Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
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Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,
2 For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
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for they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
3 Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.
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Trust in the Lord, and do good; so you will live in the land, and enjoy security.
4 Delight thyself in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.
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Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
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Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.
6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.
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He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday.
7 Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.
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Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices.
8 ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.
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Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
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For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
10 And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it.
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Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
12 The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
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The wicked plot against the righteous, and gnash their teeth at them;
13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
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but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that their day is coming.
14 Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, and to slay the upright in heart.
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The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly;
15 Let their sword enter into their own heart, and their bows be broken.
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their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
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Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked.
17 For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
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The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide forever;
19 They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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they are not put to shame in evil times, in the days of famine they have abundance.
20 For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
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But the wicked perish, and the enemies of the Lord are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
21 The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
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The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving;
22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
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for those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
23 The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
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Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way;
24 When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
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though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the Lord holds us by the hand.
25 I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
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I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
26 He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
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They are ever giving liberally and lending, and their children become a blessing.
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
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Depart from evil, and do good; so you shall abide forever.
28 For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
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For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his faithful ones. The righteous shall be kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
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The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.
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The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
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The law of their God is in their hearts; their steps do not slip.
32 The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
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The wicked watch for the righteous, and seek to kill them.
33 But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
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The Lord will not abandon them to their power, or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial.
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see it.
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Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked.
35 I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
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I have seen the wicked oppressing, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
36 Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
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Again I passed by, and they were no more; though I sought them, they could not be found.
37 Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.
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Mark the blameless, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the peaceable.
38 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
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But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
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The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; he is their refuge in the time of trouble.
40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.
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The Lord helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
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