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Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

Thou hast given him his heart"s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.

Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?

That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,

For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?

Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.

One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.

Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it.

They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.

Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.