aDo not fret because of evildoers, Be not benvious toward wrongdoers.
2For they will awither quickly like the grass And bfade like the green herb.
3aTrust in the LORD and do good; bDwell in the land and 1 ccultivate faithfulness.
4aDelight yourself in the LORD; And He will bgive you the desires of your heart.
5aCommit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
6He will bring forth ayour righteousness as the light And your judgment bas the noonday.
71Rest in the LORD and await 2patiently for Him; bDo not fret because of him who cprospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.
8Cease from anger and aforsake wrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
9For aevildoers will be cut off, But those who wait for the LORD, they will binherit the land.
10Yet aa little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for bhis place and he will not be there.
11But athe humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in babundant prosperity.
12The wicked aplots against the righteous And bgnashes at him with his teeth.
13The Lord alaughs at him, For He sees bhis day is coming.
14The wicked have drawn the sword and abent their bow To cast down the bafflicted and the needy, To cslay those who are upright in conduct.
15Their sword will enter their own heart, And their abows will be broken.
16aBetter is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.
17For the aarms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD bsustains the righteous.
18The LORD aknows the days of the 1blameless, And their binheritance will be forever.
19They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And ain the days of famine they will have abundance.
20But the awicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the 1glory of the pastures, They vanish-- blike smoke they vanish away.
21The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous ais gracious and gives.
22For athose blessed by Him will binherit the land, But those ccursed by Him will be cut off.
23aThe steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He bdelights in his way.
24When ahe falls, he will not be hurled headlong, Because bthe LORD is the One 1who holds his hand.
25I have been young and now I am old, Yet aI have not seen the righteous forsaken Or bhis 1descendants begging bread.
26All day long ahe is gracious and lends, And bhis 1descendants are a blessing.
27aDepart from evil and do good, 1So you will abide bforever.
28For the LORD aloves 1justice And bdoes not forsake His godly ones; They are cpreserved forever, But the 2 ddescendants of the wicked will be cut off.
29The righteous will ainherit the land And bdwell in it forever.
30The mouth of the righteous autters wisdom, And his tongue bspeaks justice.
31The alaw of his God is in his heart; His bsteps do not slip.
32The awicked spies upon the righteous And bseeks to kill him.
33The LORD will anot leave him in his hand Or blet him be condemned when he is judged.
34aWait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the bwicked are cut off, you will see it.
35I have aseen a wicked, violent man Spreading himself like a bluxuriant 1tree in its native soil.
36Then 1he passed away, and lo, he awas no more; I sought for him, but he could not be found.
37Mark the 1 ablameless man, and behold the bupright; For the man of peace will have a 2 cposterity.
38But transgressors will be altogether adestroyed; The 1posterity of the wicked will be bcut off.
39But the asalvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength bin time of trouble.
40aThe LORD helps them and delivers them; He bdelivers them from the wicked and saves them, Because they ctake refuge in Him.