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^1 (a)Do not fret because of evildoers,
Be not ^(b)envious toward wrongdoers.
² For they will ^(c)wither quickly like the grass
And ^(d)fade like the green herb.
^3 (e)Trust in the Lord and do good;
^(f)Dwell in the land and ^[a](g)cultivate faithfulness.
^4 (h)Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will ⁽ⁱ⁾give you the desires of your heart.
^5 (j)Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
⁶ He will bring forth ^(k)your righteousness as the light
And your judgment ^(l)as the noonday.

^7 [b]Rest in the Lord and ^(m)wait ^[c]patiently for Him;
⁽ⁿ⁾Do not fret because of him who ^(o)prospers in his way,
Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
⁸ Cease from anger and ^(p)forsake wrath;
Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
⁹ For ^(q)evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will ^(r)inherit the land.
¹⁰ Yet ^(s)a little while and the wicked man will be no more;
And you will look carefully for ^(t)his place and he will not be there.
¹¹ But ^(u)the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in ^(v)abundant prosperity.

¹² The wicked ^(w)plots against the righteous
And ^(x)gnashes at him with his teeth.
¹³ The Lord ^(y)laughs at him,
For He sees ^(z)his day is coming.
¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword and ^(aa)bent their bow
To cast down the ^(ab)afflicted and the needy,
To ^(ac)slay those who are upright in conduct.
¹⁵ Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their ^(ad)bows will be broken.

^16 (ae)Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.
¹⁷ For the ^(af)arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the Lord ^(ag)sustains the righteous.
¹⁸ The Lord ^(ah)knows the days of the ^[d]blameless,
And their ^(ai)inheritance will be forever.
¹⁹ They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And ^(aj)in the days of famine they will have abundance.
²⁰ But the ^(ak)wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the Lord will be like the ^[e]glory of the pastures,
They vanish—^(al)like smoke they vanish away.
²¹ The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous ^(am)is gracious and gives.
²² For ^(an)those blessed by Him will ^(ao)inherit the land,
But those ^(ap)cursed by Him will be cut off.

^23 (aq)The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
And He ^(ar)delights in his way.
²⁴ When ^(as)he falls, he will not be hurled headlong,
Because ^(at)the Lord is the One ^[f]who holds his hand.
²⁵ I have been young and now I am old,
Yet ^(au)I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or ^(av)his ^[g]descendants begging bread.
²⁶ All day long ^(aw)he is gracious and lends,
And ^(ax)his ^[h]descendants are a blessing.

^27 (ay)Depart from evil and do good,
^[i]So you will abide ^(az)forever.
²⁸ For the Lord ^(ba)loves ^[j]justice
And ^(bb)does not forsake His godly ones;
They are ^(bc)preserved forever,
But the ^[k](bd)descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
²⁹ The righteous will ^(be)inherit the land
And ^(bf)dwell in it forever.
³⁰ The mouth of the righteous ^(bg)utters wisdom,
And his tongue ^(bh)speaks justice.
³¹ The ^(bi)law of his God is in his heart;
His ^(bj)steps do not slip.
³² The ^(bk)wicked spies upon the righteous
And ^(bl)seeks to kill him.
³³ The Lord will ^(bm)not leave him in his hand
Or ^(bn)let him be condemned when he is judged.
^34 (bo)Wait for the Lord and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the ^(bp)wicked are cut off, you will see it.

³⁵ I have ^(bq)seen a wicked, violent man
Spreading himself like a ^(br)luxuriant ^[l]tree in its native soil.
³⁶ Then ^[m]he passed away, and lo, he ^(bs)was no more;
I sought for him, but he could not be found.
³⁷ Mark the ^[n](bt)blameless man, and behold the ^(bu)upright;
For the man of peace will have a ^[o](bv)posterity.
³⁸ But transgressors will be altogether ^(bw)destroyed;
The ^[p]posterity of the wicked will be ^(bx)cut off.
³⁹ But the ^(by)salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength ^(bz)in time of trouble.
^40 (ca)The Lord helps them and delivers them;
He ^(cb)delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they ^(cc)take refuge in Him.