| Chapter 36 |
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A psalm for David himself. Be not emulous of evildoers; nor envy them that work iniquity. --
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For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall. --
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Trust in the Lord, and do good, and dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed with its riches. --
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Delight in the Lord, and he will give thee the requests of thy heart. --
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Commit thy way to the Lord, and trust in him, and he will do it. --
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And he will bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. --
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Be subject to the Lord and pray to him Envy not the man who prospereth in his way; the man who doth unjust things. --
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Cease from anger, and leave rage; have no emulation to do evil. --
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For the evildoers shall be cut off : but they that wait upon the Lord shall inherit the land. --
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For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : and thou shalt seek his place, and shalt not find it. --
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But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace. --
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The sinner shall watch the just man : and shall gnash upon him with his teeth. --
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But the Lord shall laugh at him : for he foreseeth that his day shall come. --
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The wicked have drawn out the sword : they have bent their bow. To cast down the poor and needy, to kill the upright of heart. --
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Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken. --
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Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the wicked. --
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just. --
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The Lord knoweth the days of undefiled; and their inheritance shall be for ever. --
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They shall not be confounded in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be filled : --
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because the wicked shall perish. And the enemies of the Lord, presently after they shall be honoured and exalted, shall come to nothing and vanish like smoke. --
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The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give. --
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For such as bless him shall inherit the land : but such as curse him shall perish. --
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With the Lord shall the steps of a man be directed, and he shall like well his way. --
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When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him. --
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I have been young, and now am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread. --
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He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing. --
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Decline from evil and do good, and dwell for ever and ever. --
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For the Lord loveth judgment, and will not forsake his saints : they shall be preserved for ever. The unjust shall be punished, and the seed of the wicked shall perish. --
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But the just shall inherit the land, and shall dwell therein for evermore. --
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The mouth of the just shall meditate wisdom : and his tongue shall speak judgment. --
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The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted. --
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The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death, --
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But the Lord will not leave in his hands; nor condemn him when he shall be judged. --
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Expect the Lord and keep his way : and he will exalt thee to inherit the land : when the sinners shall perish thou shalt see. --
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I have seen the wicked highly exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Libanus. --
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And I passed by, and lo, he was not : and I sought him and his place was not found. --
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Keep innocence, and behold justice : for there are remnants for the peaceable man. --
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But the unjust shall be destroyed together : the remnants of the wicked shall perish. --
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But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in the time of trouble. --
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And the Lord will help them and deliver them : and he will rescue them from the wicked, and save them, because they have hoped in him. --
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