1Of David. Do not fret yourself over evildoers; do not be envious of those who do wrong.
2For like grass they will quickly wither, and like green herbage they will fade away.
3Trust in Yahweh and do good; dwell in the land and feed on faithfulness.
4And take exquisite delight in Yahweh, and he will give you the requests of your heart.
5Roll your way onto Yahweh, and trust in him, and he himself will act.
6And he will bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your justice like the noonday.
7Be still before Yahweh and wait longingly for him; do not fret yourself over one who prospers in his way, over a man who carries out schemes.
8Let go of anger and forsake wrath; do not fret yourself—it leads only to doing evil.
9For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh—they will inherit the land.
10Yet a little while, and the wicked one will be no more; you will look carefully at his place, and he will not be there.
11But the humble will inherit the land, and they will take delight in abundant peace.
12The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him.
13The Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow, to bring down the poor and needy, to slaughter those upright in their way.
15Their sword will enter their own heart, and their bows will be broken.
16Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.
18Yahweh knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.
19They will not be put to shame in a time of evil, and in days of famine they will be satisfied.
20For the wicked will perish, and the enemies of Yahweh are like the glory of the pastures—they vanish; in smoke they vanish away.
21The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.
22For those blessed by him will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.
23By Yahweh a man’s steps are made firm, and he delights in his way.
24Though he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, for Yahweh upholds his hand.
25I was young, and now I am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread.
26All the day long he is gracious and lends, and his offspring is a blessing.
27Turn from evil and do good, and dwell forever.
28For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones; they are kept safe forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
29The righteous will inherit the land, and they will dwell upon it forever.
30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not slip.
32The wicked one watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.
33Yahweh will not abandon him into his hand, nor let him be condemned when he is judged.
34Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will exalt you to possess the land; when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35I have seen a wicked, ruthless man spreading himself out like a luxuriant native tree.
36Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I sought him, but he could not be found.
37Watch the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
38But transgressors will be destroyed together; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
39But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh; he is their stronghold in a time of trouble.
40Yahweh helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
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