His waysprosperat alltimes;Your judgmentsare on high,out of his sight;As for allhis adversaries,he snortsat them.
Godlookedon the earth,and behold,it was corrupt;for allfleshhad corruptedtheir wayupon the earth.
Now the kingand his menwentto Jerusalemagainstthe Jebusites,the inhabitantsof the land,and they saidto David,"You shall not comein here,but the blindand lamewill turnyou away";thinking,"Davidcannotenterhere."
Now behold,a prophetapproachedAhabkingof Israeland said,"Thussaysthe LORD,'Have you seenallthisgreatmultitude?Behold,I will deliverthem into your handtoday,and you shall knowthat I am the LORD.'"
"He providesthem with security,and they are supported;And His eyesare on their ways.
"Becauseof the devastationof the afflicted,becauseof the groaningof the needy,NowI will arise,"saysthe LORD;"I will sethim in the safetyfor which he longs."
For I was enviousof the arrogant[As] I sawthe prosperityof the wicked.
Soare the waysof everyonewho gainsby violence;It takesaway the lifeof its possessors.
The pathof life[leads] upwardfor the wiseThat he may keepawayfrom Sheolbelow.
From those who leavethe pathsof uprightnessTo walkin the waysof darkness;
Whosepathsare crooked,And who are deviousin their ways;
Do not be enviousof evilmen,Nordesireto be with them;
Woeto those who enactevilstatutesAnd to those who constantly recordunjustdecisions,
O LORD,Your handis liftedup [yet] they do not seeit. They see[Your] zealfor the peopleand are putto shame;Indeed,firewill devourYour enemies.
Becauseyou have said,"We have madea covenantwith death,And with Sheolwe have madea pact.The overwhelmingscourgewill not reachus whenit passesby, For we have madefalsehoodour refugeand we have concealedourselves with deception."
So He pouredout on him the heatof His angerAnd the fiercenessof battle;And it sethim aflameallaround,Yet he did not recognize[it]; And it burnedhim, but he paidnoattention.
Their banquetsare [accompanied] by lyreand harp,by tambourineand flute,and by wine;But they do not payattentionto the deedsof the LORD,Nordo they considerthe workof His hands.
Whoeveris wise,let him understandthesethings;[Whoever] is discerning,let him knowthem. For the waysof the LORDare right,And the righteouswill walkin them, But transgressorswill stumblein them.
They have gonedeepin depravityAs in the daysof Gibeah;He will remembertheir iniquity,He will punishtheir sins.
DESTRUCTIONAND MISERYARE IN THEIR PATHS,
They wentout into the fieldand gathered[the grapes of] their vineyardsand trod[them], and helda festival;and they wentinto the houseof their god,and ateand drankand cursedAbimelech.
Then Zebulsaidto him, "Whereis your boastingnowwith whichyou said,'Whois Abimelechthat we should servehim?' Is thisnot the peoplewhomyou despised?Goout nowand fightwith them!"
