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Psalms 37

Security of those who trust in Jehovah, and insecurity of the wicked.

A Psalm of David.

¹Don`t fret because of evil-doers, Neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

²For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither like the green herb.

³Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

⁴Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart.

⁵Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:

⁶He will make your righteousness go forth as the light, And your justice as the noon day sun.

⁷Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don`t fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

⁸Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don`t fret, it leads only to evildoing.

⁹For evildoers shall be cut off, But those who wait for Yahweh, they shall inherit the land.

¹⁰For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn`t there.

¹¹But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

¹²The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.

¹³The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees 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 kill those who are upright in the way.

¹⁵Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.

¹⁶Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.

¹⁷For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But Yahweh upholds the righteous.

¹⁸Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.

¹⁹They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

²⁰But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish -- Vanish like smoke.

²¹The wicked borrow, and don`t pay back, But the righteous give generously.

²²For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.

²³A man`s goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.

²⁴Though he stumble, he shall not fall, For Yahweh holds him up with his hand.

²⁵I have been young, and now am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his children begging for bread.

²⁶All the day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.

²⁷Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever.

²⁸For Yahweh loves justice, And doesn`t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

²⁹The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever.

³⁰The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

³¹The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.

³²The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him.

³³Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

³⁴Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

³⁵I have seen the wicked in great power, Spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.

³⁶But he passed away, and, behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

³⁷Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, For there is a future for the man of peace.

³⁸As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.

³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.

⁴⁰Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.

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