8. Pay attention, you stupid people!Fools, when will you be wise?
9. Can the One who shaped the ear not hear,the One who formed the eye not see?
10. The One who instructs nations,the One who teaches man knowledge —does He not discipline?
11. The Lord knows man’s thoughts;they are meaningless.
12. Lord, happy is the man You disciplineand teach from Your law
13. to give him relief from troubled timesuntil a pit is dug for the wicked.
14. The Lord will not forsake His peopleor abandon His heritage,
15. for justice will again be righteous,and all the upright in heart will follow it.
16. Who stands up for me against the wicked?Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?
17. If the Lord had not been my helper,I would soon rest in the silence of death.
18. If I say, “My foot is slipping,”Your faithful love will support me, Lord.
19. When I am filled with cares,Your comfort brings me joy.