²³ The fear of the Lord leads to life;
    then one rests content, untouched by trouble.^(A)

“Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.”^[a](C)

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?”^[b](D)

⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
    for they will be filled.^(A)

¹⁰ and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry
    and satisfy the needs of the oppressed,^(A)
then your light^(B) will rise in the darkness,
    and your night will become like the noonday.^(C)
11 The Lord will guide^(D) you always;
    he will satisfy your needs^(E) in a sun-scorched land^(F)
    and will strengthen^(G) your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,^(H)
    like a spring^(I) whose waters never fail.

²⁶ Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress,^(A)
    and for their children it will be a refuge.^(B)

²⁷ The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,^(C)
    turning a person from the snares of death.^(D)

²¹ No harm overtakes the righteous,^(A)
    but the wicked have their fill of trouble.

¹⁴ Satisfy^(A) us in the morning with your unfailing love,^(B)
    that we may sing for joy^(C) and be glad all our days.^(D)