May stumble, but he will never fall, for the Lord holds his hand.
The Lord supports all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down.
The Lord gives aid to the poor, but casts the wicked to the ground.
The arms of the wicked will be broken, while the Lord will sustain the righteous.
Surely, I wait for the Lord; who bends down to me and hears my cry,
With their hands they shall support you, lest you strike your foot against a stone.
When I say, “My foot is slipping,” your mercy, Lord, holds me up.
Though the just fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble from only one mishap.
and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted