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| [1]By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity, |
[1]Fret not thyself because of the wicked men, neither be envious for the evil doers. |
| [2]For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade. |
[2]For they shall soon be cut down like grass, and shall wither as the green herb. |
| [3]Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness, |
[3]Trust thou in the Lord and do good: dwell in the land, and thou shalt be fed assuredly. |
| [4]And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart. |
[4]And delight thyself in the Lord, and he shall give thee thine heart's desire. |
| [5]Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh, |
[5]Commit thy way unto the Lord, and trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. |
| [6]And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day. |
[6]And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. |
| [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. |
[7]Wait patiently upon the Lord and hope in him: fret not thyself for him which prospereth in his way: nor for the man that bringeth his enterprises to pass. |
| [8]Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil. |
[8]Cease from anger, and leave off wrath: fret not thyself also to do evil. |
| [9]For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land. |
[9]For evildoers shall be cut off, and they that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the land. |
| [10]And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not. |
[10]Therefore yet a little while, and the wicked shall not appear, and thou shalt look after his place, and he shall not be found. |
| [11]And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace. |
[11]But meek men shall possess the earth, and shall have their delight in the multitude of peace. |
| [12]The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth. |
[12]The wicked practiseth against the just, and gnasheth his teeth against him. |
| [13]The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh. |
[13]But the Lord shall laugh him to scorn: for he seeth, that his day is coming. |
| [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. |
[14]The wicked have drawn their sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. |
| [15]Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered. |
[15]But their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. |
| [16]Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked. |
[16]A small thing unto the just man is better, then great riches to the wicked and mighty. |
| [17]For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous. |
[17]For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the just men. |
| [18]Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age. |
[18]The Lord knoweth the days of upright men, and their inheritance shall be perpetual. |
| [19]They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied. |
[19]They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the days of famine they shall have enough. |
| [20]But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed. |
[20]But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be consumed as the fat of lambs: even with the smoke shall they consume away. |
| [21]The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving. |
[21]The wicked borroweth and payeth not again. but the righteous is merciful, and giveth. |
| [22]For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off. |
[22]For such as be blessed of God, shall inherit the land, and they that be cursed of him, shall be cut off. |
| [23]From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth. |
[23]The paths of man are directed by the Lord: for he loveth his way. |
| [24]When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand. |
[24]Though he fall, he shall not be cast off: for the Lord putteth under 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. |
[25]I have been young, and am old: yet I saw never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. |
| [26]All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing. |
[26]But he is ever merciful and lendeth, and his seed enjoyeth the blessing. |
| [27]Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age. |
[27]Flee from evil and do good, and dwell forever. |
| [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. |
[28]For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints: they shall be preserved forevermore: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| [29]The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it. |
[29]The righteous men shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever. |
| [30]The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment. |
[30]The mouth of the righteous will speak of wisdom, and his tongue will talk of judgment. |
| [31]The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide. |
[31]For the law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not slide. |
| [32]The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death. |
[32]The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. |
| [33]Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged. |
[33]But the Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is 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! |
[34]Wait thou on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee, that thou shalt inherit the land: when the wicked men shall perish, thou shalt see. |
| [35]I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant, |
[35]I have seen the wicked strong, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. |
| [36]And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found! |
[36]Yet he passed away, and lo, he was gone, and I sought him, but he could not be found. |
| [37]Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace. |
[37]Mark the upright man, and behold the just: for the end of that man is peace. |
| [38]And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off. |
[38]But the transgressors shall be destroyed together, and the end of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| [39]And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity. |
[39]But the salvation of the righteous men shall be of the Lord: he shall be their strength in the time of trouble. |
| [40]And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him! |
[40]For the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and shall save them, because they trust in him. |