¹⁶ The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[a](A)

¹⁷ The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,^(A)
    all the nations that forget God.^(B)

²³ He will repay^(A) them for their sins
    and destroy^(B) them for their wickedness;
    the Lord our God will destroy them.