³ A man is not established by wickedness, And the root of the righteous is not moved.

²⁵ As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.

⁷ being rooted and built up in him, and confirmed in the faith, as ye were taught -- abounding in it in thanksgiving.

¹⁷ that the Christ may dwell through the faith in your hearts, in love having been rooted and founded,

¹² The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

¹ A Song of the Ascents. Those trusting in Jehovah `are' as Mount Zion, It is not moved -- to the age it abideth.

² Jerusalem! mountains `are' round about her, And Jehovah `is' round about His people, From henceforth even unto the age.

⁵ His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!

¹⁶ If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,

¹⁷ He prepareth -- and the righteous putteth `it' on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.

¹⁸ He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.

⁵ That the singing of the wicked `is' short, And the joy of the profane for a moment,

⁶ Though his excellency go up to the heavens, And his head against a cloud he strike --

⁷ As his own dung for ever he doth perish, His beholders say: `Where `is' he?'

⁸ As a dream he fleeth, and they find him not, And he is driven away as a vision of the night,

⁹ The eye hath not seen him, and addeth not. And not again doth his place behold him.

²⁹ He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.

³ I -- I have seen the perverse taking root, And I mark his habitation straightway,

⁴ Far are his sons from safety, And they are bruised in the gate, And there is no deliverer.

⁵ Whose harvest the hungry doth eat, And even from the thorns taketh it, And the designing swallowed their wealth.

³³ and blessed `is' thy discretion, and blessed `art' thou in that thou hast restrained me this day from coming in with blood, and to restrain my hand to myself.