17until I went into God's Temple. Then I understood what happens to the wicked in the end.
18For you send them on a slippery path; you throw them down to destruction.
19How quickly they're destroyed! They come to a terrifying end.
20Like waking up from a dream, Lord—when you get up you will forget all about them!
21At that time my thoughts were bitter. I felt like I had been stabbed.
22I was stupid and ignorant. I was like a brute beast to you.
23Yet I'm always with you; you hold me by the hand.
24You tell me what to do; and ultimately you will welcome me in glory.