1The right hand of the Lord covered me; the right hand of the Lord spared us.
2The arm of the Lord saved us from the piercing sword, from famine and from death.
3A wicked beast assailed us; but from all these things the Lord delivered us.
4The pious one was disturbed by his iniquities, lest he be caught with the sinners.
5The discipline of the righteous in ignorance is not like the destruction of sinners.
6Secretly the righteous is disciplined, lest the sinner rejoice.
7He shall instruct the righteous like a beloved son, and his discipline as of a firstborn.
8For the life of the righteous is forever, but sinners shall be taken to destruction.
9The mercy of the Lord is upon the saints.