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1Do not fret because of the wicked;[#Prov 23.17]
do not be envious of wrongdoers,
2for they will soon fade like the grass[#Ps 90.5, 6]
and wither like the green herb.
3Trust in the Lord and do good;[#Ps 62.8; Isa 40.11]
live in the land and enjoy security.
4Take delight in the Lord ,[#Isa 58.14]
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5Commit your way to the Lord ;[#Prov 16.3; 1 Pet 5.7]
trust in him, and he will act.
6He will make your vindication shine like the light[#Job 11.17; Mic 7.9]
and the justice of your cause like the noonday.
7Be still before the Lord , and wait patiently for him;[#Ps 40.1; 62.5]
do not fret over those who prosper in their way,
over those who carry out evil devices.
8Refrain from anger and forsake wrath.[#Ps 73.3; Eph 4.26]
Do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9For the wicked shall be cut off,[#Isa 60.21]
but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
10Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more;[#Job 24.24]
though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.
11But the meek shall inherit the land[#Mt 5.5]
and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
12The wicked plot against the righteous[#Ps 35.16]
and gnash their teeth at them,
13but the Lord laughs at the wicked,[#1 Sam 26.10]
for he sees that their day is coming.
14The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows[#Ps 11.2; 35.10]
to bring down the poor and needy,
to kill those who walk uprightly;
15their sword shall enter their own heart,[#Ps 9.16]
and their bows shall be broken.
16Better is a little that the righteous person has[#Prov 15.16]
than the abundance of many wicked.
17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,[#Job 38.15; Ps 10.15]
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18The Lord knows the days of the blameless,[#Ps 1.6]
and their heritage will abide forever;
19they are not put to shame in evil times;[#Job 5.20; Ps 33.19]
in the days of famine they have abundance.
20But the wicked perish,[#Ps 102.3]
and the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures;
they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
21The wicked borrow and do not pay back,[#Ps 112.5, 9]
but the righteous are generous and keep giving;
22surely those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,[#Job 5.3; Prov 3.33]
but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
23Our steps are made firm by the Lord[#1 Sam 2.9; Ps 147.11; #37.23 Heb A man’s steps]
when he delights in our way;
24though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong,[#Ps 147.6; Prov 24.16; #37.24 Heb he stumbles, he]
for the Lord holds us by the hand.
25I have been young and now am old,[#Job 15.23; Heb 13.5]
yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
26They are ever giving liberally and lending,[#Ps 147.13]
and their children become a blessing.
27Depart from evil, and do good;[#Ps 34.14]
so you shall abide forever.
28For the Lord loves justice;[#Isa 14.20]
he will not forsake his faithful ones.
The righteous shall be kept safe forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
29The righteous shall inherit the land[#vv 9, 18]
and live in it forever.
30The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,[#Mt 12.35]
and their tongues speak justice.
31The law of their God is in their hearts;[#v 23 ; Ps 40.8; Isa 51.7]
their steps do not slip.
32The wicked watch for the righteous[#Ps 10.8]
and seek to kill them.
33The Lord will not abandon them to their power[#Ps 109.31; 2 Pet 2.9]
or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial.
34Wait for the Lord and keep to his way,[#Ps 27.14; 52.5, 6]
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on the destruction of the wicked.
35I have seen the wicked oppressing[#Job 5.3]
and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
36Again I passed by, and they were no more;[#Job 20.5; #37.36 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb he]
though I sought them, they could not be found.
37Mark the blameless and behold the upright,[#Isa 57.1, 2]
for there is posterity for the peaceable.
38But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;[#vv 9, 20, 28; Ps 1.4]
the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.
39The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord ;[#Ps 3.8; 9.9]
he is their refuge in the time of trouble.
40The Lord helps them and rescues them;[#1 Chr 5.20; Isa 31.5]
he rescues them from the wicked and saves them
because they take refuge in him.