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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.  | 
3 | Trust in the LORD, and do good; 
so shalt thou 1dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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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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And he shall bring forth 1thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as 
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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 1meek 
shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of 
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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 aconversation.  | 
15 | Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.  |  
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.  | 
 
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.  | 
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.  | 
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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.  | 
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.  | 
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.  | 
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