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Do not fret because of those who are evil
Or be envious of those who do wrong
For like the grass they will soon wither
Like green plants they will soon die away and you will stay strong

Trust in the Lord and do good
Dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture
Take delight in the Lord
And He will give you the desires of your heart but you need to trust Him

Commit your way to the Lord
Trust in Him and He will make this done:
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn
Your vindication like the noonday sun

Be still before the Lord
And wait patiently for Him
Do not fret when people succeed in their ways
When they carry out their wicked schemes

Refrain from anger and turn from wrath
Do not fret—it leads to evil only
For those who are evil will be destroyed
But those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land to own it

A little while, and the wicked will be no more
Though you look for them, they will not be found
But the meek will inherit the land
And enjoy peace and prosperity in the grounds

The wicked plot against the righteous
And gnash their teeth at them
But the Lord laughs at the wicked
For He knows their day is coming to destroy them

The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow
To bring down the poor and needy
To slay those whose ways are upright
To satisfy them as they are greedy

But their swords will pierce their own hearts
And their bows will be broken
Better the little that the righteous have
Than the wealth of many wicked and this truth is open

Better the little that the righteous have
Than the wealth of many wicked
For the power of the wicked will be broken
But the Lord upholds the righteous as Lord committed

The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care
And their inheritance will endure forever
In times of disaster they will not wither
In days of famine they will enjoy plenty and will suffer never

But the wicked will perish:
Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field
They will be consumed, they will go up in smoke
They will see no yield

The wicked borrow and do not repay
But the righteous give generously
Those the Lord blesses will inherit the land
But those He curses will be destroyed undoubtedly

The Lord makes firm the steps
Of the one who delights in Him
Though he may stumble, he will not fall
For the Lord upholds with His hand him

I was young and now I am old
Yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
Or their children begging bread
Or the righteous be mistaken

They are always generous and lend freely
Their children will be a blessing
Turn from evil and do good
Then you will dwell in the land forever without depressing

For the Lord loves the just
And will not forsake His faithful ones
Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed
The offspring of the wicked will perish, this is what will be done

The righteous will inherit the land
And dwell in it forever
The righteous will obey the laws
To be with Lord ever and ever

The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom
And their tongues speak what is just
The law of their God is in their hearts
Their feet do not slip, they do what they must

The wicked lie in wait for the righteous
Intent on putting them to death
But the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
Or let them be condemned when brought to trial, Lord will keep their breath

Hope in the Lord
And keep his way
He will exalt you to inherit the land
When the wicked are destroyed, you will see it; they will not stay

I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
Flourishing like a luxuriant native tree
But he soon passed away and was no more
Though I looked for him, I could not find him

Consider the blameless, observe the upright
A future awaits those who seek peace
But all sinners will be destroyed
There will be no future for the wicked, I clearly see this

The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord
He is their stronghold in time of trouble
The Lord helps them and delivers them with His word
He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, our Mighty God
Because they take refuge in Him and their prays are doubled