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A Psalm of David.
1 Fret not thyself because of those that evil workers be, nor envious be ‘gainst the men that work iniquity. 2 For like unto the grass they shall be cut down suddenly: and like unto the tender herb they withering shall die.
3 Upon the Lord put thou thy trust, and be thou doing good, so shalt thou dwell within the land, and sure thou shalt have food. 4 See that thou set thy heart’s delight also upon the Lord, and the desires of thy own heart to thee he will afford.
5 Trust in the Lord: and he’ll it work, to him commit thy way. 6 As light thy justice he’ll bring forth, thy judgment as noon day. 7 Rest in Jehovah, and for him with patience do thou stay: fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way,
nor at the man who brings to pass the crafts he doth devise. 8 Cease ire, and wrath leave: to do ill thyself fret in no wise. 9 For evil doers shall be made by cutting down to fall: but those that wait upon the Lord, the land inherit shall.
10 For yet a little while, and then the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently mark his place, and it not see. 11 But meek ones the inheritance shall of the earth possess: also they shall themselves delight in multitude of peace.
12 The wicked plots against the just, gnashing at him his teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh at him: because his day coming he seeth. 14 The wicked have drawn out their sword, and bent their bow have they, to cast the poor and needy down, to kill th’ upright in way.
15 Their sword shall enter their own heart, their bows shall broken be. 16 The just man’s little, better is than wicked’s treasury. 17 For th’ arms of wicked shall be broke: the Lord the just doth stay. 18 The Lord doth know upright men’s days: and their lot is for aye.
19 Neither shall they ashamed be in any time of ill: and when the days of famine come, they then shall have their fill. 20 But wicked, and foes of the Lord as lambs’ fat shall decay: they shall consume: yea into smoke they shall consume away.
21 The man ungodly borroweth, but he doth not repay: but he that righteous is doth show mercy, and gives away. 22 For such as of him blessed be, the earth inherit shall, and they that of him cursed are, by cutting down shall fall.
23 The footsteps of a godly man they are by Jehovah established: and also he delighteth in his way. 24 Although he fall, yet shall he not be utterly down cast: because Jehovah with his hand doth underprop him fast.
25 I have been young and now am old; yet have I never seen the just man left, nor that his seed for bread have beggars been. 26 But every day he’s merciful, and lends: his seed is blest. 27 Depart from evil, and do good: and ever dwell at rest.
28 Because the Lord doth judgment love, his saints forsakes not he; kept ever are they: but cut off the sinner’s seed shall be. 29 The just inherit shall the land, and therein ever dwell. 30 The just man’s mouth wisdom doth speak; his tongue doth judgment tell.
31 The law of his God is in’s heart; none of his steps slideth. 32 The wicked watcheth for the just, and him to slay seeketh. 33 Jehovah will not such a one relinquish in his hand, neither will he condemn him when adjudged he doth stand.
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall thee exalt th’ earth to inherit: when cut off the wicked, see thou shalt. 35 The wicked men I have beheld in mighty pow’r to be, also himself spreading abroad like to a green bay tree.
36 Nevertheless he past away, and lo, then was not he: moreover I did seek for him, but found he could not be. 37 Take notice of the perfect man, and the upright attend: because that unto such a man peace is his latter end.
38 But such men that transgressors are together perish shall: the latter end shall be cut off of the ungodly all. 39 But the salvation of the just doth of Jehovah come: he is their strength to them in times that are most troublesome.
40 Yea, help and free them will the Lord: he shall deliver them from wicked men, because that they do put their trust in him.