11Do not fret because of evildoers, Be not 2envious toward wrongdoers.
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For they will 3witherquickly like the grass And 4fade like the greenherb.
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5Trust in the LORD and dogood; 6Dwell in the land and 7cultivatefaithfulness.
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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, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
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He will bringforth11your righteousness as the light And your judgment12as the noonday.
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Rest in the LORD and 13waitpatiently for Him; 14Do not fret because of him who 15prospers in his way, Because of the man who carries out wickedschemes.
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Cease from anger and 16forsakewrath; Do not fret; it leads only to evildoing.
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For 17evildoers will be cutoff, But those who wait for the LORD, they will 18inherit the land.
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Yet19a littlewhile and the wickedman will be nomore; And you will lookcarefully for 20his place and he will not be there.
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But 21the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in 22abundantprosperity.
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The wicked23plots against the righteous And 24gnashes at him with his teeth.
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The Lord25laughs at him, For He sees26his day is coming.
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The wicked have drawn the sword and 27bent their bow To castdown the 28afflicted and the needy, To 29slay those who are upright in conduct.
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Their sword will enter their own heart, And their 30bows will be broken.
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31Better is the little of the righteousThan the abundance of manywicked.
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For the 32arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD33sustains the righteous.
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The LORD34knows the days of the blameless, And their 35inheritance will be forever.
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They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And 36in the days of famine they will haveabundance.
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But the 37wicked will perish; And the enemies of the LORD will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish -38like smoke they vanish away.
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The wickedborrows and does not payback, But the righteous39is gracious and gives.
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For 40those blessed by Him will 41inherit the land, But those 42cursed by Him will be cutoff.
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43The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He 44delights in his way.
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When45he falls, he will not be hurledheadlong, Because46the LORD is the One who holds his hand.
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I have beenyoung and now I am old, Yet 47I have not seen the righteousforsaken Or 48his descendantsbeggingbread.
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Allday long 49he is gracious and lends, And 50his descendants are a blessing.
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51Depart from evil and dogood, So you will abide52forever.
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For the LORD53lovesjustice And 54does not forsake His godlyones; They are 55preservedforever, But the 56descendants of the wicked will be cutoff.
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The righteous will 57inherit the land And 58dwell in it forever.
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The mouth of the righteous59utterswisdom, And his tongue60speaksjustice.
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The 61law of his God is in his heart; His 62steps do not slip.
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The 63wickedspies upon the righteous And 64seeks to kill him.
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The LORD will 65not leave him in his hand Or 66let him be condemned when he is judged.
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67Wait for the LORD and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the 68wicked are cutoff, you will see it.
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I have 69seen a wicked, violentmanSpreading himself like a 70luxurianttree in its native soil.
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Then he passedaway, and lo, he 71was nomore; I sought for him, but he could not be found.
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Mark the 72blamelessman, and behold the 73upright; For the man of peace will have a 74posterity.
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But transgressors will be altogether75destroyed; The posterity of the wicked will be 76cutoff.
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But the 77salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength78in time of trouble.
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79The LORDhelps them and delivers them; He 80delivers them from the wicked and saves them, Because they 81takerefuge in Him.