| Chapter 37 |
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Don't fret because of evil-doers, Neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. --
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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither like the green herb. --
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Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. --
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Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart. --
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Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this: --
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He will make your righteousness go forth as the light, And your justice as the noon day sun. --
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Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. --
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing. --
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For evildoers shall be cut off, But those who wait for Yahweh, they shall inherit the land. --
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For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there. --
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But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. --
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The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth. --
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The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming. --
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The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To kill those who are upright in the way. --
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Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken. --
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Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked. --
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But Yahweh upholds the righteous. --
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Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever. --
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They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied. --
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But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish -- Vanish like smoke. --
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The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously. --
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For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off. --
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A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. --
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Though he stumble, he shall not fall, For Yahweh holds him up with his hand. --
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I have been young, and now am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his children begging for bread. --
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All the day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed. --
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Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever. --
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For Yahweh loves justice, And doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off. --
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The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever. --
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The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice. --
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The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide. --
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The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him. --
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Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged. --
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Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it. --
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I have seen the wicked in great power, Spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil. --
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But he passed away, and, behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found. --
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Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, For there is a future for the man of peace. --
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As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off. --
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But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble. --
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Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. Psalm 38 A Psalm by David, for a memorial. --
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