Psalms 37
- 1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious against the workers of iniquity.
- 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
- 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and verily you shall be fed.
- 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD: and he shall give you the desires of yours heart.
- 5 Commit your way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
- 6 And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday.
- 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
- 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any way to do evil.
- 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
- 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
- 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
- 12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
- 13 The LORD shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.
- 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
- 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
- 16 A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.
- 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholds the righteous.
- 18 The LORD knows the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
- 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
- 20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
- 21 The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.
- 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
- 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in his way.
- 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
- 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
- 26 He is ever merciful, and lends; and his seed is blessed.
- 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
- 28 For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
- 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
- 30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment.
- 31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
- 32 The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
- 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
- 34 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
- 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
- 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
- 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
- 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
- 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
- 40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
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