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Security of Those Who Trust in the LORD, and Insecurity of the Wicked.

^1 (C1)Do not get upset because of evildoers,
Do not be ^(C2)envious of wrongdoers.

² For they will ^(C1)wither quickly like the grass,
And ^(C2)decay like the green plants.

^3 (C1)Trust in the LORD and do good;
^(C2)Live in the land and ^(F1)(C3)cultivate faithfulness.

^4 (C1)Delight yourself in the LORD;
And He will ^(C2)give you the desires of your heart.

^5 (C1)Commit your way to the LORD,
Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

⁶ He will bring out ^(C1)your righteousness as the light,
And your judgment ^(C2)as the noonday.

^7 (F1)Rest in the LORD and ^(C1)wait ^(F2)patiently for Him;
^(C2)Do not get upset because of one who is ^(C3)successful in his way,
Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.

⁸ Cease from anger and ^(C1)abandon wrath;
Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.

⁹ For ^(C1)evildoers will be eliminated,
But those who wait for the LORD, they will ^(C2)inherit the land.

¹⁰ Yet ^(C1)a little while and the wicked person will be no more;
And you will look carefully for ^(C2)his place and he will not be there.

¹¹ But ^(C1)the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in ^(C2)abundant prosperity.

¹² The wicked ^(C1)plots against the righteous,
And ^(C2)gnashes at him with his teeth.

¹³ The Lord ^(C1)laughs at him,
For He sees that ^(C2)his day is coming.

¹⁴ The wicked have drawn the sword and ^(C1)bent their bow
To take down the ^(C2)afflicted and the needy,
To ^(C3)kill off those who are upright in conduct.

¹⁵ Their sword will enter their own heart,
And their ^(C1)bows will be broken.

^16 (C1)Better is the little of the righteous
Than the abundance of many wicked.

¹⁷ For the ^(C1)arms of the wicked will be broken,
But the LORD ^(C2)sustains the righteous.

¹⁸ The LORD ^(C1)knows the days of the ^(F1)blameless,
And their ^(C2)inheritance will be forever.

¹⁹ They will not be ashamed in the time of evil,
And ^(C1)in the days of famine they will have plenty.

²⁰ But the ^(C1)wicked will perish;
And the enemies of the LORD will be like the ^(F1)glory of the pastures,
They vanish—^(C2)like smoke they vanish away.

²¹ The wicked borrows and does not pay back,
But the righteous ^(C1)is gracious and gives.

²² For ^(C1)those blessed by Him will ^(C2)inherit the land,
But those ^(C3)cursed by Him will be eliminated.

^23 (C1)The steps of a man are established by the LORD,
And He ^(C2)delights in his way.

²⁴ When ^(C1)he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because ^(C2)the LORD is the One ^(F1)who holds his hand.

²⁵ I have been young and now I am old,
Yet ^(C1)I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or ^(C2)his ^(F1)descendants begging for bread.

²⁶ All day long ^(C1)he is gracious and lends,
And ^(C2)his ^(F1)descendants are a blessing.

^27 (C1)Turn from evil and do good,
So that you will dwell ^(C2)forever.

²⁸ For the LORD ^(C1)loves ^(F1)justice
And ^(C2)does not abandon His godly ones;
They are ^(C3)protected forever,
But the ^(F2)(C4)descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.

²⁹ The righteous will ^(C1)inherit the land
And ^(C2)dwell in it forever.

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous ^(C1)utters wisdom,
And his tongue ^(C2)speaks justice.

³¹ The ^(C1)Law of his God is in his heart;
His ^(C2)steps do not slip.

³² The ^(C1)wicked spies upon the righteous
And ^(C2)seeks to kill him.

³³ The LORD will ^(C1)not leave him in his hand
Or ^(C2)let him be condemned when he is judged.

^34 (C1)Wait for the LORD and keep His way,
And He will exalt you to inherit the land;
When the ^(C2)wicked are eliminated, you will see it.

³⁵ I have ^(C1)seen a wicked, violent person
Spreading himself like a ^(C2)luxuriant ^(F1)tree in its native soil.

³⁶ Then he passed away, and behold, he ^(C1)was no more;
I searched for him, but he could not be found.

³⁷ Observe the ^(F1)(C1)blameless person, and look at the ^(C2)upright;
For the person of peace will have ^(C3)a future.

³⁸ But wrongdoers will altogether be ^(C1)destroyed;
The future of the wicked will be ^(C2)eliminated.

³⁹ But the ^(C1)salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength ^(C2)in time of trouble.

^40 (C1)The LORD helps them and rescues them;
He ^(C2)rescues them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they ^(C3)take refuge in Him.