|
|
|
|
| [No book] |
[1]Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity. |
| [No book] |
[2]For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs. |
| [No book] |
[3]Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it. |
| [No book] |
[4]Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart. |
| [No book] |
[5]Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass. |
| [No book] |
[6]And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. |
| [No book] |
[7]Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds. |
| [No book] |
[8]ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil. |
| [No book] |
[9]For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land. |
| [No book] |
[10]And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it. |
| [No book] |
[11]But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. |
| [No book] |
[12]The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him. |
| [No book] |
[13]But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come. |
| [No book] |
[14]Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, and to slay the upright in heart. |
| [No book] |
[15]Let their sword enter into their own heart, and their bows be broken. |
| [No book] |
[16]A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners. |
| [No book] |
[17]For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous. |
| [No book] |
[18]The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever. |
| [No book] |
[19]They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied. |
| [No book] |
[20]For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke. |
| [No book] |
[21]The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives. |
| [No book] |
[22]For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed. |
| [No book] |
[23]The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way. |
| [No book] |
[24]When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand. |
| [No book] |
[25]I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread. |
| [No book] |
[26]He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed. |
| [No book] |
[27]Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever. |
| [No book] |
[28]For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed. |
| [No book] |
[29]But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever. |
| [No book] |
[30]The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment. |
| [No book] |
[31]The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide. |
| [No book] |
[32]The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him. |
| [No book] |
[33]But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged. |
| [No book] |
[34]Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see it. |
| [No book] |
[35]I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus. |
| [No book] |
[36]Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found. |
| [No book] |
[37]Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man. |
| [No book] |
[38]But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed. |
| [No book] |
[39]But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction. |
| [No book] |
[40]And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him. |