³⁸ But the rebellious will be destroyed;
    they have no future.

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

⁵ But God will strike you down once and for all.
    He will pull you from your home
    and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude

¹⁷ The wicked will go down to the grave.^[a]
    This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.

⁴ But not the wicked!
    They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
⁵ They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
    Sinners will have no place among the godly.
⁶ For the Lord watches over the path of the godly,
    but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

¹⁷ Then I went into your sanctuary, O God,
    and I finally understood the destiny of the wicked.