The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes.  May those who seek my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace. May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" turn back because of their shame. Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure; in vain have I washed my hands in innocence. When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me.  Surely you place them on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin. How suddenly are they destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!  As a dream when one awakes,so when you arise, O Lord, you will despise them as fantasies. Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. Whom have I in heaven but you?And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds. The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath. Do not withhold your mercy from me, O Lord; may your love and your truth always protect me. For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.

They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me. Be pleased, O Lord, to save me; O Lord, come quickly to help me. But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say,"The Lord be exalted!" Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.