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Psalm 37
1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou
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 shalt thou dwell in
the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee
the desires of thine heart.
5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he
shall bring it to pass.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,
and thy judgment as the noonday.
7 Rest in 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 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in
any wise 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, thou shalt 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 plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon
him with his teeth.
13 The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth 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 hath is better than the
riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD
upholdeth the righteous.
18 The LORD knoweth 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 borroweth, and payeth not again: but the
righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
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
delighteth in his way.
24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for
the LORD upholdeth 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 lendeth; and his seed is
blessed.
27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh 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 speaketh wisdom, and his
tongue talketh of judgment.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps
shall slide.
32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh 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
thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt 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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