¹² Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?^(A)
    He will instruct them in the ways^(B) they should choose.^[a]
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,^(C)
    and their descendants will inherit the land.^(D)
14 The Lord confides^(E) in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known^(F) to them.
¹⁵ My eyes are ever on the Lord,^(G)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.^(H)

¹⁶ Turn to me^(I) and be gracious to me,^(J)
    for I am lonely^(K) and afflicted.
¹⁷ Relieve the troubles^(L) of my heart
    and free me from my anguish.^(M)
18 Look on my affliction^(N) and my distress^(O)
    and take away all my sins.^(P)
19 See how numerous are my enemies^(Q)
    and how fiercely they hate me!^(R)

²⁰ Guard my life^(S) and rescue me;^(T)
    do not let me be put to shame,^(U)
    for I take refuge^(V) in you.
²¹ May integrity^(W) and uprightness^(X) protect me,
    because my hope, Lord,^[b] is in you.^(Y)

²² Deliver Israel,^(Z) O God,
    from all their troubles!

¹² A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
¹³     who winks maliciously with his eye,^(A)
    signals with his feet
    and motions with his fingers,^(B)
14     who plots evil^(C) with deceit in his heart—
    he always stirs up conflict.^(D)
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;^(E)
    he will suddenly^(F) be destroyed—without remedy.^(G)