till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
For what hope have the godless when they are cut off, when God takes away their life?
The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God?
But you, Lord, are forever exalted.
The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’