⁵ “The lamp of a wicked man is snuffed out;^(A)
    the flame of his fire stops burning.^(B)
6 The light in his tent^(C) becomes dark;^(D)
    the lamp beside him goes out.^(E)
7 The vigor^(F) of his step is weakened;^(G)
    his own schemes^(H) throw him down.^(I)
8 His feet thrust him into a net;^(J)
    he wanders into its mesh.
⁹ A trap seizes him by the heel;
    a snare^(K) holds him fast.^(L)
10 A noose^(M) is hidden for him on the ground;
    a trap^(N) lies in his path.^(O)
11 Terrors^(P) startle him on every side^(Q)
    and dog^(R) his every step.
¹² Calamity^(S) is hungry^(T) for him;
    disaster^(U) is ready for him when he falls.^(V)

¹⁹ If only you, God, would slay the wicked!^(A)
    Away from me,^(B) you who are bloodthirsty!^(C)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
    your adversaries^(D) misuse your name.^(E)
21 Do I not hate those^(F) who hate you, Lord,
    and abhor^(G) those who are in rebellion against you?
²² I have nothing but hatred for them;
    I count them my enemies.^(H)

¹⁴ A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,^(A)
    but the wise will appease it.^(B)

¹⁷ till I entered the sanctuary^(A) of God;
    then I understood their final destiny.^(B)

¹⁸ Surely you place them on slippery ground;^(C)
    you cast them down to ruin.^(D)
19 How suddenly^(E) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away^(F) by terrors!
²⁰ They are like a dream^(G) when one awakes;^(H)
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.^(I)

⁵ They are free^(A) from common human burdens;
    they are not plagued by human ills.
⁶ Therefore pride^(B) is their necklace;^(C)
    they clothe themselves with violence.^(D)
7 From their callous hearts^(E) comes iniquity^[a];
    their evil imaginations have no limits.
⁸ They scoff, and speak with malice;^(F)
    with arrogance^(G) they threaten oppression.^(H)
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
    and their tongues take possession of the earth.

² When the wicked advance against me
    to devour^[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.^(A)