³⁴ Hope in the Lord^(A)
    and keep his way.^(B)
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
    when the wicked are destroyed,^(C) you will see^(D) it.

³⁵ I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
    flourishing^(E) like a luxuriant native tree,
³⁶ but he soon passed away and was no more;
    though I looked for him, he could not be found.^(F)

³⁷ Consider the blameless,^(G) observe the upright;^(H)
    a future awaits those who seek peace.^[a](I)
38 But all sinners^(J) will be destroyed;^(K)
    there will be no future^[b] for the wicked.^(L)

¹⁰ The righteous will be glad^(A) when they are avenged,^(B)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.^(C)

¹¹ Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;^(A)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”^(B)