Psm37:1 Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,
Psm37:2 for they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
Psm37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will live in the land, and enjoy security.
Psm37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psm37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.
Psm37:6 He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday.
Psm37:7 Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices.
Psm37:8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret-- it leads only to evil.
Psm37:9 For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
Psm37:10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.
Psm37:11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
Psm37:12 The wicked plot against the righteous, and gnash their teeth at them;
Psm37:13 but the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he sees that their day is coming.
Psm37:14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly;
Psm37:15 their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
Psm37:16 Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked.
Psm37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
Psm37:18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide forever;
Psm37:19 they are not put to shame in evil times, in the days of famine they have abundance.
Psm37:20 But the wicked perish, and the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish-- like smoke they vanish away.
Psm37:21 The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving;
Psm37:22 for those blessed by the LORD shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
Psm37:23 Our steps are made firm by the LORD, when he delights in our way;
Psm37:24 though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the LORD holds us by the hand.
Psm37:25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
Psm37:26 They are ever giving liberally and lending, and their children become a blessing.
Psm37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; so you shall abide forever.
Psm37:28 For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his faithful ones. The righteous shall be kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psm37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
Psm37:30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak justice.
Psm37:31 The law of their God is in their hearts; their steps do not slip.
Psm37:32 The wicked watch for the righteous, and seek to kill them.
Psm37:33 The LORD will not abandon them to their power, or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial.
Psm37:34 Wait for the LORD, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.
Psm37:35 I have seen the wicked oppressing, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
Psm37:36 Again I passed by, and they were no more; though I sought them, they could not be found.
Psm37:37 Mark the blameless, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the peaceable.
Psm37:38 But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psm37:39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their refuge in the time of trouble.
Psm37:40 The LORD helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.