1 Be not envious toward wrongdoers. | |
2 Do not fret because of evildoers, | |
2 For they will wither quickly like the grass And fade like the green herb. | |
3 Trust in the LORD and do good; Dwell in the land anda Or feed securely or feed on His faithfulnesscultivate faithfulness. | |
4 Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. | |
5 Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. | |
6 He will bring forth your righteousness as the light And your judgment as the noonday. | |
7 b Or Be stillRest in the LORD and waitc Or longinglypatiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes. | |
8 Cease from anger and forsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. | |
9 For evildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will inherit the land. | |
10 Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there. | |
11 But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity. | |
12 The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth. | |
13 The Lord laughs at him, For He sees his day is coming. | |
14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To cast down the afflicted and the needy, To slay those who are upright in conduct. | |
15 Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken. | |
16 Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. | |
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD sustains the righteous. | |
18 The LORD knows the days of thed Lit complete; or perfectblameless, And their inheritance will be forever. | |
19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have abundance. | |
20 But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like thee I.e. flowersglory of the pastures, They vanish—like smoke they vanish away. | |
21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. | |
22 For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be cut off. | |
23 The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He delights in his way. | |
24 When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because the LORD is the Onef Or who sustains him with His handwho holds his hand. | |
25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or hisg Lit seeddescendants begging bread. | |
26 All day long he is gracious and lends, And hish Lit seeddescendants are a blessing. | |
27 Depart from evil and do good, i Or And dwell foreverSo you will abide forever. | |
28 For the LORD lovesj Lit judgmentjustice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But thek Lit seeddescendants of the wicked will be cut off. | |
29 The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever. | |
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice. | |
31 The law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip. | |
32 The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him. | |
33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged. | |
34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you will see it. | |
35 I have seen a wicked, violent man Spreading himself like a luxuriantl Lit native; Heb obscuretree in its native soil. | |
36 Thenm Ancient versions read I passed byhe passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found. | |
37 Mark then Lit complete; or perfectblameless man, and behold the upright; For the man of peace will have ao Lit an endposterity. | |
38 But transgressors will be altogether destroyed; Thep Lit endposterity of the wicked will be cut off. | |
39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in time of trouble. | |
40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him. | |