¹⁴ They are torn from the security of their homes
    and are brought down to the king of terrors.

⁵⁵ O death, where is your victory?
    O death, where is your sting?^[a]”

³² The wicked are crushed by disaster,
    but the godly have a refuge when they die.

²⁸ The hopes of the godly result in happiness,
    but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.

¹⁰ The wicked will see this and be infuriated.
    They will grind their teeth in anger;
    they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.

⁴ My heart pounds in my chest.
    The terror of death assaults me.

³⁴ Of all the creatures, it is the proudest.
    It is the king of beasts.”

¹⁷ The black night is their morning.
    They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness.