²⁰ “But look, God will not reject a person of integrity,
    nor will he lend a hand to the wicked.

²⁴ Though they stumble, they will never fall,
    for the Lord holds them by the hand.

⁷ “Stop and think! Do the innocent die?
    When have the upright been destroyed?

³⁷ Look at those who are honest and good,
    for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.

¹⁴ The Lord will not reject his people;
    he will not abandon his special possession.

³⁰ Evil people are spared in times of calamity
    and are allowed to escape disaster.

²² Innocent or wicked, it is all the same to God.
    That’s why I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’