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Psalms Chapter 37
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1 By David. Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
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2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
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3 Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
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4 Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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5 Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
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6 he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
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7 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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8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.
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9 For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land.
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10 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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11 But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
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13 The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
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14 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 on the path.
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15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
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16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
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17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous.
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18 Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
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19 They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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20 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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21 The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.
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22 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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23 A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
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24 Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
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25 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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26 All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
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27 Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
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28 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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29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
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30 The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
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31 The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
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32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
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33 Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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34 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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35 I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
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36 But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
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37 Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
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38 As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
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39 But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
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40 Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him. |