15. In contrast, those who do the right thing live forever. Their reward comes from the Lord. The Most High takes care of them.
16. For this reason, they will receive a lovely palace and a beautiful royal crown from the Lord himself. With his right hand he shelters them and with his right arm he protects them.
17. For his weapon, the Lord will take his zeal. He will arm creation itself for the fight against his foes.
18. He will put on justice as his body armor. He will strap on honest judgment as his helmet.
19. He will take up holiness as a shield that can never be beaten down.
20. He will sharpen his fierce anger into a sword.The cosmos itself will join with him to defeat those who have wandered from reason.
21. Shafts of lightning will strike with precision. They will leap from the clouds as if shot from a well-bent bow, and they will hit their target every time.
22. Showers of hail will rain down upon them as if shot from a catapult that never stops firing. The sea’s waters will rage against them, and rivers will rise up and wash over them in a fury.
23. A powerful wind will blow against them and like a whirlwind, it will scatter them. Lawlessness will turn the whole earth into a desert. Evildoing will pull down the thrones of the powerful.