Whenhe falls,he will not be hurledheadlong,Becausethe LORDis the One who holdshis hand.
The LORDsustainsallwho fallAnd raisesup allwho are boweddown.
The LORDsupportsthe afflicted;He bringsdownthe wickedto the ground.
For the armsof the wickedwill be broken,But the LORDsustainsthe righteous.
He broughtme up out of the pitof destruction,out of the miryclay,And He setmy feetupon a rockmakingmy footstepsfirm.
They will bearyou up in their hands,That you do not strikeyour footagainst a stone.
IfI should say,"My foothas slipped,"Your lovingkindness,O LORD,will holdme up.
For a righteousmanfallsseventimes,and risesagain, But the wickedstumblein [time of] calamity.
And Simeonblessedthem and saidto MaryHis mother,"Behold,this[Child] is appointedfor the falland riseof manyin Israel,and for a signto be opposed--
