²⁸ The hopes of the godly result in happiness,
    but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.

¹³ The same happens to all who forget God.
    The hopes of the godless evaporate.

³² The wicked are crushed by disaster,
    but the godly have a refuge when they die.

⁷ When the wicked die, their hopes die with them,
    for they rely on their own feeble strength.

²⁴ You guide me with your counsel,
    leading me to a glorious destiny.
²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but you?
    I desire you more than anything on earth.
²⁶ My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
    but God remains the strength of my heart;
    he is mine forever.

²⁰ But the wicked will be blinded.
    They will have no escape.
    Their only hope is death.”