The Lord is a stronghold to those who walk honestly, downfall for evildoers.
Is it not calamity for the unrighteous, and woe for evildoers?
Because the Lord knows the way of the just, but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.
Do not let the foot of the proud overtake me, nor the hand of the wicked disturb me.
The wicked perish, enemies of the Lord; They shall be consumed like fattened lambs; like smoke they disappear.
As they pass through the Baca valley, they find spring water to drink. The early rain covers it with blessings.
A senseless person cannot know this; a fool cannot comprehend.
When a person dies, hope is destroyed; expectation pinned on wealth is destroyed.
Justice guards one who walks honestly, but sin leads the wicked astray.
When justice is done it is a joy for the just, downfall for evildoers.
They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on eagles’ wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint.
Ephraim! What more have I to do with idols? I have humbled him, but I will take note of him. I am like a verdant cypress tree. From me fruit will be found for you!
I will strengthen them in the Lord, in whose name they will walk—oracle of the Lord.
I have the strength for everything through him who empowers me.