(Psalm 37:1-20)
Don’t be worried on account of the wicked;
don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.
They will soon disappear like grass that dries up;
they will die like plants that wither.
Trust in the LORD and do good;
live in the land and be safe.
Seek your happiness in the LORD,
and he will give you your heart’s desire.
Give yourself to the LORD;
trust in him, and he will help you;
he will make your righteousness
shine like the noonday sun.
Be patient and wait for the LORD to act;
don’t be worried about those who prosper
or those who succeed in their evil plans.
Don’t give in to worry or anger;
it only leads to trouble.
Those who trust in the LORD will possess the land,
but the wicked will be driven out.
Soon the wicked will disappear;
you may look for them,
but you won’t find them;
but the humble will possess the land
and enjoy prosperity and peace.
The wicked man plots against the good man
and glares at him with hate.
But the LORD laughs at wicked men,
because he knows they will soon be destroyed.
The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows
to kill the poor man and needy,
to slaughter those who do what is right;
but they will be killed by their own swords,
and their bows will be smashed.
The little that a good man owns is worth
more than the wealth of all the wicked,
because the LORD will take away the strength
of the wicked,
but protect those who are good.
The LORD takes care of those who obey him,
and the land will be theirs forever.
They will not suffer when times are bad;
they will have enough in time of famine.
But the wicked will die;
the enemies of the LORD will vanish
like wild flowers;
they will disappear like smoke.
Don’t be worried on account of the wicked;
don’t be jealous of those who do wrong.
They will soon disappear like grass that dries up;
they will die like plants that wither.
Trust in the LORD and do good;
live in the land and be safe.
Seek your happiness in the LORD,
and he will give you your heart’s desire.
Give yourself to the LORD;
trust in him, and he will help you;
he will make your righteousness
shine like the noonday sun.
Be patient and wait for the LORD to act;
don’t be worried about those who prosper
or those who succeed in their evil plans.
Don’t give in to worry or anger;
it only leads to trouble.
Those who trust in the LORD will possess the land,
but the wicked will be driven out.
Soon the wicked will disappear;
you may look for them,
but you won’t find them;
but the humble will possess the land
and enjoy prosperity and peace.
The wicked man plots against the good man
and glares at him with hate.
But the LORD laughs at wicked men,
because he knows they will soon be destroyed.
The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows
to kill the poor man and needy,
to slaughter those who do what is right;
but they will be killed by their own swords,
and their bows will be smashed.
The little that a good man owns is worth
more than the wealth of all the wicked,
because the LORD will take away the strength
of the wicked,
but protect those who are good.
The LORD takes care of those who obey him,
and the land will be theirs forever.
They will not suffer when times are bad;
they will have enough in time of famine.
But the wicked will die;
the enemies of the LORD will vanish
like wild flowers;
they will disappear like smoke.
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