Chapter 37

  {[A Psalm] of David.} Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, and be not envious of them that work unrighteousness;  

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  for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and fade as the green herb.  

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  Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;  

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  and delight thyself in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.  

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  Commit thy way unto Jehovah, and rely upon him: he will bring [it] to pass;  

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  and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.  

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  Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, because of the man that bringeth mischievous devices to pass.  

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  Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself: it [would be] only to do evil.  

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  For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land.  

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  For yet a little while, and the wicked is not; and thou considerest his place, but he is not.  

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  But the meek shall possess the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of prosperity.  

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  The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.  

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  The Lord laugheth at him; for he seeth that his day is coming.  

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  The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in [the] way:  

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  their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.  

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  The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;  

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  for the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.  

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  Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever:  

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  they shall not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.  

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  For the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume, like smoke shall they consume away.  

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  The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is gracious and giveth:  

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  for those blessed of him shall possess the land, and they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.  

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  The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way:  

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  though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand.  

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  I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread:  

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  all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.  

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  Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore;  

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  for Jehovah loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints: They are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.  

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  The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell therein for ever.  

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  The mouth of the righteous proffereth wisdom, and his tongue speaketh judgment;  

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  the law of his God is in his heart; his goings shall not slide.  

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  The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:  

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  Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.  

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  Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to possess the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].  

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  I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading like a green tree in its native soil:  

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  but he passed away, and behold, he was not; and I sought him, but he was not found.  

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  Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace;  

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  but the transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.  

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  But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: he is their strength in the time of trouble.  

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  And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him.  

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