17. who say to God, "Turn away from us;what can the Almighty do to us?"
18. Yet he filled their houses with good things;a sinner’s logic is beyond me.
19. The righteous see and rejoice;the innocent mock them:
20. our enemies are certainly cut off;fire will devour what’s left of them.
21. Get along well with God and be at peace;from this something good will come to you.
22. Receive instruction from his mouth;put his words in your mind.
23. If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored;if you keep wrongdoing out of your tent.
24. Lay your prized possession in the dust,your gold from Ophir on a rock in a desert streambed.
25. The Almighty will be your prized possession,silver piled up for you.
26. Then you will take pleasure in the Almighty;lift up your face to God.
27. You will pray to him, and he will hear you;you will fulfill your solemn promises.
28. If you decree something, it will stand;light will shine on your ways.
29. When they’re humbled, you will say: "Cheer up;God will rescue the lowly.
30. He will deliver the guilty;they will be saved by your pure hands."