aDo not fret because of evildoers
, Be not benvious
toward wrongdoers
.
For they will awither quickly
like the grass
And bfade
like the green
herb
.
aTrust in the LORD
and do
good
; bDwell
in the land
and 1 ccultivate
faithfulness
.
aDelight yourself in the LORD
; And He will bgive
you the desires
of your heart
.
aCommit your way
to the LORD
, Trust
also in Him, and He will do
it.
He will bring forth
ayour righteousness
as the light
And your judgment
bas the noonday
.
1Rest 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
.
Cease from anger
and aforsake
wrath
; Do not fret
; it leads only
to evildoing
.
For aevildoers will be cut
off
, But those who wait
for the LORD
, they will binherit
the land
.
Yet 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.
But athe humble will inherit
the land
And will delight
themselves in babundant
prosperity
.
The wicked aplots
against the righteous
And bgnashes
at him with his teeth
.
The Lord alaughs
at him, For He sees
bhis day
is coming
.
The 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
.
Their sword will enter
their own heart
, And their abows
will be broken
.
aBetter is the little
of the righteous
Than
the abundance
of many
wicked
.
For the aarms of the wicked
will be broken
, But the LORD
bsustains
the righteous
.
The LORD aknows
the days
of the 1blameless
, And their binheritance
will be forever
.
They will not be ashamed in the time
of evil
, And ain the days
of famine
they will have
abundance
.
But 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.
The wicked borrows
and does not pay
back
, But the righteous
ais gracious
and gives
.
For athose blessed by Him will binherit
the land
, But those ccursed
by Him will be cut
off
.
aThe steps of a man
are established
by the LORD
, And He bdelights
in his way
.
When ahe falls
, he will not be hurled
headlong
, Because
bthe LORD
is the One 1who holds
his hand
.
I have been young
and now
I am old
, Yet aI have not seen
the righteous
forsaken
Or bhis 1descendants
begging
bread
.
All day
long ahe is gracious
and lends
, And bhis 1descendants
are a blessing
.
aDepart from evil
and do
good
, 1So you will abide
bforever
.
For 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
.
The righteous will ainherit
the land
And bdwell
in it forever
.
The mouth of the righteous
autters
wisdom
, And his tongue
bspeaks
justice
.
The alaw of his God
is in his heart
; His bsteps
do not slip
.
The awicked spies
upon the righteous
And bseeks
to kill
him.
The LORD will anot leave
him in his hand
Or blet him be condemned
when he is judged
.
aWait 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.
I have aseen a wicked
, violent
man
Spreading
himself like a bluxuriant
1tree
in its native
soil.
Then 1he passed away
, and lo
, he awas no
more
; I sought
for him, but he could not be found
.
Mark the 1 ablameless
man
, and behold
the bupright
; For the man
of peace
will have a 2 cposterity
.
But transgressors will be altogether
adestroyed
; The 1posterity
of the wicked
will be bcut
off
.
But the asalvation of the righteous
is from the LORD
; He is their strength
bin time
of trouble
.
aThe LORD helps
them and delivers
them; He bdelivers
them from the wicked
and saves
them, Because
they ctake
refuge
in Him.