(Psa 37:1 NIV) Of David. Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;
(Psa 37:2 NIV) for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
(Psa 37:3 NIV) Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
(Psa 37:4 NIV) Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
(Psa 37:5 NIV) Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
(Psa 37:6 NIV) He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
(Psa 37:7 NIV) Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
(Psa 37:8 NIV) Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it leads only to evil.
(Psa 37:9 NIV) For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
(Psa 37:10 NIV) A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
(Psa 37:11 NIV) But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.
(Psa 37:12 NIV) The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
(Psa 37:13 NIV) but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
(Psa 37:14 NIV) The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
(Psa 37:15 NIV) But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
(Psa 37:16 NIV) Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
(Psa 37:17 NIV) for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
(Psa 37:18 NIV) The days of the blameless are known to the LORD, and their inheritance will endure forever.
(Psa 37:19 NIV) In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
(Psa 37:20 NIV) But the wicked will perish: The Lord's enemies will be like the beauty of the fields, they will vanish--vanish like smoke.
(Psa 37:21 NIV) The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
(Psa 37:22 NIV) those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off.
(Psa 37:23 NIV) If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm;
(Psa 37:24 NIV) though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
(Psa 37:25 NIV) I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
(Psa 37:26 NIV) They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.
(Psa 37:27 NIV) Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.
(Psa 37:28 NIV) For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;
(Psa 37:29 NIV) the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
(Psa 37:30 NIV) The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.
(Psa 37:31 NIV) The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.
(Psa 37:32 NIV) The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very lives;
(Psa 37:33 NIV) but the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
(Psa 37:34 NIV) Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
(Psa 37:35 NIV) I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native soil,
(Psa 37:36 NIV) but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not be found.
(Psa 37:37 NIV) Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of peace.
(Psa 37:38 NIV) But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
(Psa 37:39 NIV) The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
(Psa 37:40 NIV) The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
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