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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.
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Don't give in to worry or anger; it only leads to trouble.
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Those who trust in the Lord will possess the land, but the wicked will be driven out.
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Soon the wicked will disappear; you may look for them, but you won't find them;
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but the humble will possess the land
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The wicked plot against good people and glare at them with hate.
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But the Lord laughs at wicked people, because he knows they will soon be destroyed.
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The wicked draw their swords and bend their bows to kill the poor and needy, to slaughter those who do what is right;
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but they will be killed by their own swords, and their bows will be smashed.
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The little that a good person owns is worth more than the wealth of all the wicked,
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because the Lord will take away the strength of the wicked, but protect those who are good.