PS-37:1 [A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of
evildoers, neither be
thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
PS-37:2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and
wither as the
green herb.
PS-37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in
the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed.
PS-37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee
the desires
of thine heart.
PS-37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he
shall bring
[it] to pass.
PS-37:6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light,
and thy
judgment as the noonday.
PS-37:7 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.
PS-37:8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in
any wise to
do evil.
PS-37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon
the LORD,
they shall inherit the earth.
PS-37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]:
yea, thou
shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].
PS-37:11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight
themselves in
the abundance of peace.
PS-37:12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon
him with his
teeth.
PS-37:13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day
is coming.
PS-37:14 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.
PS-37:15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their
bows shall be
broken.
PS-37:16 A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the
riches of
many wicked.
PS-37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the
LORD upholdeth
the righteous.
PS-37:18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their
inheritance shall
be for ever.
PS-37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the
days of famine
they shall be satisfied.
PS-37:20 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.
PS-37:21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the
righteous showeth
mercy, and giveth.
PS-37:22 For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth;
and [they
that be] cursed of him shall be cut off.
PS-37:23 The steps of a [good] man are ordered by the LORD: and
he delighteth
in his way.
PS-37:24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for
the LORD
upholdeth [him with] his hand.
PS-37:25 I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not
seen the
righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
PS-37:26 [He is] ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed [is]
blessed.
PS-37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
PS-37:28 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.
PS-37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein
for ever.
PS-37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his
tongue talketh of
judgment.
PS-37:31 The law of his God [is] in his heart; none of his steps
shall slide.
PS-37:32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay
him.
PS-37:33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn
him when he is
judged.
PS-37:34 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].
PS-37:35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading
himself like a
green bay tree.
PS-37:36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he [was] not: yea, I
sought him, but he
could not be found.
PS-37:37 Mark the perfect [man], and behold the upright: for the
end of [that]
man [is] peace.
PS-37:38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the
end of the
wicked shall be cut off.
PS-37:39 But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD:
[he is] their
strength in the time of trouble.
PS-37:40 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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