¹³ Such is the destiny^(A) of all who forget God;^(B)
    so perishes the hope of the godless.^(C)

¹⁷ The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,^(A)
    all the nations that forget God.^(B)

¹⁶ Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance,^(A)
    for no godless^(B) person would dare come before him!^(C)

²⁰ But the eyes of the wicked will fail,^(A)
    and escape will elude them;^(B)
    their hope will become a dying gasp.”^(C)

²⁸ The prospect of the righteous is joy,
    but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.^(A)

³⁴ For the company of the godless^(A) will be barren,
    and fire will consume^(B) the tents of those who love bribes.^(C)

⁵ that the mirth of the wicked^(A) is brief,
    the joy of the godless^(B) lasts but a moment.^(C)