Such is the destiny ¹  of all who forget God; the hope of the godless ²  perishes,

Moreover, this will become my deliverance, for no godless person would come before him. ¹ 

Upright men are appalled ¹  at this; the innocent man is troubled ²  with the godless.

so that the godless man should not rule, and not lay snares for the people. ¹ 

The godless at heart ¹  nourish anger, ²  they do not cry out even when he binds them.

But reject those myths ¹  fit only for the godless and gullible, ²  and train yourself for godliness.

For the company of the godless is barren, ¹  and fire ²  consumes the tents of those who accept bribes. ³ 

that the elation of the wicked is brief, ¹  the joy of the godless ²  lasts but a moment. ³ 

For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, ¹  when God takes away his life? ² 

With his speech ¹  the godless person ²  destroys ³  his neighbor, but by knowledge ⁴  the righteous will be delivered.

Sinners are afraid in Zion; panic ¹  grips the godless. ²  They say, ³  ‘Who among us can coexist with destructive fire? Who among us can coexist with unquenchable ⁴  fire?’

Moreover, ¹  the Lord says, ²  “Both the prophets and priests are godless. I have even found them doing evil in my temple!

It trains us ¹  to reject godless ways ²  and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

And see to it that no one becomes ¹  an immoral or godless person like Esau, who sold his own birthright for a single meal. ² 

I sent him ¹  against a godless ²  nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, ³  to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down ⁴  like dirt in the streets.

For a fool speaks disgraceful things; ¹  his mind plans out sinful deeds. ²  He commits godless deeds ³  and says misleading things about the Lord; he gives the hungry nothing to satisfy their appetite ⁴  and gives the thirsty nothing to drink. ⁵ 

But he replied, ¹  “You’re talking like one of the godless ²  women would do! Should we receive ³  what is good from God, and not also ⁴  receive ⁵  what is evil?” ⁶  In all this Job did not sin by what he said. ⁷ 

So the sovereign master was not pleased ¹  with their young men, he took no pity ²  on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless ³  and did wicked things, ⁴  every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. ⁵  Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again. ⁶