UntilI cameinto the sanctuaryof God;[Then] I perceivedtheir end.
"For whatis the hopeof the godlesswhenhe is cutoff,WhenGodrequireshis life?
The unfoldingof Your wordsgiveslight;It givesunderstandingto the simple.
Your testimoniesalsoare my delight;[They are] my counselors.Daleth.
OnethingI have askedfrom the LORD,that I shall seek:That I may dwellin the houseof the LORDallthe daysof my life,To beholdthe beautyof the LORDAnd to meditatein His temple.
ThusI have seenYou in the sanctuary,To seeYour powerand Your glory.
Your way,O God,is holy;Whatgodis greatlike our God?
But You, O LORD,are on highforever.
The prophetsprophesyfalsely,And the priestsruleon their [own] authority;And My peopleloveit so!But whatwill you doat the endof it?
"But Godsaidto him, 'You fool!This[very] nightyour soulis requiredof you; and [now] whowill own whatyou have prepared?'
