Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

Certainly you will see it with your very own eyes – you will see the wicked paid back.

Fire burned their group; the flames scorched the wicked.

When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.

Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law.

The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.

The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

The Lord is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.”

but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will remain unfulfilled.

The righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked turns up in his stead.

The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.

The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

The wicked will be thrown down in his trouble, but the righteous have refuge even in the threat of death.

The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.