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37:1  A Psalm of David. Fret not yourself because of the wicked, be not envious of wrongdoers!
37:2  For they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
37:3  Trust in the Lord, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.
37:4  Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
37:5  Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
37:6  He will bring forth your vindication as the light, and your right as the noonday.
37:7  Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over him who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
37:8  Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
37:9  For the wicked shall be cut off; but those who wait for the Lord shall possess the land.
37:10  Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look well at his place, he will not be there.
37:11  But the meek shall possess the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
37:12  The wicked plots against the righteous, and gnashes his teeth at him;
37:13  but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming.
37:14  The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows, to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those who walk uprightly;
37:15  their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
37:16  Better is a little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
37:17  For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the Lord upholds the righteous.
37:18  The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide for ever;
37:19  they are not put to shame in evil times, in the days of famine they have abundance.
37:20  But the wicked perish; the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures, they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
37:21  The wicked borrows, and cannot pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;
37:22  for those blessed by the Lord shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
37:23  The steps of a man are from the Lord, and he establishes him in whose way he delights;
37:24  though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord is the stay of his hand.
37:25  I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging bread.
37:26  He is ever giving liberally and lending, and his children become a blessing.
37:27  Depart from evil, and do good; so shall you abide for ever.
37:28  For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. The righteous shall be preserved for ever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
37:29  The righteous shall possess the land, and dwell upon it for ever.
37:30  The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
37:31  The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.
37:32  The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
37:33  The Lord will not abandon him to his power, or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
37:34  Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.
37:35  I have seen a wicked man overbearing, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
37:36  Again I passed by, and lo, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
37:37  Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the man of peace.
37:38  But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.
37:39  The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their refuge in the time of trouble.
37:40  The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.