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¹ A Psalm of David. Do not inflame yourself with evildoers; and do not be envious against workers of perversity;² for they soon wither like grass and fade like the green herb.³ Trust in Jehovah and do good; live in the land and feed on faithfulness.⁴ And delight yourself in Jehovah, that He may give you your heart's desire.⁵ Roll your way on Jehovah and trust in Him; and He will work.⁶ And He will bring forth your righteousness like the light; and your judgment like the noon day.

⁷ Rest in Jehovah and wait patiently for Him; inflame not yourself with him who prospers in his way, with the man practicing evil wiles.⁸ Abstain from anger and cease from fury; also do not inflame yourself to do evil.⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off; and the ones waiting on Jehovah, they shall inherit the earth.¹⁰ It is but a little while and the wicked shall not be; yea, you shall consider his place, and he is not.¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the earth; yea, they shall delight themselves in abundant peace.¹² The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes on him with his teeth;¹³ the Lord laughs at him, for He sees that his day is coming.¹⁴ The wicked have drawn out the sword and they have trodden their bow, to cause the poor and needy to fall, to kill those who walk uprightly.¹⁵ Their sword shall enter into their heart, and their bows shall be broken.¹⁶ A little to the righteous is better than the abundance of many wicked.¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but Jehovah upholds the righteous.¹⁸ Jehovah knows the days of the upright; yea, their inheritance shall be forever.¹⁹ They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and they shall be full in days of famine.²⁰ But the wicked shall perish; yea, the enemies of Jehovah shall be like the beauty of pastures; they are consumed; like smoke, they vanish.

²¹ The wicked borrows and never repays, but the righteous is gracious and giving.²² For His blessed ones inherit the earth; and those cursed by Him shall be cut off.²³ The steps of a good man are established from Jehovah; and He will delight in his way.²⁴ Though he falls, he is not cast down; for Jehovah upholds his hand.²⁵ I have been young and am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging bread.²⁶ All the day he is gracious and lends; and his seed is for a blessing.²⁷ Turn away from evil and do good and live forever.²⁸ For Jehovah loves judgment and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever; but the wicked's seed shall be cut off.²⁹ The righteous shall inherit the earth and live on it forever.³⁰ The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks judgment.³¹ The Law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slide.³² The wicked spies on the righteous and seeks to kill him.³³ Jehovah does not leave him in his hand; nor does He allow him to be found guilty in his judgment.

³⁴ Wait on Jehovah and keep His way; and He shall exalt you to inherit the earth; you shall see when the wicked are cut off.³⁵ I have seen the wicked ruthless, even spreading himself out like a luxuriant, native tree ;³⁶ yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; and I looked for him, but he could not be found.³⁷ Watch the perfect and behold the upright one; for the end of that man is peace.³⁸ But the transgressors are destroyed together; the end of the wicked is cut off.³⁹ But the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah; He is their strength in the time of distress.⁴⁰ And Jehovah helps them and delivers them; He shall deliver them from the wicked and saves them, because they trust in Him.