Psalms 37:32-40

32 Wicked sets a watch for Righteous, he's out for the kill.
33 God, alert, is also on watch - Wicked won't hurt a hair of his head.
34 Wait passionately for God, don't leave the path. He'll give you your place in the sun while you watch the wicked lose it.
35 I saw Wicked bloated like a toad, croaking pretentious nonsense.
36 The next time I looked there was nothing - a punctured bladder, vapid and limp.
37 Keep your eye on the healthy soul, scrutinize the straight life; There's a future in strenuous wholeness.
38 But the willful will soon be discarded; insolent souls are on a dead-end street.
39 The spacious, free life is from God, it's also protected and safe.
40 God-strengthened, we're delivered from evil - when we run to him, he saves us.

Images for Psalms 37:32-40

Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.