9 He does greatc and unsearchable things,

wonders without number.d

10 He gives rain to the earth

and sends water to the fields.e

11 He sets the lowly on high,

and mourners are lifted to safety.f

12 He frustrates the schemes of the crafty

so that theyA achieve no success.

13 He traps the wise in their craftiness

so that the plans of the deceptive

are quickly brought to an end.g

14 They encounter darkness by day,

and they grope at noon

as if it were night.h

15 He saves the needy from their sharp words* i

and from the clutches of the powerful.

16 So the poor have hope,

and injustice shuts its mouth.j