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Psalms 37

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¹Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, Neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness. ²For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. ³Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed onhisfaithfulness. ⁴Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart. ⁵Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass. ⁶And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noonday. ⁷Rest in Jehovah, 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. ⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. ⁹For evil-doers shall be cut off; But those that wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land. ¹⁰For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be. ¹¹But the meek shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. ¹²The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth. ¹³The Lord will laugh at him; For he seeth that his day is coming. 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. ¹⁵Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken. ¹⁶Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked. ¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous. ¹⁸Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever. ¹⁹They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil; And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. ²⁰But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away. ²¹The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth. ²²For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off. ²³A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; And he delighteth in his way. ²⁴Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand. ²⁵I have been young, and now am old; Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread. ²⁶All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed. ²⁷Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore. ²⁸For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. ²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell therein for ever. ³⁰The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice. ³¹The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide. ³²The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him. ³³Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged. ³⁴Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, And he will exalt thee to inherit the land: When the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. ³⁵I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. ³⁶But one passed by, and, lo, he was not: Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. ³⁷Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is ahappyend to the man of peace. ³⁸As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together: The end of the wicked shall be cut off. ³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. ⁴⁰And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them: He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.