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A Psalm of David .
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Fret not yourself because of the wicked ,
be not envious of wrongdoers !
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For they will soon fade like the grass ,
and wither like the green herb .
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Trust in the LORD ,
and do good ;
so you will dwell in the land ,
and enjoy security .
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Take delight in the LORD ,
and he will give you the desires of your heart .
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Commit your way to the LORD ;
trust in him ,
and he will act .
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He will bring forth your vindication as the light ,
and your right as the noonday .
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Be still before the LORD ,
and wait patiently for him ;
fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way ,
over the man who carries out evil devices !
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Refrain from anger ,
and forsake wrath !
Fret not yourself ;
it tends only to evil .
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For the wicked shall be cut off ;
but those who wait for the LORD shall possess the land .
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Yet a little while ,
and the wicked will be no more ;
though you look well at his place ,
he will not be there .
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But the meek shall possess the land ,
and delight themselves in abundant prosperity .
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The wicked plots against the righteous ,
and gnashes his teeth at him ;
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but the LORD laughs at the wicked ,
for he sees that his day is coming .
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The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows ,
to bring down the poor and needy ,
to slay those who walk uprightly ;
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their sword shall enter their own heart ,
and their bows shall be broken .
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Better is a little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked .
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken ;
but the LORD upholds the righteous .
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The LORD knows the days of the blameless ,
and their heritage will abide for ever ;
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they are not put to shame in evil times ,
in the days of famine they have abundance .
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But the wicked perish ;
the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures ,
they vanish--like smoke they vanish away .
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The wicked borrows ,
and cannot pay back ,
but the righteous is generous and gives ;
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for those blessed by the LORD shall possess the land ,
but those cursed by him shall be cut off .
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The steps of a man are from the LORD ,
and he establishes him in whose way he delights ;
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though he fall ,
he shall not be cast headlong ,
for the LORD is the stay of his hand .
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I have been young ,
and now am old ;
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging bread .
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He is ever giving liberally and lending ,
and his children become a blessing .
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Depart from evil ,
and do good ;
so shall you abide for ever .
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For the LORD loves justice ;
he will not forsake his saints .
The righteous shall be preserved for ever ,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off .
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The righteous shall possess the land ,
and dwell upon it for ever .
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The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom ,
and his tongue speaks justice .
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The law of his God is in his heart ;
his steps do not slip .
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The wicked watches the righteous ,
and seeks to slay him .
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The LORD will not abandon him to his power ,
or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial .
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Wait for the LORD ,
and keep to his way ,
and he will exalt you to possess the land ;
you will look on the destruction of the wicked .
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I have seen a wicked man overbearing ,
and towering like a cedar of Lebanon .
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Again I passed by ,
and ,
lo ,
he was no more ;
though I sought him ,
he could not be found .
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Mark the blameless man ,
and behold the upright ,
for there is posterity for the man of peace .
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But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed ;
the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off .
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The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD ;
he is their refuge in the time of trouble . [ (
Psalms strkjv @
37:41 )
The LORD helps them and delivers them ;
he delivers them from the wicked ,
and saves them ,
because they take refuge in him . ]