5  Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;

our God is merciful.

6  The Lord preserves the simple;

when I was brought low, he saved me.

7  Return, O my soul, to your ⁱrest;

for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

8  For you have ^jdelivered my soul from death,

my eyes from tears,

my feet from stumbling;

9  I will ^kwalk before the Lord

in the land of the living.