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¹ [A Psalme of Dauid.] Fret not thy selfe because of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious against the workers of iniquitie. ² For they shall soone be cut downe like the grasse; and wither as the greene herbe. ³ Trust in the Lord, and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verely thou shalt be fed. ⁴ Delight thy selfe also in the Lord; and he shall giue thee the desires of thine heart. ⁵ Commit thy way vnto the Lord: trust also in him, and he shall bring it to passe. ⁶ And he shall bring forth thy righteousnes as the light, and thy iudgement as the noone day.

⁷ Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thy selfe because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked deuices to passe. ⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thy selfe in any wise to doe euill. ⁹ For euil doers shall be cut off: but those that waite vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the earth. ¹⁰ For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not bee: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. ¹¹ But the meeke shall inherite the earth: and shall delight themselues in the abundance of peace. ¹² The wicked plotteth against the iust, and gnasheth vpon him with his teeth. ¹³ The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is comming. ¹⁴ The wicked haue drawen out the sword, and haue bent their bow to cast downe the poore and needy, and to slay such as be of vpright conuersation. ¹⁵ Their sword shall enter into their owne heart, and their bowes shall be broken. ¹⁶ A little that a righteous man hath, is better then the riches of many wicked. ¹⁷ For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord vpholdeth the righteous. ¹⁸ The Lord knoweth the dayes of the vpright: and their inheritance shall be for euer. ¹⁹ They shall not be ashamed in the euill time: and in the dayes of famine they shalbe satisfied. ²⁰ But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambes: they shall consume: into smoke shall they consume away.

²¹ The wicked borroweth, and payeth not againe: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giueth. ²² For such as be blessed of him, shall inherite the earth: and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off. ²³ The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. ²⁴ Though hee fall, he shall not be vtterly cast downe: for the Lord vpholdeth him with his hand. ²⁵ I haue bene yong, and now am old; yet haue I not seene the righteous forsaken, nor his seede begging bread. ²⁶ He is euer mercifull, and lendeth: and his seede is blessed. ²⁷ Depart from euill, and doe good; and dwell for euermore. ²⁸ For the Lord loueth iudgement, and forsaketh not his Saints, they are preserued for euer: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. ²⁹ The righteous shall inherite the land, and dwell therein for euer. ³⁰ The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisedome; and his tongue talketh of iudgement. ³¹ The Law of his God is in his heart: none of his steps shall slide. ³² The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. ³³ The Lord will not leaue him in his hand, nor condemne him when he is iudged.

³⁴ Wait on the Lord, and keepe his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. ³⁵ I haue seene the wicked in great power: and spreading himselfe like a greene bay tree. ³⁶ Yet he passed away, and loe he was not: yea, I sought him, but hee could not be found. ³⁷ Marke the perfect man, and behold the vpright: for the end of that man is peace. ³⁸ But the transgressours shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shalbe cut off. ³⁹ But the saluation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble. ⁴⁰ And the Lord shall helpe them and deliuer them: he shall deliuer them from the wicked, and saue them because they trust in him.