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[1]By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
[2]For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.
[3]Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
[4]And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
[5]Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,
[6]And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.
[7]Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.
[8]Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.
[9]For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.
[10]And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.
[11]And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
[12]The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.
[13]The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
[14]A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.
[15]Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.
[16]Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
[17]For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
[18]Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.
[19]They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
[20]But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.
[21]The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
[22]For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
[23]From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
[24]When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
[25]Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
[26]All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
[27]Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.
[28]For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.
[29]The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.
[30]The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
[31]The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
[32]The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
[33]Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
[34]Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!
[35]I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
[36]And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
[37]Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
[38]And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
[39]And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
[40]And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!
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