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Chapter 37 |
| 1 | Fret not
thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of
iniquity. |
| 2
| For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and
wither as the green herb. |
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3 | Trust in the LORD, and do good; so
shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. |
| 4 | Delight
thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine
heart. |
| 5 |
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall
bring it to pass. |
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6 | And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the
light, and thy judgment as the noonday. |
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7 | Rest in the LORD, and wait
patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. |
| 8 | Cease from
anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. |
| 9 |
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall
inherit the earth. |
| 10 | For yet a little while, and the wicked shall
not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not
be. |
| 11 |
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight
themselves in the abundance of peace. |
| 12 | The wicked plotteth against
the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. |
| 13 | The LORD
shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. |
| 14 | The
wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor
and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. |
| 15 | Their
sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
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| 16 | A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many
wicked. |
| 17
| For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD
upholdeth the righteous. |
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18 | The LORD knoweth the days of the
upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. |
| 19 | They shall
not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be
satisfied. |
| 20
| But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD
shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume
away. |
| 21 |
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous
sheweth mercy, and giveth. |
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22 | For such as be blessed of him shall
inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. |
| 23 |
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his
way. |
| 24 |
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the
LORD upholdeth him with his hand. |
| 25 | I have been young, and now am
old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging
bread. |
| 26
| He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is
blessed. |
| 27
| Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for
evermore. |
| 28
| For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his
saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut
off. |
| 29 |
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for
ever. |
| 30 |
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue
talketh of judgment. |
| 31 | The law of his God is in his heart; none of
his steps shall slide. |
| 32 | The wicked watcheth the righteous, and
seeketh to slay him. |
| 33 | The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor
condemn him when he is judged. |
| 34 | Wait on the LORD, and keep
his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut
off, thou shalt see it. |
| 35 | I have seen the wicked in great power, and
spreading himself like a green bay tree. |
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36 | Yet he passed away, and,
lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. |
| 37 | Mark
the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is
peace. |
| 38
| But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the
end of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| 39 | But the salvation of the
righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
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| 40 | And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them
from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. |
