"Soare the pathsof allwhoforgetGod;And the hopeof the godlesswill perish,
"But the eyesof the wickedwill fail,And there will be noescapefor them; And their hopeis to breathetheir last."
"Thisalsowill be my salvation,For a godlessmanmay not comebefore His presence.
"For the companyof the godlessis barren,And fireconsumesthe tentsof the corrupt.
"He is tornfrom the securityof his tent,And they marchhim before the kingof terrors.
That the triumphingof the wickedis short,And the joyof the godlessmomentary?
"But the godlessin heartlayup anger;They do not cryfor helpwhenHe bindsthem.
"While it is stillgreen[and] not cutdown,Yet it withersbeforeany[other] plant.
The wickedare not so,But they are like chaffwhichthe winddrivesaway.
The wicked,in the haughtinessof his countenance,does not seek[Him]. Allhis thoughtsare, "Thereis noGod."
The wickedwill seeit and be vexed,He will gnashhis teethand meltaway;The desireof the wickedwill perish.
"Nowconsiderthis,you who forgetGod,OrI will tear[you] in pieces, and therewill be noneto deliver.
The wickedwill returnto Sheol,[Even] allthe nationswhoforgetGod.
The hopeof the righteousis gladness,But the expectationof the wickedperishes.
When a wickedmandies,[his] expectationwill perish,And the hopeof strongmenperishes.
The wickedare overthrownand are nomore, But the houseof the righteouswill stand.
Sinnersin Zionare terrified;Tremblinghas seizedthe godless."Whoamong us can livewith the consumingfire?Whoamong us can livewith continualburning?"
That you have forgottenthe LORDyour Maker,Who stretchedout the heavensAnd laidthe foundationsof the earth,That you fearcontinuallyalldaylong becauseof the furyof the oppressor,As he makesreadyto destroy?But whereis the furyof the oppressor?
So I say,"My strengthhas perished,And [so has] my hopefrom the LORD."
and will cut him in piecesand assignhim a placewith the hypocrites;in that placetherewill be weepingand gnashingof teeth.
then watchyourself, that you do not forgetthe LORDwhobroughtyou from the landof Egypt,out of the houseof slavery.
"Bewarethat you do not forgetthe LORDyour Godby not keepingHis commandmentsand His ordinancesand His statuteswhichI am commandingyou today;
then your heartwill becomeproudand you will forgetthe LORDyour Godwho broughtyou out from the landof Egypt,out of the houseof slavery.
"It shall comeabout ifyou everforgetthe LORDyour Godand goafterothergodsand servethem and worshipthem, I testifyagainst you todaythat you will surelyperish.
