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33 But the Lord will not abandon the righteous
    to the power of the wicked,
nor will he allow him to be condemned
    when he is brought to trial.
34 Wait for the Lord
    and follow the path he has laid out;
then he will exalt you to inherit the land,
    and you will see the destruction of the wicked.
35 [a]I have seen a wicked man inflicting terror
    and towering like a verdant tree.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:35 God confounds the proud (see Job 20:6f; Isa 2:12; 14:13-15; Ezek 31:10f). Verdant tree: or “cedar of Lebanon.”