• Security of Those Who Trust in the Lord, and Insecurity of the Wicked.

  • 1 Do not get upset because of evildoers, Do not be envious of wrongdoers.
  • 2 For they will wither quickly like the grass, And decay like the green plants.
  • 3 Trust in the Lord and do good; Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  • 4 Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart.
  • 5 Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it.
  • 6 He will bring out your righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the noonday.
  • 7 Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; Do not get upset because of one who is successful in his way, Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes.
  • 8 Cease from anger and abandon wrath; Do not get upset; it leads only to evildoing.
  • 9 For evildoers will be eliminated, But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.
  • 10 Yet a little while and the wicked person will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.
  • 11 But the humble will inherit the land And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.
  • 12 The wicked plots against the righteous, And gnashes at him with his teeth.
  • 13 The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.
  • 14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow To take down the afflicted and the needy, To kill off those who are upright in conduct.
  • 15 Their sword will enter their own heart, And their bows will be broken.
  • 16 Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked.
  • 17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous.
  • 18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever.
  • 19 They will not be ashamed in the time of evil, And in the days of famine they will have plenty.
  • 20 But the wicked will perish; And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures, They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
  • 21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives.
  • 22 For those blessed by Him will inherit the land, But those cursed by Him will be eliminated.
  • 23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way.
  • 24 When he falls, he will not be hurled down, Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.
  • 25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging for bread.
  • 26 All day long he is gracious and lends, And his descendants are a blessing.
  • 27 Turn from evil and do good, So that you will dwell forever.
  • 28 For the Lord loves justice And does not abandon His godly ones; They are protected forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be eliminated.
  • 29 The righteous will inherit the land And dwell in it forever.
  • 30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks justice.
  • 31 The Law of his God is in his heart; His steps do not slip.
  • 32 The wicked spies upon the righteous And seeks to kill him.
  • 33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand Or let him be condemned when he is judged.
  • 34 Wait for the Lord and keep His way, And He will exalt you to inherit the land; When the wicked are eliminated, you will see it.
  • 35 I have seen a wicked, violent person Spreading himself like a luxuriant tree in its native soil.
  • 36 Then he passed away, and behold, he was no more; I searched for him, but he could not be found.
  • 37 Observe the blameless person, and look at the upright; For the person of peace will have a future.
  • 38 But wrongdoers will altogether be destroyed; The future of the wicked will be eliminated.
  • 39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in time of trouble.
  • 40 The Lord helps them and rescues them; He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, Because they take refuge in Him.