those who hate him he will repay to their face by destruction;
    he will not be slow to repay to their face those who hate him.^(A)

¹⁵ Jeshurun^[a](A) grew fat^(B) and kicked;
    filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.
They abandoned^(C) the God who made them
    and rejected the Rock^(D) their Savior.

¹¹ Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?^(A)
    Can reeds^(B) thrive without water?
¹² While still growing and uncut,
    they wither more quickly than grass.^(C)
13 Such is the destiny^(D) of all who forget God;^(E)
    so perishes the hope of the godless.^(F)

¹⁰ But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,^(A)
    who gives songs^(B) in the night,^(C)

⁴ Not so the wicked!
    They are like chaff^(Q)
    that the wind blows away.
⁵ Therefore the wicked will not stand^(R) in the judgment,^(S)
    nor sinners in the assembly^(T) of the righteous.

⁶ For the Lord watches over^(U) the way of the righteous,
    but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.^(V)