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[1]Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
[2]For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
[3]Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.
[4]Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.
[5]Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
[6]And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.
[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.
[8]ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.
[9]For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
[10]And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it.
[11]But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
[12]The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
[13]But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
[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.
[15]Let their sword enter into their own heart, and their bows be broken.
[16]A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
[17]For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
[18]The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
[19]They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
[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.
[21]The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
[22]For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
[23]The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
[24]When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
[25]I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
[26]He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
[27]Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
[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.
[29]But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
[30]The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.
[31]The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
[32]The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
[33]But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
[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.
[35]I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
[36]Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
[37]Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.
[38]But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
[39]But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
[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.
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