1The righteous are out here struggling, and no one’s even vibing with it: merciful peeps are taken away, and no one’s realizing it's to escape the bad stuff coming.

2They’re gonna chill in peace: they’ll catch some Z's in their beds, each one living their best life.

3Yo, come here, you sons of the sorceress, the offspring of the cheaters and the shady ones.

4Who you flexin’ on? Who you throwin’ shade at? Aren’t you just a bunch of rebels, a crew of lies?

5Y’all are hyped up with idols under every green tree, sacrificing kids in the valleys under the rocks?

6Among the smooth stones of the stream is your vibe; that’s your lot: you’ve poured out drink offerings and brought food offerings. Should I be chillin’ with that?

7You set your bed up on a high mountain: you went there to throw down your sacrifices.

8You’ve got your memories behind the doors and on the posts: you’ve shown yourself to someone else and made a deal with them; you loved their vibe when you saw it.

9You went to the king with your fancy oils, upped your perfume game, sent your messengers far away, and debased yourself like, no cap, all the way down.

10You’re tired from hustling so hard; yet you didn’t say, “No hope”: you found life in your own hands; so you weren’t even stressed.

11Who you scared of, that you’re lying and not remembering me, or keeping it real? Didn’t I stay quiet before, and you’re not even worried about me?

12I’m gonna call out your righteousness and your deeds; they ain’t gonna help you out.

13When you cry, let your homies save you; but the wind’s gonna blow them away; it’s all cap: but whoever trusts in me will own the land and inherit my holy mountain.

14And they’ll say, “Clear the way, clear the way, take away the obstacles from my peeps.”

15For this is what the high and mighty One says, who lives forever, whose name is Holy; I chill in the high and holy spot, with the humble hearts, to revive the spirit of the low-key and to lift up the heart of the broken.

16I won’t argue forever, nor will I always be mad: the spirit’s gotta keep going, and the souls I made can’t be crushed.

17I was mad at his greed and smote him: I hid away and got mad, and he kept going on his own way.

18I’ve seen his ways, and I’m gonna heal him: I’ll guide him and bring comfort to him and those who mourn.

19I create the words of peace; peace, peace to those far away and those close, says the Lord; and I will heal him.

20But the wicked are like a restless sea, can’t chill, throwing up mud and dirt.

21There’s no peace, says my God, for the wicked.

1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

2He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

3But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

4Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

5Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

6Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these?

7Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

8Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.

9And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.

10Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

11And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

12I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

13When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;

14And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.

15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

16For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

17For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.

20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.