By transgressionan evilmanis ensnared,But the righteoussingsand rejoices.
Upon the wickedHe will rainsnares;Fireand brimstoneand burningwindwill be the portionof their cup.
The soundof joyfulshoutingand salvationis in the tentsof the righteous;The righthandof the LORDdoesvaliantly.
"Her priestsalso I will clothewith salvation,And her godlyoneswill singaloudfor joy.
Lightis sown[like seed] for the righteousAnd gladnessfor the uprightin heart.
ThenMosesand the sonsof Israelsangthissongto the LORD,and said,"I will singto the LORD,for He is highlyexalted;The horseand its riderHe has hurledinto the sea.
The hopeof the righteousis gladness,But the expectationof the wickedperishes.
An evilmanis ensnaredby the transgressionof his lips,But the righteouswill escapefrom trouble.
Thorns[and] snaresare in the wayof the perverse;He who guardshimselfwill be farfrom them.
His own iniquitieswill capturethe wicked,And he will be heldwith the cordsof his sin.
Moreover,mandoes not knowhis time:like fishcaughtin a treacherousnetand birdstrappedin a snare,so the sonsof menare ensnaredat an eviltimewhen it suddenlyfallson them.
and they may come to their senses[and escape] from the snareof the devil,having been held captiveby him to do his will.
Considerit alljoy,my brethren,whenyou encountervarioustrials,
and though you have not seenHim, you loveHim, and though you do not seeHim now,but believein Him, you greatly rejoicewith joyinexpressibleand full of glory,
These thingswe write,sothat our joymay be made complete.
Then the menof Israelturned,and the menof Benjaminwere terrified;for they sawthat disasterwas closeto them.
