Do
not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of
those who do wrong;
for like the grass they will soon wither, like
green plants they will soon die away. . (Psalm
37:1-2)
Trust
in the Lord and
do good; dwell
in the land and
enjoy safe pasture. (Psalm
37:3)
Take
delight in
the Lord, and
he will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm
37:4)
Commit
your way to the Lord; trust
in him and
he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine
like the dawn, your
vindication like the noonday sun. . (Psalm
37:5-6)
Be
still before
the Lord and
wait patiently for
him;do not fret when
people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes. . (Psalm 37:7)
when they carry out their wicked schemes. . (Psalm 37:7)
Refrain
from anger and
turn from wrath; do
not fret —it
leads only to evil.For those who are evil will be destroyed, but
those who hope in
the Lord will
inherit the land. . (Psalm 37:8-9)
A
little while, and the wicked will be no more; though
you look for them, they will not be found. But the meek will inherit the land and
enjoy peace and prosperity. . (Psalm
37:10-11)
The
wicked plot against
the righteous and
gnash their teeth at
them; but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for
he knows their day is coming. . (Psalm
37:12)
The
wicked draw the sword and
bend the bow to
bring down the poor and needy, to
slay those whose ways are upright. But their swords will pierce their own
hearts,and their bows will be broken. (Psalm
37:14-15)
Better
the little that the righteous have than
the wealth of
many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but
the Lord upholds the
righteous. . (Psalm 37:16-17)
The
blameless spend their days under the Lord’s
care, and
their inheritance will endure forever. In
times of disaster they will not wither; in
days of famine they will enjoy plenty. But the wicked will perish: Though
the Lord’s
enemies are like the flowers of the field, they
will be consumed, they will go up in smoke. . (Psalm
37:18-20)
The
wicked borrow and do not repay, but
the righteous give generously; those
the Lord blesses
will inherit the land, but
those he curses will
be destroyed. . (Psalm 37:21-22)
The Lord makes
firm the steps of
the one who delights in
him;though he may stumble, he will not fall, for
the Lord upholds him
with his hand. . (Psalm 37:23-24)
I
was young and now I am old, yet
I have never seen the righteous forsaken or
their children begging bread.
They are always generous and lend freely; their
children will be a blessing. . (Psalm
37:25-26)
Turn
from evil and do good; then
you will dwell in the land forever. For
the Lord loves
the just and
will not forsake his faithful ones. . (Psalm
37:27-28a)
Wrongdoers
will be completely destroyed; the
offspring of the wicked will perish. The
righteous will inherit the land and
dwell in it forever. . (Psalm 37:28b-29)
The
mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and
their tongues speak what is just. The law of their God
is in their hearts; their
feet do not slip. . (Psalm 37:30-31)
The
wicked lie in wait for
the righteous, intent
on putting them to death;but the Lord will
not leave them in the power of the wicked or
let them be condemned when
brought to trial. (Psalm 37:32-33)
Hope
in the Lord and
keep his way. He
will exalt you to inherit the land; when
the wicked are destroyed, you
will see it.
. (Psalm 37:34)
I
have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like
a luxuriant native tree, but he soon passed away and was
no more; though
I looked for him, he could not be found. . (Psalm
37:35-36)
Consider
the blameless, observe
the upright; a
future awaits those who seek peace.But all sinners will
be destroyed; there
will be no future for the wicked. . (Psalm
37:37-38)
The
salvation of
the righteous comes from the Lord; he
is their stronghold in time of trouble. The Lord helps them
and delivers them; he
delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because
they take refuge in
him.” (Psalm 37:39-40)
