23 A person’s steps are established by the Lord,

and he takes pleasure in his way.q

24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,

because the Lord supports him with his hand.r

25 I have been young and now I am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned

or his children begging for bread.s

26 He is always generous, always lending,

and his children are a blessing.t

27 Turn away from evil, do what is good,

and settle permanently.u

28 For the Lord loves justice

and will not abandon his faithful ones.v

They are kept safe forever,

but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.w

29 The righteous will inherit the land

and dwell in it permanently.x