GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Do not be preoccupied with evildoers. Do not envy those who do wicked things.
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A Psalm of David. Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
2 They will quickly dry up like grass and wither away like green plants.
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For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.
3 Trust the LORD, and do good things. Live in the land, and practice being faithful.
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Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Be happy with the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
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Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
5 Entrust your ways to the LORD. Trust him, and he will act [on your behalf].
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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 righteousness shine like a light, your just 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 Surrender yourself to the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Do not be preoccupied with [an evildoer] who succeeds in his way when he carries out his schemes.
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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 Let go of anger, and leave rage behind. Do not be preoccupied. It only leads to evil.
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Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; Do not fret--it only causes harm.
9 Evildoers will be cut off [from their inheritance], but those who wait with hope for the LORD 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 In a little while a wicked person will vanish. Then you can carefully examine where he was, but there will be no trace of him.
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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 Oppressed people will inherit the land and will enjoy unlimited peace.
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But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked person plots against a righteous one and grits his teeth at him.
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The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him because he has seen that his time is coming.
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The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.
14 Wicked people pull out their swords and bend their bows to kill oppressed and needy people, to slaughter those who are decent.
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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 own swords will pierce their 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 The little that the righteous person has is better than the wealth of many wicked people.
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A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 The arms of wicked people will be broken, but the LORD continues to support righteous people.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 The LORD knows the daily [struggles] of innocent people. Their inheritance will last forever.
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The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
19 They will not be put to shame in trying times. Even in times of famine they will be satisfied.
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They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 But wicked people will disappear. The LORD's enemies will vanish like the best part of a meadow. They will vanish like smoke.
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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 A wicked person borrows, but he does not repay. A righteous person is generous and giving.
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The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
22 Those who are blessed by him will inherit the land. Those who are 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 A person's steps are directed by the LORD, and the LORD 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 When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst because the LORD holds on to his 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, and now I am old, but I have never seen a righteous person abandoned or his descendants begging for food.
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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 He is always generous and lends freely. His descendants are a blessing.
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He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.
27 Avoid evil, do good, and live forever.
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Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell forevermore.
28 The LORD loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They will be kept safe forever, but the descendants of wicked people 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 Righteous people will inherit the land and live there permanently.
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The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous person reflects on wisdom. His tongue speaks what is fair.
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The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.
31 The teachings of his God are in his heart. His feet do not slip.
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The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
32 The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.
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The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him.
33 But the LORD will not abandon him to the wicked person's power or condemn him when he is brought to trial.
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The Lord will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Wait with hope for the LORD, and follow his path, and he will honor you by giving you the land. When wicked people 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 person [acting like] a tyrant, spreading himself out like a large cedar tree.
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I have seen the wicked in great power, And spreading himself like a native green tree.
36 But he moved on, and now there is no trace of him. I searched 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 Notice the innocent person, and look at the decent person, because the peacemaker has a future.
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Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright; For the future of that man is peace.
38 But rebels will be completely destroyed. The future of wicked people 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 The victory for righteous people comes from the LORD. He is their fortress in times 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 The LORD helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from wicked people. He saves them because they have taken 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.