Psalms [Praises] 31:17-21

¹⁷Let me not be disappointed, Adonai , for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol ·Place of the dead·.

¹⁸Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the upright insolently, with pride and contempt.

¹⁹Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!

²⁰In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

²¹Praise be to Adonai , for he has shown me his marvelous cheshed ·loving-kindness· in a strong city.