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¹ Do not fret because of evildoers;
do not be envious of doers of wickedness.
² For like the grass they will dry up quickly,
and like green vegetation they will wither.
³ Trust Yahweh and do good.
Abide in the land and feed on faithfulness.^[b]
4 Take pleasure in Yahweh as well,
and he will give to you the requests of your heart.
⁵ Commit to^[c] Yahweh your way;
Trust also on him and he will act.
⁶ Then he will bring forth your righteousness like the light,
and your justice like the noonday.
⁷ Be quiet before Yahweh and wait for him.
Do not fret about one who succeeds in his way,
about a man making plots.
⁸ Refrain from anger and forsake wrath.
Do not fret; it only brings evil.
⁹ For evildoers will be cut off,
but those who wait for Yahweh—
they will possess the land.
¹⁰ And^[d] yet a little while and the wicked will not be,
and you will look carefully upon his place, but he will not be.
¹¹ But the afflicted will possess the land,
and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.
¹² The wicked plans evil against the righteous,
and gnashes at him with his teeth.
¹³ The Lord laughs at him,
for he sees that his day is coming.
¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow
to throw down the poor and the needy,
to kill those upright in their way.
¹⁵ Their sword will enter into their own heart,
and their bows shall be broken.
¹⁶ The little belonging to the righteous is better
than the wealth of many wicked.
¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but Yahweh supports the righteous.
¹⁸ Yahweh knows the days of the blameless,
and their inheritance will be forever.
¹⁹ They will not be put to shame in distressing times,^[e]
and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
²⁰ But the wicked will perish,
and the enemies of Yahweh will be like the splendor of the pastures.
They vanish; in smoke they vanish.
²¹ The wicked borrows and does not repay,
but the righteous is gracious and gives.
²² For those blessed by him shall possess the land,
but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
²³ The steps of a man are established by Yahweh,
and he takes pleasure in his way.
²⁴ Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong,
for Yahweh supports him with his hand.
²⁵ I was a youth, but I am now old;
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or his children begging for^[f] bread.
²⁶ All the day he is gracious and lends,
and his children are a blessing.
²⁷ Turn aside from evil and do good
and so abide forever.
²⁸ For Yahweh loves justice
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
They are protected forever.
But the children of the wicked will be cut off.
²⁹ The righteous will possess the land
and abide in it forever.
³⁰ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
³¹ The law of his God is in his heart.
His steps will not slip.
³² The wicked watches for the righteous
and seeks to kill him.
³³ Yahweh will not abandon him into his hand,
and he will not let him be condemned when he is judged.
³⁴ Wait for Yahweh and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to possess the land.
When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
³⁵ I have seen the wicked acting violently
and spreading himself out
like a luxuriant native tree.
³⁶ Then he passed on^[g] and behold, he was not.
And I sought him, but he could not be found.
³⁷ Observe the blameless and look at the upright,
for there is a future for a man of peace.
³⁸ But transgressors shall be destroyed altogether.
The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
³⁹ And^[h] the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh,
their refuge in the time of trouble.
⁴⁰ And Yahweh helps them and he rescues them.
He rescues them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.