New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.
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By David. Do not fret because of evil doers, Be not envious against doers of iniquity,
2 For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither.
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For as grass speedily they are cut off, And as the greenness of the tender grass do fade.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
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Trust in Jehovah, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.
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And delight thyself on Jehovah, And He giveth to thee the petitions of thy heart.
5 Commit everything you do to the LORD . Trust him, and he will help you.
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Roll on Jehovah thy way, And trust upon Him, and He worketh,
6 He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
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And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.
7 Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.
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Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.
8 Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper— it only leads to harm.
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Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.
9 For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.
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For evil doers are cut off, As to those waiting on Jehovah, they possess the land.
10 Soon the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone.
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And yet a little, and the wicked is not, And thou hast considered his place, and it is not.
11 The lowly will possess the land and will live in peace and prosperity.
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And the humble do possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
12 The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance.
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The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.
13 But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgment coming.
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The Lord doth laugh at him, For He hath seen that his day cometh.
14 The wicked draw their swords and string their bows to kill the poor and the oppressed, to slaughter those who do right.
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A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.
15 But their swords will stab their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
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Their sword doth enter into their own heart, And their bows are shivered.
16 It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich.
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Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
17 For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the LORD takes care of the godly.
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For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.
18 Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent, and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
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Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is -- to the age.
19 They will not be disgraced in hard times; even in famine they will have more than enough.
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They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
20 But the wicked will die. The LORD ’s enemies are like flowers in a field— they will disappear like smoke.
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But the wicked perish, and the enemies of Jehovah, As the preciousness of lambs, Have been consumed, In smoke they have been consumed.
21 The wicked borrow and never repay, but the godly are generous givers.
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The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
22 Those the LORD blesses will possess the land, but those he curses will die.
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For His blessed ones do possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
23 The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
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From Jehovah [are] the steps of a man, They have been prepared, And his way he desireth.
24 Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.
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When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
25 Once I was young, and now I am old. Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread.
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Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
26 The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing.
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All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
27 Turn from evil and do good, and you will live in the land forever.
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Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.
28 For the LORD loves justice, and he will never abandon the godly. He will keep them safe forever, but the children of the wicked will die.
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For Jehovah is loving judgment, And He doth not forsake His saintly ones, To the age they have been kept, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.
29 The godly will possess the land and will live there forever.
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The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.
30 The godly offer good counsel; they teach right from wrong.
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The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
31 They have made God’s law their own, so they will never slip from his path.
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The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
32 The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them.
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The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
33 But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.
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Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
34 Put your hope in the LORD . Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed.
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Look unto Jehovah, and keep His way, And He doth exalt thee to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off -- thou seest!
35 I have seen wicked and ruthless people flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
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I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
36 But when I looked again, they were gone! Though I searched for them, I could not find them!
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And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
37 Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.
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Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
38 But the rebellious will be destroyed; they have no future.
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And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
39 The LORD rescues the godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble.
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And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
40 The LORD helps them, rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them, and they find shelter in him.
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And Jehovah doth help them and deliver them, He delivereth them from the wicked, And saveth them, Because they trusted in Him!