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The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked
A Psalm of David.
Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
A Psalm of David.
Do not fret because of evildoers,
Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
like green plants they will soon die away.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.
And wither as the green herb.
Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
trust in him and he will do this:
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
your vindication like the noonday sun.
He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.
And your justice as the noonday.
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.
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret — it leads only to evil.
do not fret — it leads only to evil.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret — it only causes harm.
Do not fret — it only causes harm.
For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.
though you look for them, they will not be found.
For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,
But it shall be no more.
Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,
But it shall be no more.
But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy peace and prosperity.
and enjoy peace and prosperity.
But the meek shall inherit the earth,
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;
and gnash their teeth at them;
The wicked plots against the just,
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.
for he knows their day is coming.
The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.
For He sees that his day is coming.
The wicked draw the sword
and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ways are upright.
and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ways are upright.
The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.
and their bows will be broken.
Their sword shall enter their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.
And their bows shall be broken.
Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
than the wealth of many wicked;
A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous.
But the Lord upholds the righteous.
The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,
and their inheritance will endure forever.
and their inheritance will endure forever.
The Lord knows the days of the upright,
And their inheritance shall be forever.
And their inheritance shall be forever.
In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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.
Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.
But the wicked shall perish;
And the enemies of the Lord,
Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
Into smoke they shall vanish away.
And the enemies of the Lord,
Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
Into smoke they shall vanish away.
The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;
but the righteous give generously;
The wicked borrows and does not repay,
But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses will be destroyed.
but those he curses will be destroyed.
The Lord makes firm the steps
of the one who delights in him;
of the one who delights in him;
though he may stumble, he will not fall,
for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
I have been young, and now am old;
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his descendants begging bread.
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Nor his descendants begging bread.
Turn from evil and do good;
then you will dwell in the land forever.
then you will dwell in the land forever.
Depart from evil, and do good;
And dwell forevermore.
And dwell forevermore.
For the Lord loves justice,
And does not forsake His saints;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
And does not forsake His saints;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
The righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it forever.
and dwell in it forever.
The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell in it forever.
And dwell in it forever.
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,
and their tongues speak what is just.
and their tongues speak what is just.
The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
And his tongue talks of justice.
And his tongue talks of justice.
The law of their God is in their hearts;
their feet do not slip.
their feet do not slip.
The wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
intent on putting them to death;
intent on putting them to death;
The wicked watches the righteous,
And seeks to slay him.
And seeks to slay him.
but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
The Lord will not leave him in his hand,
Nor condemn him when he is judged.
Nor condemn him when he is judged.
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.
and keep his way.
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.
Wait on the Lord,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,
flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,
I have seen the wicked in great power,
And spreading himself like a native green tree.
And spreading himself like a native green tree.
but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.
though I looked for him, he could not be found.
Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
For the future of that man is peace.
For the future of that man is peace.
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together;
The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength in the time of trouble.
He is their strength in the time of trouble.