35. I myself have seen wicked powerful people,exalting themselves like a stately cedar.
36. But when I came back, they were gone!I looked all over for them,but they couldn’t be found!
37. Observe those who have integrityand watch those whose heart is rightbecause the future belongs to persons of peace.
38. But wrongdoers will be destroyed all together;the future of the wicked will be cut short.
39. The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord;he is their refuge in times of trouble.
40. The Lord will help themand rescue them—rescue them from the wicked—and he will save thembecause they have taken refuge in him.