injures, but his hands also heal.^(AN)
19 From six calamities he will rescue^(AO) you;
    in seven no harm will touch you.^(AP)
20 In famine^(AQ) he will deliver you from death,
    and in battle from the stroke of the sword.^(AR)
21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,^(AS)
    and need not fear^(AT) when destruction comes.^(AU)
22 You will laugh^(AV) at destruction and famine,^(AW)
    and need not fear the wild animals.^(AX)
23 For you will have a covenant^(AY) with the stones^(AZ) of the field,
    and the wild animals will be at peace with you.^(BA)
24 You will know that your tent is secure;^(BB)
    you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.^(BC)
25 You will know that your children will be many,^(BD)
    and your descendants like the grass of the earth.^(BE)
26 You will come to the grave in full vigor,^(BF)
    like sheaves gathered in season.^(BG)

²⁷ “We have examined this, and it is true.
    So hear it^(BH) and apply it to yourself.”^(BI)