96 lines
3.6 KiB
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96 lines
3.6 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 37
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1 Do not fret because of evildoers,
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Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity.
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2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
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And wither as the green herb.
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3 Trust in the Lord, and do good;
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Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
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4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
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And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
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5 Commit your way to the Lord,
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Trust also in Him,
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And He shall bring it to pass.
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6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
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And your justice as the noonday.
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7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
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Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
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Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
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8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
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Do not fret—it only causes harm.
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9 For evildoers shall be cut off;
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But those who wait on the Lord,
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They shall inherit the earth.
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10 For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
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Indeed, you will look carefully for his place,
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But it shall be no more.
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11 But the meek shall inherit the earth,
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And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
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12 The wicked plots against the just,
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And gnashes at him with his teeth.
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13 The Lord laughs at him,
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For He sees that his day is coming.
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14 The wicked have drawn the sword
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And have bent their bow,
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To cast down the poor and needy,
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To slay those who are of upright conduct.
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15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,
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And their bows shall be broken.
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16 A little that a righteous man has
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Is better than the riches of many wicked.
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17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
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But the Lord upholds the righteous.
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18 The Lord knows the days of the upright,
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And their inheritance shall be forever.
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19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time,
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And in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
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20 But the wicked shall perish;
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And the enemies of the Lord,
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Like the splendor of the meadows, shall vanish.
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Into smoke they shall vanish away.
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21 The wicked borrows and does not repay,
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But the righteous shows mercy and gives.
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22 For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth,
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But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.
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23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
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And He delights in his way.
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24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
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For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
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25 I have been young, and now am old;
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Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
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Nor his descendants begging bread.
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26 He is ever merciful, and lends;
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And his descendants are blessed.
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27 Depart from evil, and do good;
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And dwell forevermore.
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28 For the Lord loves justice,
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And does not forsake His saints;
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They are preserved forever,
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But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.
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29 The righteous shall inherit the land,
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And dwell in it forever.
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30 The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
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And his tongue talks of justice.
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31 The law of his God is in his heart;
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None of his steps shall slide.
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32 The wicked watches the righteous,
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And seeks to slay him.
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33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand,
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Nor condemn him when he is judged.
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34 Wait on the Lord,
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And keep His way,
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And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
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When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
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35 I have seen the wicked in great power,
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And spreading himself like a native green tree.
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36 Yet he passed away, and behold, he was no more;
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Indeed I sought him, but he could not be found.
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37 Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
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For the future of that man is peace.
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38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together;
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The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
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39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
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He is their strength in the time of trouble.
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40 And the Lord shall help them and deliver them;
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He shall deliver them from the wicked,
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And save them,
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Because they trust in Him. |