⁸ I know the Lord is always with me.
    I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.

‘I see that the Lord is always with me.
    I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
²⁶ No wonder my heart is glad,
    and my tongue shouts his praises!
    My body rests in hope.
²⁷ For you will not leave my soul among the dead^[a]
    or allow your Holy One to rot in the grave.
²⁸ You have shown me the way of life,
    and you will fill me with the joy of your presence.’^[b]

⁵ The Lord himself watches over you!
    The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade.

⁵ The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you.
    He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.

²³ Yet I still belong to you;
    you hold my right hand.

⁶ He alone is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress where I will not be shaken.

²⁶ My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
    but God remains the strength of my heart;
    he is mine forever.

³¹ For he stands beside the needy,
    ready to save them from those who condemn them.

⁵ Those who lend money without charging interest,
    and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent.
Such people will stand firm forever.