⁶ The Lord is with me;^(A) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(B)

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord^(A)
    than to trust in humans.^(B)

³ Do not put your trust in princes,^(A)
    in human beings,^(B) who cannot save.

¹² “I, even I, am he who comforts^(A) you.
    Who are you that you fear^(B) mere mortals,^(C)
    human beings who are but grass,^(D)

“Cursed is the one who trusts in man,^(A)
    who draws strength from mere flesh
    and whose heart turns away from the Lord.^(B)