³ The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry,^(A)
    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.^(B)

¹⁷ “The poor and needy search for water,^(A)
    but there is none;
    their tongues are parched with thirst.^(B)
But I the Lord will answer^(C) them;
    I, the God of Israel, will not forsake^(D) them.