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^1 (a)Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
    be not ^(b)envious of wrongdoers!
² For they will soon ^(c)fade like ^(d)the grass
    and wither ^(e)like the green herb.

^3 (f)Trust in the Lord, and do good;
    ^(g)dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.^[b]
4 (h)Delight yourself in the Lord,
    and he will ⁽ⁱ⁾give you the desires of your heart.

^5 (j)Commit your way to the Lord;
    ^(k)trust in him, and he will act.
^6 (l)He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
    and your justice as ^(m)the noonday.

^7 (n)Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
    ^(o)fret not yourself over the one who ^(p)prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!

^8 (q)Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
    ^(r)Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
^9 (s)For the evildoers shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for the Lord shall ^(t)inherit the land.

¹⁰ In ^(u)just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
    though you look carefully at ^(v)his place, he will not be there.
¹¹ But ^(w)the meek shall inherit the land
    and delight themselves in ^(x)abundant peace.

¹² The wicked ^(y)plots against the righteous
    and ^(z)gnashes his teeth at him,
¹³ but the Lord ^(aa)laughs at the wicked,
    for he sees that his ^(ab)day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked draw the sword and ^(ac)bend their bows
    to bring down the poor and needy,
    to slay those whose ^(ad)way is upright;
¹⁵ their sword shall enter their own heart,
    and their ^(ae)bows shall be broken.

^16 (af)Better is the little that the righteous has
    than the abundance of many wicked.
¹⁷ For ^(ag)the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
    but the Lord ^(ah)upholds the righteous.

¹⁸ The Lord ^(ai)knows the days of the blameless,
    and their ^(aj)heritage will remain forever;
¹⁹ they are not put to shame in evil times;
    in ^(ak)the days of famine they have abundance.

²⁰ But the wicked will perish;
    the enemies of the Lord are like ^(al)the glory of the pastures;
    they vanish—like ^(am)smoke they vanish away.

²¹ The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
    but the righteous ^(an)is generous and gives;
²² for those blessed by the Lord^[c] shall ^(ao)inherit the land,
    but those cursed by him ^(ap)shall be cut off.

²³ The ^(aq)steps of a man are ^(ar)established by the Lord,
    when he delights in his way;
^24 (as)though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
    for the Lord ^(at)upholds his hand.

²⁵ I have been young, and now am old,
    yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
    or his children ^(au)begging for bread.
²⁶ He is ever ^(av)lending generously,
    and his children become a blessing.

^27 (aw)Turn away from evil and do good;
    so shall you ^(ax)dwell forever.
²⁸ For the Lord ^(ay)loves justice;
    he will not forsake his ^(az)saints.
They are preserved forever,
    but the children of the wicked shall be ^(ba)cut off.
²⁹ The righteous shall inherit the land
    and ^(bb)dwell upon it forever.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
    and his tongue speaks justice.
^31 (bc)The law of his God is in his heart;
    his ^(bd)steps do not slip.

³² The wicked ^(be)watches for the righteous
    and seeks to put him to death.
³³ The Lord will not ^(bf)abandon him to his power
    or let him ^(bg)be condemned when he is brought to trial.

^34 (bh)Wait for the Lord and keep his way,
    and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
    you will look on ^(bi)when the wicked are cut off.

^35 (bj)I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
    spreading himself like ^(bk)a green laurel tree.^[d]
36 But he passed away,^[e] and behold, ^(bl)he was no more;
    though I sought him, he could not be found.

³⁷ Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
    for there is a future for the man of ^(bm)peace.
³⁸ But ^(bn)transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
    the future of the wicked ^(bo)shall be cut off.

^39 (bp)The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in ^(bq)the time of trouble.
⁴⁰ The Lord helps them and ^(br)delivers them;
    ^(bs)he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
    because they ^(bt)take refuge in him.