When the whirlwindpasses,the wickedis nomore,But the righteous[has] an everlastingfoundation.
"Nevertheless the righteouswill holdto his way,And he who has cleanhandswill growstrongerand stronger.
"He fliesawaylike a dream,and they cannotfindhim; Even like a visionof the nighthe is chasedaway.
"Are they as strawbeforethe wind,And like chaffwhich the stormcarriesaway?
Those who trustin the LORDAre as MountZion,which cannotbe movedbut abidesforever.
He does not putout his moneyat interest,Nordoes he takea bribeagainstthe innocent.He who doesthesethingswill neverbe shaken.
The righteouswill rejoicewhenhe seesthe vengeance;He will washhis feetin the bloodof the wicked.
Beforeyour potscan feel[the fire of] thornsHe will sweepthem awaywith a whirlwind,the greenand the burningalike.
When your dreadcomeslike a stormAnd your calamitycomeslike a whirlwind,When distressand anguishcomeupon you.
The righteouswill neverbe shaken,But the wickedwill not dwellin the land.
A manwill not be establishedby wickedness,But the rootof the righteouswill not be moved.
The wickedare overthrownand are nomore, But the houseof the righteouswill stand.
Scarcelyhave they been planted,Scarcelyhave they been sown,Scarcelyhas their stocktakenrootin the earth,But He merelyblowson them, and they wither,And the stormcarriesthem away like stubble.
"I alsosayto you that you are Peter,and upon thisrockI will buildMy church;and the gatesof Hadeswill not overpowerit.
having been builton the foundationof the apostlesand prophets,ChristJesusHimselfbeingthe corner[stone],
storingup for themselvesthe treasureof a goodfoundationfor the future,sothat they may take holdof that which is lifeindeed.
Nevertheless,the firmfoundationof Godstands,havingthisseal,"The Lordknowsthosewho are His," and, "Everyonewho namesthe nameof the Lordis to abstainfrom wickedness."
