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Psalm 37
A Psalm of
David.
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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Psalm 37
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