I will lie down and sleep peacefully, ¹  for you, Lord, make me safe and secure. ² 

But the Lord delivers the godly; ¹  he protects them in times of trouble. ² 

May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends! ¹ 

When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, ¹  I make its pillars secure.” ²  (Selah)

He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; ¹  as secure as the earth, which he established permanently. ² 

I will always extend my loyal love to him, and my covenant with him is secure. ¹ 

His dynasty will last forever. ¹  His throne will endure before me, like the sun, ² 

He does not fear bad news. He ¹  is confident; he trusts ²  in the Lord.

His resolve ¹  is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

You ¹  will eat what you worked so hard to grow. ²  You will be blessed and secure. ³ 

I know ¹  that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor. ² 

Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.

For he makes the bars of your gates strong. He blesses your children ¹  within you.

The Lord tears down the house of the proud, ¹  but he maintains the boundaries of the widow. ² 

Doing wickedness ¹  is an abomination to kings, because a throne ²  is established in righteousness.

Fearing the Lord ¹  leads ²  to life, ³  and one who does so will live ⁴  satisfied; he will not be afflicted ⁵  by calamity.

remove the wicked from before the king, ¹  and his throne ²  will be established in righteousness. ³ 

She is clothed ¹  with strength ²  and honor, ³  and she can laugh ⁴  at the time ⁵  to come.

O Lord, you make us secure, ¹  for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us. ² 

For the Lord will rescue the descendants of Jacob. He will secure their release ¹  from those who had overpowered them. ²