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They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.

Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.

Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.

Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.

Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.

This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

This is the fate of the foolish and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.

…at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster upon me and resent me in their anger.

O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.

But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.

O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.

May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

See what they spew from their mouths—sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

…who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

…who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

They hold fast to their evil purpose; they speak of hiding their snares. “Who will see them?” they say.

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

You stilled the roaring of the seas, the pounding of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.

“Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.

There is Benjamin, the youngest, ruling them, the princes of Judah in their company, the princes of Zebulun and of Naphtali.

May their table become a snare; may it be a retribution and a trap.

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.

May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.

Add iniquity to their iniquity; let them not share in Your righteousness.

May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.

My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.

He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.

They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.

They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.

Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.

From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

Behold, these are the wicked—always carefree as they increase their wealth.

…until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

Like one waking from a dream, so You, O Lord, awaken and despise their form.

Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.

We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.

For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,

…that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children

…that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.

He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.

Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,

God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.

So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.

So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.

And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.

But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.

Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant.

And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.

He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.

He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.

He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust.

He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust.

He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.

He killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.

He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.

He abandoned their cattle to the hail and their livestock to bolts of lightning.

He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.

He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.

He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

They turned back and were faithless like their fathers, twisted like a faulty bow.

They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.

They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.

Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.

His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.

They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead.