A Psalm of Solomon (#13): Comfort for the Righteous

13: 1 - 12 (translated by R.B. Wright, 1985)
The right hand of the Lord covered me;
the right hand of the Lord spared me.
The arm of the Lord saved us from the sword that passes through, from famine and the sinners' death.
Wild animals attacked them viciously,
they tore their flesh with their teeth,
and crushed their bones with their molars.
The Lord protected us from meeting all these things.
The godless person was terrified by his mistakes lest he be taken along with the sinners.
For the destruction of the sinner is terrible;
but nothing shall harm the righteous, of all these things.
For the discipline of the righteous (for things done) in ignorance
is not the same as the destruction of the sinners.
In secret the righteous are disciplined
lest the sinner gloat over the righteous.
For He will admonish the righteous as a beloved son
and His discipline is as for a firstborn.
For the Lord will spare His devout, and He will wipe away their mistakes with discipline.
For the life of the righteous (goes on) forever,
but sinners shall be taken away to destruction,
and no memory of them will ever be found.
But the Lord's mercy is upon the devout
and His mercy is upon those who fear Him.