Psalm 37

He Will Not Forsake His Saints

^[a] Of David.

 ¹ Fret not yourself because of evildoers;
   be not envious of wrongdoers!
²For they will soon fade like the grass
   and wither like the green herb. ³ Trust in the LORD, and do good;
    dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.^[b]
4 Delight yourself in the LORD,
   and he will give you the desires of your heart.
 ⁵ Commit your way to the LORD;
    trust in him, and he will act.
⁶ He will bring forth your righteousness as the light,
   and your justice as the noonday.
 ⁷ Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
    fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
   over the man who carries out evil devices!
 ⁸ Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
    Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
⁹ For the evildoers shall be cut off,
   but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.
 ¹⁰In just a little while, the wicked will be no more;
   though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there.
¹¹ But the meek shall inherit the land
   and delight themselves in abundant peace.
 ¹²The wicked plots against the righteous
   and gnashes his teeth at him,
¹³ but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
   for he sees that his day is coming.
 ¹⁴The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows
   to bring down the poor and needy,
   to slay those whose way is upright;
¹⁵ their sword shall enter their own heart,
   and their bows shall be broken.
 ¹⁶ Better is the little that the righteous has
   than the abundance of many wicked.
¹⁷ For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
   but the LORD upholds the righteous.
 ¹⁸The LORD knows the days of the blameless,
   and their heritage will remain forever;
¹⁹ they are not put to shame in evil times;
   in the days of famine they have abundance.
 ²⁰But the wicked will perish;
   the enemies of the LORD are like the glory of the pastures;
   they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.
 ²¹The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
   but the righteous is generous and gives;
²² for those blessed by the LORD^[c] shall inherit the land,
   but those cursed by him shall be cut off.
 ²³The steps of a man are established by the LORD,
   when he delights in his way;
²⁴ though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
   for the LORD upholds his hand.
 ²⁵I have been young, and now am old,
   yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
   or his children begging for bread.
²⁶ He is ever lending generously,
   and his children become a blessing.
 ²⁷ Turn away from evil and do good;
   so shall you dwell forever.
²⁸ For the LORD loves justice;
   he will not forsake his saints.
They are preserved forever,
   but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
²⁹ The righteous shall inherit the land
   and dwell upon it forever.
 ³⁰The 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.
 ³²The wicked watches for the righteous
   and seeks to put him to death.
³³ The LORD will not abandon him to his power
   or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.
 ³⁴ Wait for the LORD and keep his way,
   and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
   you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
 ³⁵ I have seen a wicked, ruthless man,
   spreading himself like a green laurel tree.^[d]
36 But he passed away,^[e] and behold, he was no more;
   though I sought him, he could not be found.
 ³⁷Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
   for there is a future for the man of peace.
³⁸ But transgressors shall be altogether destroyed;
   the future of the wicked shall be cut off.
 ³⁹ The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
   he is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
⁴⁰ The LORD helps them and delivers them;
    he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
   because they take refuge in him.

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