Psalms 37

1. ¹A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
2. ²For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb.
3. ³Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land, and cherish faithfulness.
4. ⁴So shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and He shall give thee the petitions of thy heart.
5. ⁵Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him, and He will bring it to pass.
6. ⁶And He will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy right as the noonday.
7. ⁷Resign thyself unto the LORD, and wait patiently for Him; fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
8. ⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.
9. ⁹For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
10. ¹⁰And yet a little while, and the wicked is no more; yea, thou shalt look well at his place, and he is not.
11. ¹¹But the humble shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12. ¹²The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth at him with his teeth.
13. ¹³The Lord doth laugh at him; for He seeth that his day is coming.
14. ¹⁴The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow; to cast down the poor and needy, to slay such as are upright in the way;
15. ¹⁵Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16. ¹⁶Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.
17. ¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
18. ¹⁸The LORD knoweth the days of them that are wholehearted; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19. ¹⁹They shall not be ashamed in the time of evil; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20. ²⁰For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs--they shall pass away in smoke, they shall pass away.
21. ²¹The wicked borroweth, and payeth not; but the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
22. ²²For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off.
23. ²³It is of the LORD that a man's goings are established; and He delighted in his way.
24. ²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the LORD upholdeth his hand.
25. ²⁵I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26. ²⁶All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
27. ²⁷Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28. ²⁸For the LORD loveth justice, and forsaketh not His saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29. ²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30. ³⁰The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh justice.
31. ³¹The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide.
32. ³²The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
33. ³³The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor suffer him to be condemned when he is judged.
34. ³⁴Wait for the LORD, and keep His way, and He will exalt thee to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
35. ³⁵I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a leafy tree in its native soil.
36. ³⁶But one passed by, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37. ³⁷Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.
38. ³⁸But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
39. ³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
40. ⁴⁰And the LORD helpeth them, and delivereth them; He delivereth them from the wicked, and saveth them, because they have taken refuge in Him.

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