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¹ <> Don't fret because of evil-doers, Neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. ² For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither like the green herb. ³ Trust in the LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. ⁴ Also delight yourself in the LORD, And he will give you the desires of your heart. ⁵ Commit your way to the LORD. Trust also in him, and he will do this: ⁶ He will make your righteousness go forth as the light, And your justice as the noon day sun.

⁷ Rest in the LORD, 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. ⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing. ⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land. ¹⁰ For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there. ¹¹ But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of shalom. ¹² The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth. ¹³ The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming. ¹⁴ The 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. ¹⁵ Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken. ¹⁶ Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked. ¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the LORD upholds the righteous. ¹⁸ The LORD knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever. ¹⁹ They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied. ²⁰ But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of the LORD shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish -- Vanish like smoke.

²¹ The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously. ²² For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off. ²³ A man's goings are established by the LORD. He delights in his way. ²⁴ Though he stumble, he shall not fall, For the LORD holds him up with his hand. ²⁵ I have been young, and now am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his children begging for bread. ²⁶ All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed. ²⁷ Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever. ²⁸ For the LORD loves justice, And doesn't forsake his holy ones. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off. ²⁹ The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever. ³⁰ The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice. ³¹ The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide. ³² The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him. ³³ The LORD will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

³⁴ Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. ³⁵ I have seen the wicked in great power, Spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. ³⁶ But he passed away, and, behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found. ³⁷ Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, For there is a future for the man of shalom. ³⁸ As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off. ³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. ⁴⁰ The LORD helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.