1The righteous perish,
2He enters into peace.
3“But draw near here, you sons of a sorceress,
4Whom do you mock?
5you who inflame yourselves among the oaks,
6Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion.
7On a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed.
8You have set up your memorial behind the doors and the posts,
9You went to the king with oil,
10You were wearied with the length of your ways;
11“Whom have you dreaded and feared,
12I will declare your righteousness;
13When you cry,
14He will say, “Build up, build up, prepare the way!
15For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity,
16For I will not contend forever, neither will I always be angry;
17I was angry because of the iniquity of his covetousness and struck him.
18I have seen his ways, and will heal him.
19I create the fruit of the lips:
20But the wicked are like the troubled sea;
21“There is no peace”, says my God,