1 In the LORD I have taken refuge. How can you say to my soul, "Flee to your mountain like a bird"?
2 For see, the wicked are bending the bow; they have set their arrow on the string to shoot from the darkness at the upright in heart.
3 When the foundations are being torn down, what is the righteous to do?
4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD, his throne is in the heavens; his eyes behold, his eyelids examine the children of men.
5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and the lover of violence his soul hates.
6 He will rain down snares on the wicked; fire and sulfur and a burning wind are the share of their cup.
7 For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous acts; the upright will behold his face.