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

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

⁷ Hopes placed in mortals die with them;^(A)
    all the promise of^[a] their power comes to nothing.^(B)

²⁴ You guide^(A) me with your counsel,^(B)
    and afterward you will take me into glory.
²⁵ Whom have I in heaven but you?^(C)
    And earth has nothing I desire besides you.^(D)
26 My flesh and my heart^(E) may fail,^(F)
    but God is the strength^(G) of my heart
    and my portion^(H) forever.

³² When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down,^(A)
    but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.^(B)