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37:1 Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers, 37:2 for they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb. 37:3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so you will live in the land, and enjoy security. 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. 37:6 He will make your vindication shine like the light, and the justice of your cause like the noonday. 37:7 Be still before the LORD, and wait patiently for him; do not fret over those who prosper in their way, over those who carry out evil devices. 37:8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret-- it leads only to evil. 37:9 For the wicked shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land. 37:10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look diligently for their place, they will not be there. 37:11 But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight themselves in abundant prosperity. 37:12 The wicked plot against the righteous, and gnash their teeth at them; 37:13 but the LORD laughs at the wicked, for he sees that their day is coming. 37:14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly; 37:15 their sword shall enter their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. 37:16 Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked. 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. 37:18 The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will abide forever; 37:19 they are not put to shame in evil times, in the days of famine they have abundance. 37:20 But the wicked perish, and the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures; they vanish-- like smoke they vanish away. 37:21 The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving; 37:22 for those blessed by the LORD shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off. 37:23 Our steps are made firm by the LORD, when he delights in our way; 37:24 though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, for the LORD holds us by the hand. 37:25 I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. 37:26 They are ever giving liberally and lending, and their children become a blessing. 37:27 Depart from evil, and do good; so you shall abide forever. 37:28 For the LORD loves justice; he will not forsake his faithful ones. The righteous shall be kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. 37:29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever. 37:30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak justice. 37:31 The law of their God is in their hearts; their steps do not slip. 37:32 The wicked watch for the righteous, and seek to kill them. 37:33 The LORD will not abandon them to their power, or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial. 37:34 Wait for the LORD, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on the destruction of the wicked. 37:35 I have seen the wicked oppressing, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon. 37:36 Again I passed by, and they were no more; though I sought them, they could not be found. 37:37 Mark the blameless, and behold the upright, for there is posterity for the peaceable. 37:38 But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed; the posterity of the wicked shall be cut off. 37:39 The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; he is their refuge in the time of trouble. 37:40 The LORD helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, because they take refuge in him.