²⁶ My flesh and my heart^(A) may fail,^(B)
    but God is the strength^(C) of my heart
    and my portion^(D) forever.

¹² But God is my King^(A) from long ago;
    he brings salvation^(B) on the earth.

⁵ Do not lift your horns against heaven;
    do not speak so defiantly.^(A)’”

⁶ No one from the east or the west
    or from the desert can exalt themselves.
⁷ It is God who judges:^(B)
    He brings one down, he exalts another.^(C)

¹¹ For the Lord God is a sun^(A) and shield;^(B)
    the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold^(C)
    from those whose walk is blameless.

¹² Lord Almighty,
    blessed^(D) is the one who trusts in you.

⁷ In the council^(A) of the holy ones^(B) God is greatly feared;
    he is more awesome than all who surround him.^(C)

¹⁵ proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.^(A)”

²¹ The wicked band together^(A) against the righteous
    and condemn the innocent^(B) to death.^(C)
22 But the Lord has become my fortress,
    and my God the rock^(D) in whom I take refuge.^(E)