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Psalms 37:7-20

7 Be patient and wait for the Lord to act; don't be worried about those who prosper or those who succeed in their evil plans.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

9 Those who trust in the Lord will possess the land, but the wicked will be driven out.

9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

10 Soon the wicked will disappear; you may look for them, but you won't find them;

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

11 but the humble will possess the land and enjoy prosperity and peace.

11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

12 The wicked plot against good people and glare at them with hate.

12 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;

13 But the Lord laughs at wicked people, because he knows they will soon be destroyed.

13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.

14 The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and needy, to slaughter those who do what is right;

14 The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

15 but they will be killed by their own swords, and their bows will be smashed.

15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

16 The little that a good person owns is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked,

16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;

17 because the Lord will take away the strength of the wicked, but protect those who are good.

17 for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

18 The Lord takes care of those who obey him, and the land will be theirs forever.

18 The blameless spend their days under the LORD’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever.

19 They will not suffer when times are bad; they will have enough in time of famine.

19 In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.

20 But the wicked will die; the enemies of the Lord will vanish like wild flowers; they will disappear like smoke.

20 But the wicked will perish: Though the LORD’s enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.