³ He will not let you stumble;
    the one who watches over you will not slumber.

²⁶ for the Lord is your security.
    He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap.

²³ They keep you safe on your way,
    and your feet will not stumble.

⁹ “He will protect his faithful ones,
    but the wicked will disappear in darkness.
No one will succeed by strength alone.

¹² They will hold you up with their hands
    so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.

¹ Unless the Lord builds a house,
    the work of the builders is wasted.
Unless the Lord protects a city,
    guarding it with sentries will do no good.

³ I, the Lord, will watch over it,
    watering it carefully.
Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it.

⁹ Our lives are in his hands,
    and he keeps our feet from stumbling.