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A Psalm of David.

^(a)Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not ^(b)envious toward wrongdoers.

For they will ^(c)wither quickly like the grass And ^(d)fade like the green herb.

^(e)Trust in the Lord and do good; ^(f)Dwell in the land and ^[a](g)cultivate faithfulness.

^(h)Delight yourself in the Lord ; And He will ⁽ⁱ⁾give you the desires of your heart.

^(j)Commit your way to the Lord , Trust also in Him, and He will do it.

He will bring forth ^(k)your righteousness as the light And your judgment ^(l)as the noonday.

^[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.

Cease from anger and ^(p)forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.

For ^(q)evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the Lord , they will ^(r)inherit the land.

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.

But ^(u)the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in ^(v)abundant prosperity.

The wicked ^(w)plots against the righteous And ^(x)gnashes at him with his teeth.

The Lord ^(y)laughs at him, For He sees ^(z)his day is coming.

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.

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

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

For the ^(af)arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord ^(ag)sustains the righteous.

The Lord ^(ah)knows the days of the ^[d]blameless, And their ^(ai)inheritance will be forever.

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

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.

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

For ^(an)those blessed by Him will ^(ao)inherit the land, But those ^(ap)cursed by Him will be cut off.

^(aq)The steps of a man are established by the Lord , And He ^(ar)delights in his way.

When ^(as)he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because ^(at)the Lord is the One ^[f]who holds his hand.

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.

All day long ^(aw)he is gracious and lends, And ^(ax)his ^[h]descendants are a blessing.

^(ay)Depart from evil and do good, ^[i]So you will abide ^(az)forever.

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.

The righteous will ^(be)inherit the land And ^(bf)dwell in it forever.

The mouth of the righteous ^(bg)utters wisdom, And his tongue ^(bh)speaks justice.

The ^(bi)law of his God is in his heart; His ^(bj)steps do not slip.

The ^(bk)wicked spies upon the righteous And ^(bl)seeks to kill him.

The Lord will ^(bm)not leave him in his hand Or ^(bn)let him be condemned when he is judged.

^(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.

I have ^(bq)seen a wicked, violent man Spreading himself like a ^(br)luxuriant ^[l]tree in its native soil.

Then ^[m]he passed away, and lo, he ^(bs)was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.

Mark the ^[n](bt)blameless man, and behold the ^(bu)upright; For the man of peace will have a ^[o](bv)posterity.

But transgressors will be altogether ^(bw)destroyed; The ^[p]posterity of the wicked will be ^(bx)cut off.

But the ^(by)salvation of the righteous is from the Lord ; He is their strength ^(bz)in time of trouble.

^(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.