Psalms 37 / 150
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(He Will Not Forsake His Saints) Of David.
Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
be not envious of wrongdoers!
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For they will soon fade like the grass
and wither like the green herb.
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Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
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Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will act.
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He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
and your justice as the noonday.
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Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
over the man who carries out evil devices!
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Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
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For the evildoers shall be cut off,
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
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In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
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But the meek shall inherit the land
and delight themselves in abundant peace.
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The wicked plots against the righteous
and gnashes his teeth at him,
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but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he sees that his day is coming.
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The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose way is upright;
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their sword shall enter their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.
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Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
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The Lord knows the days of the blameless,
and their heritage will remain forever;
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they are not put to shame in evil times;
in the days of famine they have abundance.
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But the wicked will perish;
the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures;
they vanish--like smoke they vanish away.
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The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous is generous and gives;
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for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,
but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
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The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
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though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord upholds his hand.
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I have been young, and now am old,
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children begging for bread.
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He is ever lending generously,
and his children become a blessing.
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Turn away from evil and do good;
so shall you dwell forever.
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For the Lord loves justice;
he will not forsake his saints.
They are preserved forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
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The righteous shall inherit the land
and dwell upon it forever.
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The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
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The law of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not slip.
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The wicked watches for the righteous
and seeks to put him to death.
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The Lord will not abandon him to his power
or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
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Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
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I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
spreading himself like a green laurel tree.
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But he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
though I sought him, he could not be found.
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Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of peace.
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But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
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The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
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The Lord helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.