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 8 Be sensible, ye senseless among the people ! And ye fools, when will ye become wise ? 9 He who hath planted the ear, ought He not to hear ? Or He who formed the eye, ought He not to see ? 10 He who chastiseth the nations, ought He not to reprove, He who teacheth men knowledge ? 11 Jahve knoweth the thoughts of men That they are vanity. 12 Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, Jah, And teachest out of Thy Law ; 13 To give him rest from the days of adversity, Until the pit be digged for the evil-doer. 14 For Jahve doth not thrust away His people, And He doth not forsake His inheritance. 15 But right must turn unto righteousness, And all the upright in heart shall follow it. 16 Who would rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who would stand up for me against the workers of 17 If Jahve had not been my help, [iniquity? My soul would quickly have dwelt in the silence of death. 18 If I say : My foot tottereth, Then, Jahve, thy loving-kindness npholdeth me. 19 In the multitude of my cares within me Thy comforts delight my soul. 20 Hath the judgment-seat of corruption fellowship with Thee, Which frameth trouble by decree ? 21 They press in upon the soul of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood. 22 But Jahve is a fortress for me, And my God is the high rock of my refuge. 23 He turneth back upon them their iniquity, And for their wickedness He will destroy them, Jahve our God will destroy them. This Psalm, akin to Psa 92:1-15 and Psa 93:1-5 by the community of the anadiplosis, bears the inscription Ψαλμὸς ᾠδῆς τῷ Δαυίδ, τετράδι σαββάτου in the lxx. It is also a Talmudic tradition