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1 By David: Don't be upset by evildoers or envious of those who do wrong,
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A Psalm of David. Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 for soon they will wither like grass and fade like the green in the fields.
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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust in ADONAI, and do good; settle in the land, and feed on faithfulness.
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Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Then you will delight yourself in ADONAI, and he will give you your heart's desire.
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Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to ADONAI; trust in him, and he will act.
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Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.
6 He will make your vindication shine forth like light, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
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He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.
7 Be still before ADONAI; wait patiently till he comes. Don't be upset by those whose way succeeds because of their wicked plans.
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Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
8 Stop being angry, put aside rage, and don't be upset - it leads to evil.
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret--it only causes harm.
9 For evildoers will be cut off, but those hoping in ADONAI will inherit the land.
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For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.
10 Soon the wicked will be no more; you will look for his place, and he won't be there.
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For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more.
11 But the meek will inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace.
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But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plots against the righteous and grinds his teeth at him;
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The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 but Adonai laughs at the wicked, knowing his day will come.
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The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have unsheathed their swords, they have strung their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slaughter those whose way is upright.
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The wicked have drawn the sword And have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay those who are of upright conduct.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
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Their sword shall enter their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
16 Better the little that the righteous has than the wealth of all the wicked.
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A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but ADONAI upholds the righteous.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 ADONAI knows what the wholehearted suffer, but their inheritance lasts forever.
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The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
19 They will not be distressed when times are hard; when famine comes, they will have plenty.
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They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 For the wicked will perish; ADONAI's enemies will be like sheep fat, ending up as smoke, finished.
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But the wicked shall perish; And the enemies of the Lord, Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away.
21 The wicked borrows and doesn't repay, but the righteous is generous and gives.
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The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
22 For those blessed by [ADONAI] will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.
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For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.
23 ADONAI directs a person's steps, and he delights in his way.
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The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way.
24 He may stumble, but he won't fall headlong, for ADONAI holds him by the hand.
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Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
25 I have been young; now I am old; yet not once have I seen the righteous abandoned or his descendants begging for bread.
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I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.
26 All day long he is generous and lends, and his descendants are blessed.
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He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.
27 If you turn from evil and do good, you will live safely forever.
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Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore.
28 For ADONAI loves justice and will not abandon his faithful; they are preserved forever. But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
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For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous will inherit the land and live in it forever.
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The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous articulates wisdom, his tongue speaks justice.
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The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.
31 The Torah of his God is in his heart; his footsteps do not falter.
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The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked keeps his eye on the righteous, seeking a chance to kill him.
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The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him.
33 But ADONAI will not leave him in his power or let him be condemned when judged.
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The Lord will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Put your hope in ADONAI, keep to his way, and he will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
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Wait on the Lord, And keep His way, And He shall exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
35 I have seen a wicked man wielding great power, flourishing like a shade tree in its native soil.
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I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a native green tree.
36 But I passed by again, and he was no longer there; I looked for him, but he could not be found.
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Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more; Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Observe the pure person, consider the upright; for the peaceful person will have posterity.
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Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace.
38 But transgressors will all be destroyed; the posterity of the wicked will be cut off.
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But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 ADONAI is the one who saves the righteous; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
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But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 ADONAI helps them and rescues them, rescues them from the wicked and saves them; because they take refuge in him.
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And the Lord shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him.