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¹ A Psalme of Dauid. Fret not thy selfe because of the wicked men, neither be enuious for the euill doers.² For they shall soone bee cut downe like grasse, and shall wither as the greene herbe.³ Trust thou in the Lord & do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly.⁴ And delite thy selfe in the Lorde, and hee shall giue thee thine hearts desire.⁵ Commit thy way vnto the Lord, & trust in him, and he shall bring it to passe.⁶ And he shall bring foorth thy righteousnes as the light, & thy iudgement as the noone day.

⁷ Waite patiently vpon the Lorde and hope in him: fret not thy selfe for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to passe.⁸ Cease from anger, and leaue off wrath: fret not thy selfe also to doe euill.⁹ For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.¹⁰ Therefore yet a litle while, and the wicked shall not appeare, and thou shalt looke after his place, and he shall not be found.¹¹ But meeke men shal possesse the earth, and shall haue their delite in the multitude of peace.¹² The wicked practiseth against the iust, and gnasheth his teeth against him.¹³ But the Lord shall laugh him to scorne: for he seeth, that his day is comming.¹⁴ The wicked haue drawen their sworde, and haue bent their bowe, to cast downe the poore and needie, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation.¹⁵ But their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shalbe broken.¹⁶ A small thing vnto the iust man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mightie.¹⁷ For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the iust men.¹⁸ The Lorde knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.¹⁹ They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, & in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.²⁰ But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fatte of lambes: euen with the smoke shall they consume away.

²¹ The wicked boroweth and payeth not againe. but the righteous is mercifull, and giueth.²² For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.²³ The pathes of man are directed by the Lord: for he loueth his way.²⁴ Though he fall, hee shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth vnder his hand.²⁵ I haue beene yong, and am olde: yet I sawe neuer the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread.²⁶ But hee is euer mercifull and lendeth, and his seede enioyeth the blessing.²⁷ Flee from euill and doe good, and dwell for euer.²⁸ For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saintes: they shall be preserued for euermore: but the seede of the wicked shall be cut off.²⁹ The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.³⁰ The mouth of the righteous will speake of wisedome, and his tongue will talke of iudgement.³¹ For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.³² The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.³³ But the Lord wil not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him, when he is iudged.

³⁴ Waite thou on the Lorde, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherite the lande: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see.³⁵ I haue seene the wicked strong, and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree.³⁶ Yet he passed away, and loe, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be founde.³⁷ Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is peace.³⁸ But the transgressours shall be destroyed together, and the ende of the wicked shall bee cut off.³⁹ But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.⁴⁰ For the Lord shall helpe them, and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and shall saue them, because they trust in him.