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Psalm 37

¹Of David. [1] Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong;

²for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

³Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

⁴Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:

⁶He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

⁷Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

⁸Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret — it leads only to evil.

⁹For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

¹⁰A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

¹¹But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

¹²The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;

¹³but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.

¹⁴The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

¹⁵But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

¹⁶Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;

¹⁷for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

¹⁸The blameless spend their days under the LORD’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.

¹⁹In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

²⁰But the wicked will perish: Though the LORD’s enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.

²¹The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;

²²those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed.

²³The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;

²⁴though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

²⁵I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.

²⁶They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing. [57]

²⁷Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.

²⁸For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed [58]; the offspring of the wicked will perish.

²⁹The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

³⁰The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.

³¹The law of their God is in their hearts; their feet do not slip.

³²The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death;

³³but the LORD will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial.

³⁴Hope in the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.

³⁵I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,

³⁶but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.

³⁷Consider the blameless, observe the upright; a future awaits those who seek peace. [59]

³⁸But all sinners will be destroyed; there will be no future [60] for the wicked.

³⁹The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.

⁴⁰The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.