Psalm
37
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against
the
workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
and
wither as the green herb.
Trust in the LORD , and do good; so shalt
thou dwell in the land, and
verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall
give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD;
trust
also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth
thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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. Cease from anger; and forsake
wrath: fret not thyself in
any wise to do evil.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they
shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:
yea, thou shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the
abundance of peace.
The wicked plotteth against the just. and gnasheth upon him with his
teeth.
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
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. Their
sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of
many
wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD
upholdeth
the righteous. The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and
their inheritance
shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil
time: and in the
days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous
sheweth mercy,
and giveth.
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they
that be
cursed of him shall be cut off.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth
in
his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD
upholdeth him with his hand. I have been young, and now am old;
yet
have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. He
is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
Depart from evil, and do good;
and dwell forever more. For the LORD
loveth
judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved forever:
but the
seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The
righteous shall inherit the
land, and dwell therein for ever.
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of
judgment.
The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. The LORD
will
not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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. I have
seen the
wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Yet
he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but
he could not
be found.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is
peace.
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the
wicked
shall be cut off. But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD:
he
is their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD shall help them,
and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them,
because
they trust in him.
(PSALM 37)
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