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What hope do wicked people have? Only the hope of straw blown about in the wind, the hope of ocean foam that disappears in the storm, the hope of smoke in the breeze. Their hope lasts no longer than our memory of a guest who stays one day and leaves the next.
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But the righteous live on forever. The Lord will reward them; the Most High will protect them.
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He will give them royal splendor and a magnificent crown. He will shield them with his powerful arm.
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He will go out into battle determined to defeat his enemies, and use the creation itself as a weapon.
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Righteousness will be his armor, genuine justice will be his helmet,
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.