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1Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not
2envious of wrongdoers!
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For they will soon
3fade like
4the grass and wither
5like the green herb.
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6Trust in the LORD, and do good;
7dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
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8Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will
9give you the desires of your heart.
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10Commit your way to the LORD;
11trust in him, and he will act.
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12He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as
13the noonday.
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14Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
15fret not yourself over the one who
16prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!
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17Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
18Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
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19For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall
20inherit the land.
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In
21just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at
22his place, he will not be there.
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But
23the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in
24abundant peace.
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The wicked
25plots against the righteous and
26gnashes his teeth at him,
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but the Lord
27laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his
28day is coming.
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The wicked draw the sword and
29bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose
30way is upright;
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their sword shall enter their own heart, and their
31bows shall be broken.
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32Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.
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For
33the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD
34upholds the righteous.
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The LORD
35 knows the days of the blameless, and their
36heritage will remain forever;
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they are not put to shame in evil times; in
37the days of famine they have abundance.
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But the wicked will perish; the enemies of the LORD are like
38the glory of the pastures; they vanish--like
39smoke they vanish away.
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The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous
40is generous and gives;
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for those blessed by the LORD shall
41inherit the land, but those cursed by him
42shall be cut off.
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The
43steps of a man are
44established by the LORD, when he delights in his way;
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45though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD
46upholds his hand.
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I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children
47begging for bread.
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He is ever
48lending generously, and his children become a blessing.
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49Turn away from evil and do good; so shall you
50dwell forever.
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For the LORD
51loves justice; he will not forsake his
52saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be
53cut off.
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The righteous shall inherit the land and
54dwell upon it forever.
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The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
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55The law of his God is in his heart; his
56steps do not slip.
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The wicked
57watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.
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The LORD will not
58abandon him to his power or let him
59be condemned when he is brought to trial.
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60Wait for the LORD and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on
61when the wicked are cut off.
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62I have seen a wicked, ruthless man, spreading himself like
63a green laurel tree.
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But he passed away, and behold,
64he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
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Mark the blameless and behold the upright, for there is a future for the man of
65peace.
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But
66transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the future of the wicked
67shall be cut off.
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68The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their stronghold in
69the time of trouble.
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The LORD helps them and
70delivers them;
71he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they
72take refuge in him.