34 Wait for the Lord and keep his way,

and he will exalt you to inherit the land.

You will watch when the wicked are destroyed.ac

35 I have seen a wicked, violent person

well-rooted,B like a flourishing native tree.ad

36 Then IA passed by and noticed he was gone;

I searched for him, but he could not be found.a

37 Watch the blameless and observe the upright,

for the person of peace will have a future.* b

38 But transgressors will all be eliminated;

the future of the wicked will be destroyed.c

39 The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord,

their refuge in a time of distress.d

40 The Lord helps and delivers them;

he will deliver them from the wicked and will save them

because they take refuge in him.e