| Chapter 37 |
1 | Don't fret because of evil-doers, Neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
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2 | For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither like the green herb.
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3 | Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
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4 | Also delight yourself in Yahweh, And he will give you the desires of your heart.
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5 | Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
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6 | He will make your righteousness go forth as the light, And your justice as the noon day sun.
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7 | 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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8 | Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don't fret, it leads only to evildoing.
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9 | For evildoers shall be cut off, But those who wait for Yahweh, they shall inherit the land.
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10 | 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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11 | But the humble shall inherit the land, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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12 | The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.
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13 | The Lord will laugh at him, For he sees that his day is coming.
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14 | 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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15 | Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
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16 | Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.
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17 | For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But Yahweh upholds the righteous.
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18 | Yahweh knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
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19 | 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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20 | 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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21 | The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously.
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22 | 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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23 | A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
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24 | Though he stumble, he shall not fall, For Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
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25 | 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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26 | All the day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.
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27 | Depart from evil, and do good; Live securely forever.
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28 | 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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29 | The righteous shall inherit the land, And live in it forever.
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30 | The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
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31 | The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
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32 | The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him.
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33 | Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.
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34 | 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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35 | I have seen the wicked in great power, Spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
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36 | But he passed away, and, behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
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37 | Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, For there is a future for the man of peace.
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38 | As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
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39 | But the salvation of the righteous is from Yahweh. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
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40 | 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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