<p class="poetry">so that he might continue to live<n id="1" /> foreverp> <p class="poetry">and not experience death.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Fear and panic overpower me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">terror overwhelms<n id="2" /> me.p>

<p class="poetry">From heaven you announced what their punishment would be.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">The earth<n id="2" /> was afraid and silentp>

<p class="poetry">May your servants see your work!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May their sons see your majesty!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then they say, &#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> does not see this;p> <p class="poetry">the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">His resolve<n id="1" /> is firm; he will not succumb to fearp> <p class="poetry">before he looks in triumph on his enemies.p>

<p class="poetry">Though the <sc>Lordsc> is exalted, he takes note of the lowly,p> <p class="poetry">and recognizes the proud from far away.p>

<p class="poetry">Surely<n id="1" /> one sees<n id="2" /> that even wise people die;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and leave their wealth to others.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They plan how to hide<n id="2" /> snares,p> <p class="poetry">and boast,<n id="3" /> &#8220;Who will see them?&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">They are sustained as they travel along;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">each one appears<n id="2" /> before God in Zion.p>

<p class="poetry">No man can live on without experiencing death,p> <p class="poetry">or deliver his life from the power of Sheol.<n id="1" /> (Selah)p>

<p class="poetry">When the wicked<n id="1" /> see this, they will worry;p> <p class="poetry">they will grind their teeth in frustration<n id="2" /> and melt away;p> <p class="poetry">the desire of the wicked will perish.<n id="3" />p>