Your house and your kingdom will stand before me<n id="1" /> permanently; your dynasty<n id="2" /> will be permanent.&#8217;&#8221;

If you stop doing these things,<n id="1" /> I will allow you to continue to live in this land<n id="2" /> which I gave to your ancestors as a lasting possession.<n id="3" />p>

I will bring on you lasting shame and lasting disgrace which will never be forgotten!&#8217;&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Many of those who sleepp> <p class="poetry">in the dusty ground will awake &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">some to everlasting life,p> <p class="poetry">and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">with the best<n id="1" /> of the ancient mountainsp> <p class="poetry">and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;p>

<p class="poetry">He gave it to Jacob as a decree,p> <p class="poetry">to Israel as a lasting promise,<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He gave it to Jacob as a decree,p> <p class="poetry">to Israel as a lasting promise,<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">He has made me reside in deepest darkness<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">like those who died long ago.p>

<p class="poetry">He takes his battle position<n id="1" /> and shakes<n id="2" /> the earth;p> <p class="poetry">with a mere look he frightens<n id="3" /> the nations.p> <p class="poetry">The ancient mountains disintegrate;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">the primeval hills are flattened.p> <p class="poetry">He travels on the ancient roads.<n id="5" />p>

These curses<n id="1" /> will be a perpetual sign and wonder with reference to you and your descendants.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Will you keep to the old path<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">that evil men have walked &#8211;p>

<p class="poetry">Will it make a pact<n id="1" /> with you,p> <p class="poetry">so you could take it<n id="2" /> as your slave for life?p>

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> rules forever!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The nations are driven out of his land.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">He drove his enemies back;p> <p class="poetry">he made them a permanent target for insults.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">it will remain stable, like the moon,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">his throne will endure like the skies.&#8221;<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">He established the earth on its foundations;p> <p class="poetry">it will never be upended.p>

<p class="poetry">This brought him a reward,p> <p class="poetry">an eternal gift.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">For he will never be upended;p> <p class="poetry">others will always remember one who is just.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">May the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s name be praisedp> <p class="poetry">now and forevermore!p>