223 lines
3.8 KiB
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223 lines
3.8 KiB
Markdown
Psalm 37
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1. Don't worry about the wicked
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or envy those who do wrong.
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2. For like grass, they soon fade away.
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Like spring flowers, they soon wither.
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3. Trust in the LORD and do good.
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Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
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4. Take delight in the LORD,
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and he will give you your heart's desires.
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5. Commit everything you do to the LORD.
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Trust him, and he will help you.
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6. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn,
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and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
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7. Be still in the presence of the LORD,
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and wait patiently for him to act.
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Don't worry about evil people who prosper
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or fret about their wicked schemes.
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8. Stop being angry!
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Turn from your rage!
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Do not lose your temper--
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it only leads to harm.
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9. For the wicked will be destroyed,
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but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.
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10. Soon the wicked will disappear.
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Though you look for them, they will be gone.
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11. The lowly will possess the land
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and will live in peace and prosperity.
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12. The wicked plot against the godly;
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they snarl at them in defiance.
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13. But the Lord just laughs,
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for he sees their day of judgment coming.
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14. The wicked draw their swords
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and string their bows
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to kill the poor and the oppressed,
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to slaughter those who do right.
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15. But their swords will stab their own hearts,
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and their bows will be broken.
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16. It is better to be godly and have little
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than to be evil and rich.
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17. For the strength of the wicked will be shattered,
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but the LORD takes care of the godly.
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18. Day by day the LORD takes care of the innocent,
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and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
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19. They will not be disgraced in hard times;
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even in famine they will have more than enough.
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20. But the wicked will die.
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The LORD's enemies are like flowers in a field--
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they will disappear like smoke.
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21. The wicked borrow and never repay,
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but the godly are generous givers.
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22. Those the LORD blesses will possess the land,
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but those he curses will die.
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23. The LORD directs the steps of the godly.
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He delights in every detail of their lives.
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24. Though they stumble, they will never fall,
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for the LORD holds them by the hand.
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25. Once I was young, and now I am old.
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Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned
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or their children begging for bread.
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26. The godly always give generous loans to others,
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and their children are a blessing.
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27. Turn from evil and do good,
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and you will live in the land forever.
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28. For the LORD loves justice,
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and he will never abandon the godly.
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He will keep them safe forever,
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but the children of the wicked will die.
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29. The godly will possess the land
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and will live there forever.
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30. The godly offer good counsel;
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they teach right from wrong.
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31. They have made God's law their own,
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so they will never slip from his path.
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32. The wicked wait in ambush for the godly,
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looking for an excuse to kill them.
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33. But the LORD will not let the wicked succeed
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or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.
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34. Put your hope in the LORD.
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Travel steadily along his path.
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He will honor you by giving you the land.
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You will see the wicked destroyed.
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35. I have seen wicked and ruthless people
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flourishing like a tree in its native soil.
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36. But when I looked again, they were gone!
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Though I searched for them, I could not find them!
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37. Look at those who are honest and good,
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for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.
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38. But the rebellious will be destroyed;
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they have no future.
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39. The LORD rescues the godly;
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he is their fortress in times of trouble.
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40. The LORD helps them,
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rescuing them from the wicked.
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He saves them,
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and they find shelter in him.
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