Psalms of Solomon 15

1When I was in distress I called upon the name of the Lord, I hoped for the help of the God of Jacob and was saved;

2For the hope and refuge of the poor art Thou, O God.

3(a) For who, O God, is strong except to give thanks unto Thee in truth

4And wherein is a man powerful except in giving thanks to Thy name

5A new psalm with song in gladness of heart, The fruit of the lips with the well-tuned instrument of the tongue, The firstfruits of the lips from a pious and righteous heart—

6He that offereth these things shall never be shaken by evil; The flame of fire and the wrath against the unrighteous shall not touch him,

7When it goeth forth from the face of the Lord against sinners, To destroy all the substance of sinners,

8For the mark of God is upon the righteous that they may be saved. Famine and sword and pestilence (shall be) far from the righteous,

9For they shall flee away from the pious as men pursued in war; But they shall pursue sinners and overtake (them), And they that do lawlessness shall not escape the judgment of God; As by enemies experienced (in war) shall they be overtaken,

10For the mark of destruction is upon their forehead.

11And the inheritance of sinners is destruction and darkness, And their iniquities shall pursue them unto Sheol beneath.

12Their inheritance shall not be found of their children,

13For sins shall lay waste the houses of sinners. And sinners shall perish for ever in the day of the Lord's judgment,