Chapter 37

  Don't fret because of evil-doers, Neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.  

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  For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither like the green herb.  

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  Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.  

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  Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart.  

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  Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:  

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  He will make your righteousness go forth as the light, And your justice as the noon day sun.  

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  Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.  

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  Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.  

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  For evildoers shall be cut off, But those who wait for Yahweh, they shall inherit the land.  

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  For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.  

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  But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.  

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  The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.  

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  The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming.  

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  The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To kill those who are upright in the way.  

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  Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.  

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  Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.  

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  For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But Yahweh upholds the righteous.  

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  Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.  

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  They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.  

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  But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish -- Vanish like smoke.  

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  The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously.  

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  For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.  

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  A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.  

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  Though he stumble, he shall not fall, For Yahweh holds him up with his hand.  

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  I have been young, and now am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his children begging for bread.  

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  All the day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.  

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  Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever.  

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  For Yahweh loves justice, And doesn't forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, But the children of the wicked shall be cut off.  

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  The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever.  

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  The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.  

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  The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.  

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  The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him.  

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  Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.  

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  Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, And he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.  

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  I have seen the wicked in great power, Spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.  

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  But he passed away, and, behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.  

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  Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, For there is a future for the man of peace.  

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  As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.  

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  But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.  

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  Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. Psalm 38 A Psalm by David, for a memorial.  

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