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Psalms 37:7-20

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7Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him;

Do not get upset because of one who is successful in his way,

Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.

8Cease from anger and abandon wrath;

Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.

9For evildoers will be eliminated,

But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

10Yet a little while and the wicked person will be no more;

And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.

11But the humble will inherit the land

And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

12The wicked plots against the righteous,

And gnashes at him with his teeth.

13The Lord laughs at him,

For He sees that his day is coming.

14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow

To take down the afflicted and the needy,

To kill off those who are upright in conduct.

15Their sword will enter their own heart,

And their bows will be broken.

16Better is the little of the righteous

Than the abundance of many wicked.

17For the arms of the wicked will be broken,

But the Lord sustains the righteous.

18The Lord knows the days of the blameless,

And their inheritance will be forever.

19They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,

And in the days of famine they will have plenty.

20But the wicked will perish;

And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures,

They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.